Cranberry Topped Cheesecake Recipe

Cranberry Topped Cheesecake Recipe Crust:

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

3 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons melted butter

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine the crumbs, sugar and butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan and bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Set aside.

Filling:

3 (8 ounce) packages of cream cheese, softened

3 eggs at room temperature

3/ 4 cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons flour

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup sour cream

1 cup chilled cranberry orange relish or sauce (usually found in deli at grocery store)

Increase oven to 450 degrees. With electric mixer on medium speed, combine the cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time and blend well after each addition. Blend in the sour cream and pour the mixture over the prepared crust.

Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and then decrease the oven temperature to 250 degrees and bake for 30 more minutes. Loosen the cake from the edges of the pan with a sharp knife but don't remove the rim. Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. When ready to serve, remove the rim and spoon the cranberry relish over top of the cake.

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