Quick Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Name: Quick Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 8 ounces sour cream; ¼ cup all-purpose baking mix (such as Bisquick); 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste; 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese,* at room temperature

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pure Vanilla

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

About

My mom never did much baking, but there were a couple of recipes she would bust out from time to time. This kitschy, crustless (!), and completely addictive cheesecake was one of them. It’s my earliest memory of dessert—which is saying a lot, given my sweet tooth—and a perennial favorite.

Ingredients

For the cheesecake

2 8-ounce packages cream cheese,* at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room tempera

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch ceramic or glass pie plate with nonstick cooking spray.
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