Key Lime Cheesecake

Name: Key Lime Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate cookie crumb (Nabisco has them boxed); 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 3 large eggs; 12 cup key lime juice; 1 14 cups sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 16 ounces sour cream

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 cup chocolate cookie crumb (Nabisco has them boxed)
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 large eggs
12 cup key lime juice
1 14 cups sugar, divided
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
16 ounces sour cream

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 C).
2

Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter and press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
3

Chill.
4

Using a blender, beat together eggs and 1 cup of sugar; add key lime juice, vanilla and cream cheese, mixing well.
5

Pour into prepared pan and bake 50 minutes or until top is set.
6

Allow to cool.
7

In a small bowl, mix together sour cream and 1/4 cup remaining sugar.
8

Spoon over top of cooled cake.
9

Return to the 300 degree F (150 C) oven and bake for 10 minutes.
10

Chill cheesecake overnight before removing from pan.
11

If you wish, decorate with grated fresh lime.