Cheese Pie

Name: Cheese Pie
Yield: Six servings.
Ingredients: 1½ cups graham-cracker crumbs; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter, melted; ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar (optional); 2 cups (1 pint) sour cream; 2 cups sliced fruit (optional); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 11 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 eggs, well beaten

Preparation info

Six
servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

About

This recipe is exceptionally easy to make and people dote on it. It is a pie but it tastes like cheesecake.

Ingredients

1½ cups graham-cracker crumbs
¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons

Pastry
Dinner
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, and the butter. Using the fingers, press the crumbs against the bottom