FOOLPROOF CHEESECAKE!! Here's what I did: Added three 8oz boxes of cream cheese; 1/3 cup of keylime juice; and 4 eggs. I also used a store-bought shortbread pie crust. It turned out wonderful! Not too tart. The perfect balance of cream cheese and keylime! I highly reccomend this to all. I call it fool proof because after it was devoured, the next morning I found the 1/2 stick of butter still in the micro... Ha! I forgot to add it but you wouldn't even of noticed! Great flavor and texture! Thanks so much for this recipe!

I made this for a dessert party and it was the hit of the party!

Very good and refreshing for a summer BBQ! I too did 3 packages cream cheese, 4 eggs, upped the sugar to 1 C and did 1/2 cup key lime juice with about a teaspoon of zest. Instead of a graham cracker crust I processed about 2/3 of a package of vanilla Joe Joe's (the Trader Joe's brand oreos without the hydrogenated oils) and it was soooo good! Perfect crust! No butter needed because of the cream filling in the cookies. Try it!

Fabulous recipe! This was only the 2nd cheesecake I've made and it came out perfectly - no cracks at all! I did modify the original recipe as other suggested...adding 4 Tablespoons of coconut to the crust, and then adding an extra egg & 3 packages of cream cheese. I started with 1/2 cup of bottled key lime juice and found it wasn't tart enough, so I did add the entire 3/4 cup of juice. The texture of the cheesecake was great and I had comments that it tasted better than the Cheesecake Factory version!

I made this cheesecake for Thanksgiving. It was just great. The texture was creamy but you could cut pieces and serve them without the whole thing collapsing. Changes: For the crust I did use 5 tablespoons of butter. For the filling: I used 3 boxes of cream cheese, about a 1/2 cup of key lime juice (I tasted it at 1/4 cup and it just wasn't "limey" enough), and about a 1/3 cup powdered sugar too.I used 2 drops of green food coloring that gave the finished product a lovely color - just be sure to mix very well or you will have green stripes! Did not bother with the hot water bath. It turned out just fine, with two very minor cracks. I will be making this again for Christmas and I may try the coconut as others have suggested. I'll let you know how that works out. Thanks again for a great recipe!

Follow the tips from other cooks - 3 pckgs Cream Cheese, 4 eggs, 1/4 cup key lime juice, and advice for taking it out - it will prove to be the most delicious and easy cheese cake you've EVER made! I also found that it tasted best 24 hours later, the texture was the best.

I wish I'd payed closer attention to the previous reviews, as I usually do. I didn't have key limes, so used regular limes, and I used 3/4 cup following the recipe - made for an extremely tart cheesecake. Probably will make again, but will use less lime juice, and more sugar.

This cheesecake was excellent and loved by everyone!! Make the following changes and it will taste wonderful with no cracks. For the crust increase melted butter to 6T and add 4 T coconut. Cake: Use 3- 8oz cream cheeses, 4 eggs and 2/3 c. lime juice. I used Rose's sweetened lime juice, avail. in the cocktail isles of grocery stores. Add 2 drops of blue food coloring to give a lime green color. Bake cheese cake in a hot water bath (put cake in larger pan and add boiling water to larger pan before baking). After 50 min.of baking, open oven door and allow to cool in oven. Chill overnight. Garnish with 8 oz. cool whip, grated lime rind and thin slices of lime. This looked beautiful and tasted even better!!

I made it with the suggested changes and it was terrific! (I'm sure it would have been fine the original way, too.)

I followed the alterations using 1/3 cup of lime juice and the extra cream cheese--this was just perfect and delicious. I skipped the water bath and it did crack a little when I took it out of the oven. I'd recommend just letting it sit for an hour in the oven to cool and set a little after it's done baking. Don't even open the door for an hour, it's still quite jiggly. Taste and texture could not be better though.

I kept the same amount of key lime, added one egg and increased sugar 1/4 c. and vanilla to 1 1/2 tsp and cream cheese to 1 1/2 lb. as per recommendations. We LOVED the amount of citrus and it wasn't sour at all. The sugar was just right, too. Everyone raved at our Easter celebration and had seconds. Even those who just wanted a "bite" went for a whole slice. It was great. Will make this over and over again. Thank you Cindy for such a lovely dessert. I can't wait to eat more. Hmm...maybe I shouldn't thank her. lol

Nice base recipe. I followed others suggestions by using 4 eggs, 24 oz of crm cheese and 1/2 c of key lime juice. I also added Key Lime zest & about 1/2 c of sweetend coconut that I toasted in a pan first. I also use chocolate graham crackers for the crust and sprinkle a bit more toasted coconut on top before baking. Very yummy cheesecake!

This was the perfect light cheesecake dessert! My family loved then devoured it. A few even asked for the recipe! Highly recommend, and will definitely make again!

I made this recipe and used suggestions made by earlier reviews...used 4 eggs, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and a little less lime juice. I really liked this recipe. It was very tart and tasty. I am only giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because I had to make the changes to have it come out as good as it did. Very moist and flavorful the day after making it too!

I recently returned from a trip to Florida and was looking for more ways to use the Key Lime juice I brought back with me. This recipe is definitely a keeper! I made the following changes and the cheesecake came out light, fluffy and tasty - got lots of rave reviews from those I served it to: increase eggs to 4, use 2-8 oz. pkgs light cream cheese and 1-8 oz. pkg reg cream cheese, decrease key lime juice to 1/2 cup. The cheesecake baked up beautifully and held it's shape very well. Make sure to cool completely in the pan.

My favorite dessert is the Key Lime Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory Restaurant and this had the same wonderful tart/sweet flavor. The only changes I made were using 24 oz of cream cheese and 4 eggs. This is a recipe that I will definitely add to my favorites.

I used someone else's suggestion to use half lime/half lemon juice to replicate key lime juice (key limes are v. expensive in MN), and it was just great. Two of my husband's favorite things, key lime pie and cheesecake, in one dish! I always use a knife to separate the baked cheesecake from the pan before letting it cool, and it hasn't cracked on me yet!