My Grandpa’s Cheesecake Recipe

I grew up eating my grandfather’s cheesecake and his recipe remains my favorite!  I made a few slight changes from his recipe to lighten it up a little, but this remains my all-time favorite cheesecake.  I feel like I am sitting with my grandfather with every bite. 

Ingredients:

Crust-

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

¼ cup extra virgin coconut oil melted

Cheesecake-

Three 8 ounce reduced fat cream cheese at room temperature

5 eggs

½ cup Truvia or 1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Topping-

1 pint reduced fat sour cream

½ cup Truvia or 1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Prepare a 10 inch spring form pan with baking spray or butter.
2. Mix graham cracker crumbs with melted coconut oil. (I used a food processor.)
3. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom of the spring-form pan.
4. Beat cream cheese until light and smooth.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
6. Add sugar and vanilla and beat well.
7. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until top is lightly browned and slightly cracked.
8. Mix the topping in a medium bowl while the cheesecake bakes. 
9. Spread the topping over the cheesecake and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
10. Cool to room temperature.  Then refrigerate overnight.
11. Enjoy!!