New York Cheesecake!
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Creamy & Sweet Baked New York Cheesecake with Homemade Coulis & Fresh Fruit – Definite Dinner Time Showstopper!
When I decided to try this recipe I was honestly completely stuck on where to start. I have eaten many New York style cheesecakes, or even baked cheesecakes but when I have tried to bake them when I was younger, they have just gone so awfully wrong.
My Baked Chocolate Rocky Road Cheesecake and Baked Gingerbread Cheesecake is always a success for me, but as they use different in the mix it is completely different to this. I spent ages and ages looking at recipes online and they are ALL so different I was confused.
I decided to try out various other recipes and I will be honest here and say they didn’t work for me! I found the way that the method is written out is confusing, and the ingredients seemed far too much… trying to bake it proved this as well! I mean come on, 900g of cream cheese in one cheesecake?!
Therefore, I decided to go my own way with it, make it more realistic in my eyes and reduce the cheesecake down to an acceptable size. Oddly enough, using essentially 2/3 of the ingredients with some other alterations, it still took the same amount of time in the oven!
You might know that I have an adoration for no-bake cheesecakes, and these are still my favourite… but my family had requested one of these beauties for SOOO long, and many of my readers had asked for some baked cheesecakes so I thought I would oblige.
Yes, this sort of cheesecake is prone to having a crack when it comes out of the oven or when it is cooling and this can be down to over mixing or even just how it happens – but this is why I always cover my baked cheesecakes in stuff! It doesn’t matter if it cracks in my eyes so long as it tastes delicious (which it does!).
I made my own coulis in this recipe as it really is so easy to make and I love the taste of it, but you can obviously use shop bought coulis if you prefer. I made my cheesecake into a bit of a showstopper by using the coulis along with some fresh fruit as I love the combination of the flavours with the vanilla/lemony flavoured cheesecake but you don’t have to if you don’t want to!
I seriously was surprised by how much I love this recipe, even if it does take a while because of baking it, cooling it, and then leaving in the fridge over night… but if you have some time, this recipe is totally worth it. Enjoy!
New York Cheesecake!
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 300 g digestives
- 150 g unsalted butter (melted)
Cheesecake Filling
- 600 g full fat Philadelphia cream cheese
- 175 g golden caster sugar
- 30 g plain flour
- 1/2 zest of lemon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
- 3 medium eggs
- 150 ml soured cream
Fruit Coulis
- 200 g strawberries
- 100 g raspberries
- 100 g caster sugar
Decoration
- fruit coulis (as above)
- strawberries
- raspberries
- blackberries
- icing sugar
Instructions
Biscuit Base
- Preheat your oven to 220ºC/200ºC fan and find your 8"/20cm Deep Springform Tin.
- Blitz your digestive biscuits in a food processor into a fine crumb, pour in the melted unsalted butter and blitz again until combined.
- Press down firmly and refrigerate for now.
Cheesecake Filling
- In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, mix the full fat Philadelphia cream cheese for a couple of minutes till loose (on a slow speed) and then gradually add in the golden caster sugar and plain flour - still on a slow speed. (I weigh my sugar and flour into the same bowl and then spoon a bit in making sure each spoonful is incorporated fully before adding another).
- Add in the vanilla bean extract, lemon zest and lemon juice. Gradually pour in the eggs whilst still whisking slowly with the same idea above with the golden caster sugar mix (I.e. add in a bit and wait until it is incorporated fully before adding more).
- Fold through the soured cream and pour into the tin carefully.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 220ºC/200ºC fan and then reduce the oven temperature to 110ºC/90ºC fan and bake for a further 25-30 minutes.
- Once baked, leave to cool IN THE OVEN with the door ajar for 2 hours.
- Once cooled, wrap the cheesecake (still in the tin) in foil and refrigerate overnight.
- Once chilled overnight, use a knife to run around the edges of the tin and carefully remove from the tin.
Coulis
- Chop the the strawberries into quarters and remove the tops, add the strawberries and raspberries in to a pan with the sugar and heat on a medium heat.
- Mash the fruit with a fork and heat/stir until the sugar has dissolved and the fruit has become saucy.
- Pass the mixture through a sieve into a bowl and bin the mushy bits that are left.
- Refrigerate until needed.
- Decorate your cheesecake with some fresh fruit, drizzles of the coulis and a dusting of icing sugar - enjoy!
Notes
- I always recommend using a 8"/20cm Deep Springform Tin in my cheesecake recipes as it fits the mixture perfectly!
- I really do recommend leaving this recipe wrapped in foil overnight in the fridge as it will produce the texture that you want and leave a really moussey and delicious cheesecake.
- You can leave the cheesecake to cool in the oven with the door closed if you want a slightly drier texture but I prefer it open!
- I really do recommend whisking this on a SLOW setting and being patient when you whisk it - if you don't feel confident in this, its better to use a hand whisk then push it too far. Over whisking the ingredients can cause the mixture to split!
- This Cheesecake will last covered in the fridge for 3 days, you can also freeze this for up to 3 months!
ENJOY!
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Thank you for this recipe, can’t wait to make it.
Is it okay to use vanilla extract instead of the paste?
Also, is an extra yolk needed on top of the 3 eggs?
Thanks
Yes absolutely you can, and nope – as per the recipe, just 3 eggs! Hope this helps! x
Hi I’ve got a 9 inch springform tin would this recipe work for it or would I have to increase the amounts like how in your no bake cheesecake you would just increase the amount of cream cheese
Hi Jane, I have made this cheesecake before and it was a huge success. I’m hoping to make it again but half the size. I have an 8″ tin. Could you let me know how long you think I should bake it for?
Thanks!
I’ve made this into a mini cheesecake version. Once cooked rather than chill in the fridge can I just freeze straight away? My plan is to freeze in the end anyway. I’ve made the large version of this before and absolutely love it!!
Is there anyway of making this a baked chocolate cheesecake ?
Hi Jane! Can I use soft cream cheese for this recipe?
The ingredients list says 3 medium eggs but some of these comments talk about adding an extra yolk. Please can you confirm how many eggs/yolks is correct? Thanks
To make this recipe gluten free, would I just swop the digestives for gluten free digestives? x
Yes – but I would reduce the butter content by about 1/3!
Always wanted to do a baked cheesecake and so glad I finally decided to… I can’t describe how good this is! 😍 did everything to the recipe and it turned out perfect! Everyone who’s tried it also commented how good it is! xx
Oh man, this was beautiful! I made your white choc and raspberry no-bake last week, and thought I’d try this one this week. This is my first baked cheesecake ever, and as nice as last weeks was, the baked one is by far my favourite. The recipe was spot on, I changed nothing, easy to follow and great results. I’ll be making another next weekend to take to a party!
Aww thank you so much I am so happy you love the recipe xx
Hi Jane
I would really love to try this cheesecake and I have seen several other recipes for the New York and they all say to turn your oven down to 110, my oven’s lowest setting is 120. Any suggestions on what I can so as the over will be too hot on the lowest for mine?
Thanks
Christine
Hey, If it is a regular oven, not a fan oven it should be fine it might just brown slightly xx
Hi
Is it possible to swap out the sour cream for creme fraiche
Hello! Yes you can xx
Could I change the base to be a brownie instead of biscuits? Do you think it would be too soft to put the cheesecake on top of?
My springform tin is so old that there are gaps so I’ve decided to use a solid round 8″ cake tin and doubled up on the baking parchment on the base and around the sides. Fingers crossed I have no issues removing from the tin. 😬
Hi Jane, my daughter has requested a baked cheesecake for her 18th Birthday. I make malt ice cream, which my family love. She’s asked if I could make a malt baked cheesecake now ! I use malt from a jar for the ice cream, any ideas how I might adapt your recipe to make it a malt one ? Many thanks for all your gorgeous recipes 🙂
Oooh I would assume you could add some into the mixture if its the jar kind and not a powder!) x
Hi Jane, what should I do if we don’t want the lemon taste? Thanks
It doesn’t really taste of lemon – it’s just a part of the flavour of ‘New York Cheesecake’
Can you make this into mini cheesecakes? Thank you
Hi Jane
Do you absolutely have to cool it over night? Will it not stay set after it’s baked?
It needs to be in the fridge to set correctly x