Best 20 Easy Cheesecake Recipes

EASY SOUR CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cream together cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs one at time, blending well. Add vanilla and sour cream. Pour into shortbread crust.
• Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cake jiggles evenly across the top when lightly shaken. Run a knife around the outside edge, but leave the cake in the pan. Let cool on counter, then place in refrigerator. Remove from pan when completely chilled, and serve.

EASY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 350 F.
• Use hand mixer.
• Large mixing bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• add sugar, sour cream, vanilla and lemon zest mix for 3 mins.
• Add eggs and mix for 1 minute.
• Pour filling in graham cracker crumb crust.
• Bake for 40 mins or until middle is firm.
• Cool for an 1 hour and chill for 3 hours.

EASY PHILLY OREO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 16 of the cookies in resealable plastic bag. Flatten bag to remove excess air, then seal bag. Finely crush cookies by rolling a rolling pin across the bag. Place in bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Chop or crush remaining 8 cookies. Gently stir half of the chopped cookies into cream cheese batter. Pour over prepared crust; sprinkle with the remaining chopped cookies.
• Bake 45 min. or until centre is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 12 pieces. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

EASY CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Pour cookie mix into a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumbs into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove partially baked crust and leave oven on.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, flour, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the partially baked crust. Spread cherry pie filling over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown on top, about 35 minutes. Cool about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. Cut into 16 to 20 bars.

QUICK AND EASY PEACH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
• Spoon confectioners' sugar into cream cheese and beat until fully incorporated.
• Beat vanilla and peach preserves into cream cheese mixture until combined.
• Fold whipped topping into cream cheese mixture until evenly smooth.
• Divide cream cheese mixture between the two prepared graham cracker crusts and spread evenly. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.

EASY BERRY CHEESECAKE PARFAITS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and marshmallow creme until blended; fold in whipped topping., Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cracker crumbs into each of 2 glasses or dessert dishes. Layer each with 1/2 cup cream cheese mixture, 1/4 cup raspberries and 1/4 cup blueberries; repeat layers. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• In blender, place all ingredients except caramel topping and pecan halves. Cover; blend on high speed about 2 minutes or until smooth. (Or beat in medium bowl with hand beater 2 minutes.) Pour into pie plate.
• Bake about 45 minutes or just until puffed and center is dry (do not overbake). Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled. Drizzle servings with caramel topping; garnish with pecan halves. Store covered in refrigerator.

EASY CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Beat cream cheese and sugar till smooth. Add sour cream, then egg and vanilla. Mix on medium speed until well incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl to prevent lumps.
• Pour batter evenly into each graham tart. Dollop with a 1 teaspoon of jam or chocolate syrup. If using of chocolate syrup, using a toothpick, swirl the chocolate through the batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes until set.
• Remove from oven and place on cooling rack for 30 minutes Then refrigerate for 2 hours. Great served with a dollop of whipped cream.

EASY MANDARIN ORANGE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine crust ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. , Meanwhile, for filling, beat cream cheese and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add concentrate and extract; beat well. Fold in whipped cream and, if desired, orange zest. Spread evenly into crust. Arrange oranges in decorative design on top of filling. Chill at least 3 hours.

EASY PECAN PIE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and salt for pie together in a bowl until creamy. Spread evenly over the bottom of the unbaked pie crust, then sprinkle pecans evenly over top.
• Combine corn syrup, eggs, sugar, and vanilla for topping together in a bowl. Beat until smooth. Pour over pecan layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pecan layer is golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Serve slightly warm.

MARGARITA CHEESECAKE PIE (EASY NO-BAKE)

Steps:

• To make the crust:.
• Crush the pretzels in a food processor and combine the crumbs with the sugar and the melted butter. Press the mixture into a buttered 9-inch pie dish. Place the crust in the freezer.
• To make the filling:.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the softened cream cheese with the sweetened condensed milk until the mixture is smooth. Stir in tequila, triple sec, lime juice, lime zest and food coloring.
• Fold half of the whipped topping into the filling mixture and spoon into the prepared pie shell. Top with the remaining whipped topping and garnish with lime slices.
• Refrigerate the cheesecake 6 hours or overnight.
• Freezes well; remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving.

EASY LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Unroll both pieces of crescent dough. Lay one piece on the bottom of the prepared pan. Set second piece aside.
• Combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup white sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in lemon pie filling, lemon zest and juice, and vanilla extract. Pour over crescent dough in the baking pan and cover with the second piece of dough. Pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with remaining white sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack until completely cool, about 30 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar and cut into 24 bars.

EASY CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Beat until smooth.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Chill 2-4 hours.
• Top with favorite fruit topping.

EASY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare pudding mix according to package directions for pie filling. When pudding begins to boil, turn heat to low and mix in cream cheese and sugar. Stir until cream cheese is completely blended into mixture. Pour mixture into crust. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

EASY SUGAR FREE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F In medium bowl, mix crust ingredients together and then press into a 10 inch spring form pan.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes and then remove and cool to room temperature.
• Reset oven to 325°F
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar substitute and flour together until well mixed and smooth.
• Add vanilla (and lemon extract or peel if desired).
• Mix.
• Add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add milk and mix until smooth.
• Pour filling over crust and bake 45-55 minutes or until slightly firm to the touch.
• Turn off oven, open oven door slightly and allow to cool in oven (this helps prevent cracking).
• After it had cooled for about 35- 40 minutes cover and refrigerate 4-6 hours.

EASY LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Mix together dry cake mix, 1 egg and the oil, until crumbly.
• Set aside 1 cup of this mixture.
• Pat remaining mixture into bottom of ungreased 9x13 pan.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• In bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and remaining egg until smooth.
• Spread over baked crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over that.
• Return to oven for 15 minutes.
• Cool in fridge and cut into bars.

EASY CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cake mix, butter, 1 egg and pecans. Mix until smooth. It will look like cookie dough.
• Line a 12x8 glass dish with dough.
• Bake for 7 minutes or until crust is set, but not browned.
• Cream the cream cheese with the powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 egg.
• In separate mixing bowl combine cranberry sauce with nutmeg.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over top of crust, making sure to spread evenly.
• Spoon cranberry sauce into three horizontal lines. Run a butter knife through cranberry sauce into cream cheese mixture to create swirls.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until cream cheese mixture is set.
• Cool completely and cut into bars.

QUICK AND EASY CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Combine cream cheese, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and cornstarch in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are puffed and surface of cheesecake pie is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, 60 to 65 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with cinnamon. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Top cooled cheesecake with strawberries. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours.

EASY NUTELLA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Pulse cookies and sugar in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Continue processing while gradually adding butter in a steady stream. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 10x3-in. springform pan. Securely wrap bottom and sides of springform in a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square)., For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in Nutella, cream and salt. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over crust. , Bake until a thermometer inserted in center reads 160°, about 1-1/4 hours. Cool 1-1/4 hours on a wire rack. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., Gently loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim. Top cheesecake with chopped hazelnuts., , ,

EASY CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine crumbs and butter in small bowl. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 9 minutes; cool.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs and beat well.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake 40-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Carefully run knife around edge to loosen pan. Remove side of pan.
• Spread apple filling over top of cake. Sprinkle peanuts over apple filling and drizzle with caramel topping. Serve immediately.