Summer Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lemons, zest of
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup sliced strawberry
• 1 cup sliced nectarine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 mix cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl until crumbly.
• 4 press mixture into prepared pan.
• 5 bake for 10 minutes.
• 6 let cool completely.
• 7 beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer set on medium-high for 2 minutes.
• 8 beat in 1 cup sugar.
• 9 add flour and lemon zest; beat until combined.
• 10 on low speed, beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 11 add sour cream and vanilla; beat until blended.
• 12 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 13 bake cheesecake until center is almost set, about 1 hour.
• 14 let cool completely.
• 15 loosen cheesecake from side of pan with a knife and remove the pan side.
• 16 arrange strawberries and nectarines over top.