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terry’s amazing crustless cheesecake

TchrLdy71 avatar
Recipe by
Fran Miller
@TchrLdy71
Parkersburg, WV

Terry brought this delicious crustless cheesecake to Thanksgiving Dinner 2021 and all other desserts were forgotten. She gave me permission to share but stressed to put out the items that need to be room temperature in plenty of time before starting the batter and to use your largest mixing bowl. Her 8 cup batter bowl nearly overflowed! She also left the rim on the springform pan through cooling & refrigeration to make it easier to transport, removing it right before serving. Easy & yummy! =^..^=

yield 15 -20, depending on serving size
prep time 15 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For terry’s amazing crustless cheesecake

  • 4 pkg
    cream cheese (32 oz. total), room temp.
  • 5
    large eggs, room temp
  • 16 oz
    sour cream, room temp.
  • 1 stick
    butter, room temp.
  • 1 1/2 c
    white sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract or scrape 2 vanilla beans
  • 1 tsp
    lemon juice
  • Lots of
    boiling water for the water bath (bain marie)

How To Make terry’s amazing crustless cheesecake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  • 2
    Cover the outside of a 10 inch springform pan with 2 layers of aluminum foil to prevent water leaking into the pan during baking in a water bath.
  • 3
    Grease the inside of the pan with butter.
  • 4
    Use a mixer to beat the room temperature cream cheese and butter until smooth. (Cold ingredients will leave lumps.)
  • 5
    Incorporate eggs, one at a time.
  • 6
    Mix in the sour cream and beat well.
  • 7
    Add the remaining ingredients and mix another two minutes.
  • 8
    Pour into the buttered springform pan and place pan into a large enough bigger pan, such as a roaster, so the springform pan’s sides do not touch.
  • 9
    Pour boiling water in the roaster until it reaches a depth halfway up the springform pan. Do not splash water onto the cheesecake batter!
  • 10
    Bake around 2-2 1/4 hours**, or until the top of the cheesecake is lightly browned. **Convection ovens may take less time.
  • 11
    Carefully take the springform pan from the water bath and remove the foil before cooling completely on a cooling rack at room temperature.
  • 12
    Cover well, and refrigerate until chilled through, or overnight.
  • 13
    Remove the rim before serving, leaving the bottom part in lieu of a crust. Serve with fruit, sauces, whipped cream, or plain. Refrigerate leftovers.
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