Cheater's New York Style Cheesecake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 graham cracker pie crust, ready-made
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 combine the sour cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a mixer for one minute. add the cream cheese and mix until smooth. add the melted butter and mix a few seconds longer.
• 2 pour into ready-made pie crust ( i use the larger ones with the 2 extra servings) and bake at 325 degrees f for 45 minutes.
• 3 if you want to brown the top, turn on the broiler and watch it. if you look away, it will burn.
• 4 cool for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. overnight is better. cut into thin slices. it is cheesecake after all.
• 5 we prefer it plain, but feel free to add the topping of your choice.