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    Home » Dessert Recipes

    The Best New York Style Cheesecake: A Creamy Classic!

    Published: Oct 26, 2023 Last updated: Oct 26, 2023 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Savor the essence of dessert perfection with our New York Style Cheesecake with fresh cherry topping. Creamy, with a buttery graham cracker crust, it's the ultimate classic delight
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    This New York Style Cheesecake is a classic cheesecake recipe that has stood the test of time. This creamy cheesecake has a buttery graham cracker crust and a topping made with fresh cherries and is about to become your new favorite cheesecake recipe.

    If you have never had a slice of NY Cheesecake, you are in for a real treat! This baked cheesecake has the best creamy texture and flavor and is my very favorite cheesecake recipe.

    Cheesecake slice with cherry topping.
    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why you'll love New York Style Cheesecake
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 More Creamy Cheesecake Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with.. 
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why you'll love New York Style Cheesecake

    Classic recipe: fans of baked cheesecake recipes love creamy texture and buttery graham cracker crust that only a baked cheesecake can bring to the table!

    Special occasions and holidays: it is the ultimate cheesecake recipe to make for your next special occasion or holiday dessert table.

    🥘 Ingredients

    Graham crackers crushed

    Butter 

    Granulated sugar

    Cream cheese: I use full fat cream cheese, but feel free to use reduced-fat if desired. I do not recommend using non-fat cream cheese. 

    Milk:

    Large eggs

    Sour cream

    Vanilla extract

    Almond extract

    All purpose lour

    Cherries 

    Cornstarch

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch spring form pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
    2. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and tablespoon sugar. Press into bottom and slightly up the sides of the springform pan. 
    3. Bake crust for 13 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.
    4. in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on on low speed, blend cream cheese with sugar, increasing to medium speed until cheesecake mixture is smooth.
    5. Add milk to cheese mixture and blend until creamy. Add eggs, one egg at a time mixing well after each addition. 
    6. Mix in sour cream, vanilla extract, almond extract, and flour until smooth. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl while mixing to incorporate ingredients fully.
    7. Pour cheesecake filling into prepared crust. Bake cheesecake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and let cake cool in oven with oven door closed for 5-6 hours. 
    8. Cover cooled cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
    9. While cheesecake bakes, place cherries and sugar in medium sauce pan over low heat. Cook on medium high heat until sugar dissolves and fruit juices begin to release. Reduce heat and simmer fruit 5 minutes.
    10. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water. Bring fruit mixture to a low boil and quickly whisk in cornstarch. 
    11. Continue to cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove fruit mixture from heat and cool completely. Top cheesecake with fruit topping prior to serving.
    One slice of NY Style Cheesecake on a plate topped with cherry topping.

    🥄 Equipment

    Spring form pan: this is the perfect cheesecake pan as the side can be removed, leaving the perfect shaped cheesecake.

    Mixing bowls

    Hand mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment

    Medium saucepan

    Hand whisk

    Plastic wrap

    🥫Storage

    Refrigerate: store cheesecake in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.

    Freeze: cheesecake can be stored in an airtight freezer safe container up to 3 months.

    To serve frozen cheesecake: remove from the freezer the night before and thaw in the refridgerator.

    📖 Variations

    • Experiment with different crusts like chocolate cookie or shortbread.
    • Try other fruit toppings like raspberry, blueberry, or lemon curd.
    • Add chocolate chips, toffee bits, or caramel swirls to the cheesecake mixture for a flavor twist.
    • Brighten the cheesecake filling up with a teaspoon of lemon zest

    💭 Tips

    • Be sure to use room temperature ingredients for the creamiest cheesecake batter. This includes eggs, butter, and cream cheese.
    • Mix the filling on low speed to prevent incorporating too much air, which can lead to cracks.
    • Use a water bath (wrap the pan in aluminum foil and place it on a large roasting pan with water) to prevent cracks.
    • Let the cheesecake cool in the oven with the door ajar to avoid rapid temperature changes.

    📚 More Creamy Cheesecake Recipes

    This Rhubarb Cheesecake is a creamy layer of baked cheesecake and sweet and tangy rhubarb.

    My whole family loves this Lemon Swirled Cheesecake, another delicious baked cheesecake treat!

    These Berried Cheesecake Cups are perfect for baby or bridal showers.

    If you are looking for a no bake cheesecake, this is a sugar free version the whole family loves!

    Love NY Style desserts? You will love this New York Crumb Cake!

    🍽 Serve with.. 

    Serve a slice of New York Style Cheesecake topped with cherry topping, whipping cream, or finish off with a dusting of powdered sugar.


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    📖 Recipe

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    The Best New York Style Cheesecake: A Creamy Classic!

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Savor the essence of dessert perfection with our New York Style Cheesecake with fresh cherry topping. Creamy, with a buttery graham cracker crust, it's the ultimate classic delight
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 577 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    for the crust

    • 15 sheets graham crackers crushed
    • 2 tablespoons butter melted
    • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

    for the filling

    • 32 ounces cream cheese , softened
    • 1¾ cups granulated sugar
    • ¾ cup milk
    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon almond extract
    • ¼ cup flour

    for the Fruit Topping

    • 2 cups cherries , pitted
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
    • ¼ cup water

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch spring form pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
    • In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and tablespoon sugar. Press into bottom of spring form pan.
    • Bake crust for 13 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from heat.
    • While crust is baking, in a large bowl, mix
      cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, then eggs, adding 1
      egg at a time mixing well after each addition. Mix in sour cream,
      extracts, and flour until smooth.
    • Pour filling into prepared crust. Bake in
      preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and let cake cool in oven
      with door closed for 5-6 hours. Chill in refrigerator until serving.
    • To make fruit topping, place fruit and sugar in
      sauce pan over low heat. Cook until sugar dissolves and fruit juices
      begin to release. Simmer 5 minutes.
    • Add cornstarch to cold water. Bring
      fruit mixture to a slow boil and quickly stir in cornstarch. Continue to
      stir and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cool. Top cheesecake with
      fruit topping prior to serving.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 577kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 10gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 414mgPotassium: 273mgFiber: 1gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 1266IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 147mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 60g
    Keyword New York Style Cheesecake
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    Comments

    1. Lorelee

      May 20, 2018 at 8:36 am

      Your cheesecake looks good, but there is no sugar in the base of the cake, only four. All other cheesecakes have sugar in them. Is this a typo? I am in the middle of making your cheesecake and not sure how much sugar to add, and does the flour get omitted?

      Reply
      • Shelby

        May 20, 2018 at 12:32 pm

        Hi Lorelee, there should be 1-3/4 cups sugar in the cheesecake batter.

        Reply
    2. Life Tastes Good

      April 29, 2015 at 11:10 pm

      I'm drooling all over my keyboard! This looks amazing, and I wish I could gobble it up right now 🙂

      Reply
    3. Pam

      September 19, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      This is cheesecake perfection

      Reply
    4. From Valeries Kitchen

      September 18, 2014 at 4:26 pm

      I really don't know how you could forget about this cheesecake. I think I'd be dreaming about it for days afterward! I love fruit toppings, especially cherry, on my cheesecake!

      Reply
    5. R Yerkes

      September 18, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      I love the addition of almond milk! We love cheesecake over here!

      Reply
    6. Renee Paj

      September 18, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Oh wow. That looks like the perfect cheesecake! How could you have forgotten about it? lol

      Reply
    7. Carlsbad Cravings

      September 18, 2014 at 4:44 am

      Always so fun to discover old recipes! I LOVE cheesecake and this looks delicious, especially with that cherry topping!

      Reply
    8. Mary Ellen

      September 18, 2014 at 3:06 am

      This cheesecake looks devine and the cherry topping is one I have to try soon!

      Reply
    9. Patsy K

      September 18, 2014 at 12:44 am

      That is a gorgeous cheesecake! I'm so glad you found the photo and shared the recipe! Yum!

      Reply
    10. The Food Hunter

      September 17, 2014 at 2:35 pm

      I need to make more cheesecakes...starting with this one.

      Reply
    11. marye @ restless chipotle

      September 17, 2014 at 1:28 pm

      mmmmm.... cheesecake!!

      Reply
    12. RJ Flamingo

      September 17, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      I love a good cheesecake, too, and this is a great recipe! I still have mangoes... 😉

      Reply
    13. Sherri Jo

      September 17, 2014 at 9:43 am

      oh Shelby! This looks divine!!

      Reply

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