Go Back
Print

Caramel Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2½ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ? cup butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Filling

  • 3 8 oz packages light (or regular) cream cheese
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • a pinch of salt

Caramel Sauce

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and lightly grease a 10" Springform pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Press into the prepared pan and up the sides about 1 inch up the sides. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until firm no longer moist. When done, reduce the oven heat to 275 degrees F.
  3. Meanwhile, prepare your filling. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.Separate the eggs. Add sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice, vanilla and salt and beat on low speed until smooth.
  4. Whisk egg whites until stiff and fold into the cream cheese mixture until well mixed.
  5. Pour into crust and smooth the top. Bake at 275 degrees F for about 1 hour.
  6. Turn off the oven and let sit in the warm oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before chilling in the fridge completely.
  7. You can serve as is or make the caramel below and pour over the cake.

Caramel Sauce

  1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low to medium heat, combine all the ingredients together. Cook until thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and allow to cool. The mixture will get thicker as it cools.