Donna's Famous Cheesecake Recipe
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Donna's Famous Cheesecake

By: Donna Triolo 
"Vanilla cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Best served after overnight refrigeration."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (62)

What to Drink?

Wine Sparkling wine
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch cheesecake
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs and the butter or margarine with your hands. Flatten out crust on the bottom of the springform pan.
  3. In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sweetened condensed milk and mix until combined well. Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla, and continue to beat. Mix until very smooth, and pour mixture into the springform pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs over the top of the batter.
  4. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand and cool. Refrigerate to chill.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 220 | Total Fat: 15.4g | Cholesterol: 78mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by dwcooks   view full review
Loved this recipe-took it to my parent's for my Dad's birthday-everyone loved it! To the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2005 by MzKitty   view full review
Delicious cheesecake. Not too hard to make either! Though I did find that I needed more than 1...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by schnucky   view full review
Making cheesecakes are something I do well and enjoy making them... I came across this recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2006 by IMVINTAGE   view full review
I made this for my son's birthday & it was fabulous! I did not use a water bath but instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2005 by DIVIANA   view full review
This recipe is the perfect combination of simplicity, richness, and creaminess! The cheesecake...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2003 by MFRIEDRICH   view full review
This cheesecake is very creamy and fairly easy to make. I would definitely give this recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2010 by soupy Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I love this cheesecake recipe. I used one package 1/3 fewer calories and two regular to cut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2007 by Nana Sidek   view full review
For quite sometime I stopped baking cheesecake and the itch to want to bake again make me want...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2007 by S. White   view full review
I served this to about 20 of my fellow college students, and 3 told me it was the best...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2011 by mominml   view full review
This is a fantastic, creamy cheesecake. I did not put the extra crumbs on the top because I...

 

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