New York Style Cheesecake

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and higher in protein.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a different flavor profile.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with less fat.

Make the short bread crust by combining flour, sugar, scrambled egg, and butter, then bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Prepare the cheesecake batter by mixing cream cheese, granulated sugar, flour, whole eggs, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and sour cream until smooth.

Pour the cheesecake batter over the baked short bread crust.

Bake the cheesecake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, then reduce the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for an additional 2 hours.

Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake cool in the oven for 2 hours.

Refrigerate the cheesecake overnight for best results.

Cooking Techniques

Spice Level:

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