Lime Cheesecake

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 cups	182g / 6.4oz	Graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter or margarine - melted
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated lime rind
3		Cream cheese - softened
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
3		Eggs
1 tablespoon	15ml	Grated lime rind
1/4 cup	59ml	Key lime juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
2 cups	474ml	Sour cream
3 tablespoons	45ml	Sugar
1		Fresh strawberries - (optional
1		Lime slices - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Combine crust ingredients and stir well. Press crumb mixture evenly over bottom and up sides of a 9-inch Springform pan. Bake at 350F for 5 to 6 minutes. Let cool. Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating well.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lime rind, juice and vanilla. Pour mixture into prepared pan.

Bake at 375F for 45 minutes, or until set. Combine sour cream and 3 tablespoons sugar; stir well and spread evenly over cheesecake.

Bake at 500F for 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack; chill at least 8 hours. To serve, carefully remove sides of Springform pan.

If desired, garnish with strawberries and lime slices. Yield: one 9-inch cheesecake. Recipe from Southern Living advertisement.

Source:
Jo Anne Merrill

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