That was my role this weekend while my hubby made his first ever Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake! I watched, held the bowl, took some fabulous photos, generally kept him company (probably blogged at the same time) and ultimately I was the taste tester. Not bad for a day’s work.. So, back to the Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake. I, like my husband Doug, thought making a cheesecake was going to be a daunting task, but it was actually pretty simple, err easy. Had I known this before methinks we would have made Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake a long time ago! So, here is the low down should you want to try this timeless delight yourself..
Ingredients:
- 1 & 1/4 cups of graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup of melted butter
- 3 packages of cream cheese, softened (250 grams each)
- 3/4 cup of white sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 9 inch springform pan
Directions:
The first thing to do is preheat your oven to 350°F. I have a bad habit of not preheating for the full required time and yes, I must admit, this can have a negative affect on cooking time, thus resulting in undercooked food. I am not going to link to a specific post of mine to give you an example because you can pretty much pick any of my recipe posts to read about how this issue has caused me problems. #LifeOfANonBaker. So the moral of this story folks – PREHEAT!
Next you will want to make sure your graham cracker crumbs are nice and crumbly, but not too small. You want it to adhere together. Now the Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake recipe is best with using 1 & 1/4 cups of graham cracker crumbs, but if you like a thinner base for your cake use about a quarter of a cup less and if you prefer a thicker base use a quarter to a half a cup more of crumbs. You will have to adjust your melted butter as well. Combine the crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl. Use your hands to mush it all together. Then, after putting your springform pan together (can you believe we had to buy one! Aren’t these pans not a staple wedding shower gift? #HowDoWeNotHaveOne) press the graham cracker crumb mixture into the pan. Make sure to cover the bottom, spreading it to the sides for an even base.
Now comes the fun part! Combine the three packages of cream cheese (we used Philadelphia, but only because we wanted to) together in a bowl with the sugar and vanilla. Use a hand mixer to beat that bad boy together! Once it is all mixed together you can add in your eggs, one at a time. Use the mixer on a lower speed to combine each egg after you have cracked it into the bowl, blending well. Now that the mixture is all nice and smooth you can add it to your pan. Just pour it over the graham cracker base evenly. It will fill about two inches from the top.
It is pretty easy to crack the top of your cheesecake, so I am told, so when baking the Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake we put a pan of water in the oven, right beside it. This adds a bit of moisture.
When you remove your cheesecake from the oven take a flat edge knife and run it around the edges to loosen it from the sides. Let it cool for a bit, then remove the outer rim of the pan. We let the cheesecake stand for about a half hour then sampled it. Boy was it ever good! You can also refrigerate your cheesecake before eating it, for about three hours. Some people like a topping of some sort, like fresh fruit or caramel drizzle, but we like our Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake nice and plain. Let me tell you, it tastes heavenly either way.
Do you like your Easy Peasy Cheesy Cheesecake plain or all dressed up? What is your favorite topping?
FT&PD
Suz
I love easy cheesecakes and I’m actually not a big fan of toppings. Have you tried the new philly chocolate cream cheese? I think it’d be so handy for creating a cheesecake with an extra something with minimal extra work.
I love to bake all the time, everything. If I can make it I do. Sometimes simple is the best though, and this included cheesecake. Think of how lovely that would be with a cup of hot coffee by it’s side.
WOW! You are right! This is so easy!! I can’t wait to make one!
I have NEVER in my life attempted Cheese Cake, but it is my FAVOURITE dessert. (I am a terrible cook and object to pre-heating, too.) I think I can handle this recipe.
My mom makes cheesecake and we all seem to love Raspberry
Cheesecake is my favorite, but I haven’t had it in years. That should be a crime haha.
This is a great, easy recipe. Thanks.
My brother-in-law loves cheese cake when we were on a cruise last year he ate it 5 times per day
I love cheesecake! I will have to try this.
eASY AND YUMMY.
Like my chhesecake with cherry pie filling on top with whip cream!
Gotta love cheesecake…especially when it’s easy to make! Something many don’t know about me is that I won my husband over with my signature cheesecakes. I LOVE making cheesecakes!
I adore cheesecake and this one looks pretty darn tasty and simple to make! Thanks!
I prefer cheesecake plain. I’ve never been a fan of fruit toppings. I feel it takes away from the cheesecake, which is full of flavour already. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
looks so good and easy to make! thank you for sharing the recipe! will try one over the holidays!
yum cheese cake
I am so happy to see such a post!! I am a big fan of cheesecake and I am gonna definitely try this recipe !!
Looks delicious and easy !
I love to bake but I have never tried doing/baking cheesecake. Magastos kasi. creamcheese palang,
anyway this motivates me to bake my 1st cheesecake. thanks for saharing
‘magastos kasi’ meaning expensive ingredients.
I’m doing cheesecake without baking but cooling it before serving. I’ll try this one.
My wife and I have also been trying our own version of cheesecake much like this recipe. I think I want to make another one after I read this. Haha!
I love cheesecake!But since I don’t eat sugar and carbs, I guess I can just look at this and appreciate the images and the recipe.
I like this recipe and it looks like it turned out perfect too
this looks so delicious. This recipe looks so simple and easy. I use a similar one using fromage blanc over here in France
You made it seem easier.haha But I’d rather eat than do this.haha Can I have some please?
Just for a try. 
Now I wish my oven door gets fixed soon. I always feel that cheesecake is a difficult dessert to bake. You made it look easy. Thanks for that water tip to avoid cracks.
Wow it really seems quite easy. I’m looking for a baking recipe to start with and this looks like the perfect one.
Cheesecake is my hubby’s favourite dessert.
I think this one is an even cheesier cheesecake. It looks really delicious too.
Cheesecakes are my absolute favorite. I am going to try out this recipe right away
I LOVE CHEEEEEEEESECAKE!!! It is absolutely the best! You should try oreo cheesecake bites, i make them all the time!
Nice receipe, i’ll try it one of these days! I’d want to try that with mango! Hehe
This is a simple and awesome recipe for a cheesecake! However, though it looks really delicious and I have tasted some, I’m still not into it
It looks very delicious and easy to make. I like eating cheesecake once in a while.
Cheesecake ingredients are pretty costly over in Singapore, and when I saw the amount of cheese, cream, sugar involved in making a cheesecake, I was afraid. It’s still better for me to buy and eat out!
I love cheesecakes and would like to try this recipe as it seems pretty easy to prepare, and delicious at the same time. I will share my experience in the making in my desserts blog next week!
I love cheesecake! Although I’m a pretty good cook, cheesecake has always intimidated me for some reason. This post, however, has changed my mind! I like my cheesecake plain, maybe a little caramel or fresh whipped cream. My husband likes it with fresh huckleberry sauce. We live in Montana and pick huckleberries every year. If you haven’t had them, you must try them! Thanks for the recipe! Pinning now for later
I totally know where you are coming from Brandi, but this recipe is so easy and tastes great! Enjoy!
Absolutely LOVE cheesecake but even more so I LOVE easy cheesecakes recipes!! My 12 year old is very into baking and this would be a great one!!
Thanks!!
I love cheesecake, but with no topping. I will have to try the trick of putting a bowl of water in the oven to stop the cracking
I prefer with no topping as well Vesper and this one is perfect that way!
My husband would/will love this! Thanks for such an easy recipe!
Try it with chocolate cream cheese as well Lyndsey, it is great!
Cheesecake is my favorite dessert of all.This one looks sublime and love that it’s an easy one to make.I love having it with cherry pie filling and chocolate shavings on top.
Mmmm, cherry filling on top is the best!
I love cheesecake
This looks so delicious!!! Thanks for posting, plan on using fresh cherries as a topping
I’d like to make this and no topping – I love the cheesecake!! I’ll remember to put the water alongside to try to prevent a crack!!! Practice makes perfect!
This looks easy as well as delicious. I will have to try this recipe.
You will love it, it is just sinful
looks really easy thanks!
That is a really neat trick: put a pan of water in the oven, right beside it to prevent cracking. I’ve not heard that one before, thanks for passing it on.
Wow this looks amazing. I cant wait to give it a try. Thanks for posting.
You are most welcome Theresa. Good luck with the baking!
This cheesecake looks decadent and so creamy.I am going to give it a shot and try it out.Thanks for posting this.
Yummy i love cheese cake , thanks for sharing this recipe , it is very easy , a must try !
This looks so easy and so delish! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try it! :o)
Love cheesecake!! Looks delish! Thanks!
this recipe does look yummy and easy to make, can’t wait to try it!
I love cheesecake… I always thought it would be a lot harder to make… Thanks for the recipe! Now I just need to get one of those spring form pans!
I was the same Heather, in thinking it would be difficult, but it is really quite simple. Hope you can get to make one soon!
I love cheesecake,I will have to try this.Its simple and quick.
You had me a cheesecake and easy-peasy, thanks so much for this awesome recipe!
I can’t wait to make this one again,its so easy and delicious
Hubby loved this Cheesecake
One of the favorite items in our family. I believe this is a similar cheese cake at our house and we make all kinds.
I love cheesecake and even made two so far in my pressure cooker, they turn out great!!
I love that it is only few ingredients!! Simple..even for ME!!
I had always assumed that cheesecake was one of those things that was just too hard to make at home!!! This sounds do-able!!!
And tasty !!!!
Love cherry cheesecake. Pinned to Pinterest Recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Love how simple this recipe is.
Cheesecake is my favorite and it really does looks quite easy! Got to try this!
I love cheese cake, my cheese cake is a no bake cheese cake and it’s my favorite