Cheesecake

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup melted margarine
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup egg (2 large or 3 medium)
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• cherry pie filling (or topping of choice)

Recipe

• 1 combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted margarine.
• 2 press into bottom of 9" springform pan.
• 3 combine softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, eggs and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla.
• 4 blend until smooth and pour over crust.
• 5 bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 6 cool 10 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, combine sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 8 blend well.
• 9 spread over cream cheese layer and bake for 10 minutes at 475 degrees.
• 10 cool at least 5 hours or overnight in refrigerator.
• 11 top with cherries or desired topping.