Classic Cheesecake Recipe - YouTube

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, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Use a blender or food processor to crush 2 cups of leftover Christmas cookies into crumbs.

In a mixing bowl, combine cookie crumbs, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, and the zest of 1 orange.

Mix the ingredients until they bind together to form a crust.

Prepare a 10-inch springform pan by drizzling melted butter and smoothing it with plastic wrap.

Press the cookie mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the springform pan.

In a mixer, add 2.5 pounds of cream cheese and mix until smooth.

Gradually add 16 ounces of sugar while mixing until dissolved.

Add 2 tablespoons of Madagascar vanilla extract and mix.

Add 3 large eggs one at a time, mixing gently to avoid incorporating too much air.

Pour the cream cheese mixture into the prepared crust.

Bake at 325°F for 1 hour until the cheesecake is firm and slightly brown around the edges.

Let the cheesecake cool for about an hour on a wire rack before refrigerating.

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