Sour Cream Cheesecake With Vanilla Bean Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 18 x Nabisco chocolate wafers, finely crushed
  • 1/4 tsp grnd cinnamon
  • 1/4 c. butter, melted (1/2 stick, see note)
  • 2 x (8-oz) pkgs. cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 x Large eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 2/3 c. plus 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar (divided)
  • 1 x vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and seeds scraped and reserved
  • 1 1/2 c. lowfat sour cream

Directions

  1. Stir together crushed wafers and cinnamon with a fork. Pour in butter, and stir till mix is moist. Press mix into a 9 inch spring-form pan, forming a crust just over 1 inch high around the sides. You might think you need more wafers, but you don'teaspoon Press patiently till a tight, thin layer forms.
  2. Refrigeratetill needed. Preheat oven to 350 degrees with baking sheet on center rack.
  3. In an electric mixer, whisk cream cheese till creamy and fluffy. Add in Large eggs, 2/3 c. sugar and seeds from vanilla bean, and whisk till very smooth. Scrape bowl with a spatula to break up lumps. Pour into crust and place on baking sheet. Bake 25 min.
  4. Meanwhile, blend lowfat sour cream with the remaining 3 Tbsp. sugar. After 25 min, remove cake from oven and let sit 5 min. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees. Gently spoon lowfat sour cream mix on top and spread proportionately. Return cake to oven and bake 7 min. Cold on a wire rack.
  5. Note: Use real butter or possibly stick margarine. Don't substitute reduced-fat spreads; their higher water content often yields less-satisfactory results. -

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