Creamy Baked Cheesecake

Servings: 10
Yield: 1 (9-inch) cheesecake

INGREDIENTS :

• 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
• ¼ cup sugar
• ⅓ cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream, at room temperature
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (Optional)

DIRECTIONS :

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter; press firmly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
2. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and lemon juice; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven; top with sour cream. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool 1 hour.
4. Chill at least 4 hours. Garnish with pie filling. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

For New York Style Cheesecake

Omit sour cream. Increase cream cheese to 4 (8-ounce) packages and eggs to 4. Add 2 tablespoons flour after eggs. Proceed as above. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until center is set. Cool. Chill. Serve as above.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 596 calories; protein 8.7g; carbohydrates 45.1g; fat 33.3g; cholesterol 145.3mg; sodium 339.5mg.