Top with fresh raspberries, strawberries, whipped cream, or drizzles of caramel or chocolate syrup.
Ingredients
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar, divided
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup graham cracker crumbs or 5 whole graham crackers, crushed
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Press aluminum foil into an 8-inch baking dish, then spray it completely with cooking spray.
Stir together the flour, salt and ¼ cup of the sugar. Add the melted butter and graham cracker crumbs and stir well. Transfer to the bottom of the prepared pan and firmly press to create a crust. Bake for 15–17 minutes or until it begins to brown at the edges. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese and the remaining sugar. Mix well for 2 minutes. Add the extract and eggs, combining well.
Transfer onto the crust and bake for 30–35 minutes or until the center still jiggles slightly. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours up to 2 days, Top as you desire after cutting and serving.
Recipe by The Tennessee Magazine at https://www.tnmagazine.org/2025-05-easy-cheesy/