Homemade NYC Cheesecake

Name: Homemade NYC Cheesecake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 160 g (5½ oz) digestive biscuits or graham crackers, finely crushed; 160 g (5½ oz) digestive biscuits or graham crackers, finely crushed; 1 tsp kosher salt or fine sea salt; 1 tsp kosher salt or fine sea salt; few grinds ground nutmeg; 56 g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted; 900 g (2 lb) cream cheese, softened; 4 whole eggs; 1 egg yolk, separate; 60 ml (¼ cup) double cream; 57 g (¼ cup) crème fraîche; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp cornflour; 450 g (3 cups) strawberries, sliced in half; 185 g (¼ cups) all-purpose flour; 55 g (¼ cup) sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 240 ml (1 cup) whole milk oil; icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Cheesecake Cookbook

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2025

About

New York-style cheesecake is the easiest and most delicious dessert you can make at home. With a few simple techniques and a topping of homemade strawberry jam, you can have one of the smoothest and creamiest desserts in the game.

Ingredients

For the crust

160 g (5½ oz) digestive biscuits or graham crackers, finely crushed
2 tbsp

Americas
United States
New York
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Crust

Preheat the 180°C (150°C fan/350°F/gas mark 4).
In a medium bowl, mix together the crushed biscuits, sugar, salt, and optional grated nutmeg. Mix in the melted unsalted butter until thoroughly