Blueberry New York Cheesecake

Christmas time means New York cheesecake on the table. I'm sharing you my trusted  proven winner recipe,the star of my Christmas dessert table !!!

4-(8 oz. ) room temperature cream cheese
1 1/2c. white sugar
3/4 c. milk(I used evaporated milk)
4 eggs(room temperature)
1c. sour cream(room temperature)
1T. pure vanilla extract
1/4c. all purpose flour

15 graham crackers crushed
2T. melted butter
3T. white sugar
 

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Grease a 9 inch spring form pan.
2.In a medium bowl or use a food processor mix the crushed crackers melted butter and sugar.
3.Press onto bottom of a spring form pan using an empty  measuring cup to even it out.
4.Bake for 5 minutes and set aside.
5.In a large bowl or a food processor mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Blend in milk,and then mix eggs one at a time . Mix sour cream,vanilla and flour until smooth. Pour into prepared crust.
6.  Cover the bottom part of the pan with foil so the water wont make the crust soggy. Bake into a water bath for an hour(pour hot water into a large roasting pan and place the cheesecake pan into the hot water to cook it gently, thus preventing cracks!)Do not open oven ,bake for an hour and let the cake cool in the oven with the door closed for 5-6 hours. This prevent cracking too. Chill in the refrigerator overnight.


Blueberry Filling:

2c, fresh or frozen blueberries
2t. flour
a zest of a lemon about 1teaspoon
1/4c. sugar
1t. cinnamon,1/4 c. water

This is a piece of heaven!!!

A slice of creamy dense cheesecake

Graham cracker,melted butter and a little sugar for the crust

Use an empty measuring cups to even out the  side  of the crust

Baked graham cracker crust

A mixture of creamy cream cheese, add eggs one at a time. I'm using a food processor here  but an electric mixer will be fine too.

Adding sour cream and pure vanilla extract.

Pouring the mixture to the cooled crust.

To prevent soggy crust, wrap the bottom with double layers of foils.

Baking gently in hot water  bath at 350 degrees.

Blueberries,cinnamon,  flour,lemon zest, sugar and water for the topping.

Let  the cheesecake chill overnight.

Mix all ingredients in a pot and let it boil about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool before pouring  to the cake.