Dessert for 8
Classic Cheesecake with cream cheese
This classic cheesecake combines a graham cracker crust with lemon-scented cream cheese and bakes until firm.
Typical price
$7.66for 4 servings
$1.92 per serving$7.66 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 145 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.32Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $1.00Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 32 oz | $9.60Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.01Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 6 | $1.80Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $15.32 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaRelish, dressings, steak sauce
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 32 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp packed lemon zest
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- berry sauce (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 325 F and grease a 9-inch springform pan with cooking oil.
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and salt, then press the mixture into the pan.
- Beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the sour cream.
- Pour the filling over the crust and bake for 70 minutes, until the center is firm.
- Cool the cheesecake in the pan for 55 minutes.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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