Philadelphia Vanilla Mousse Cheesecake (courtesy Of Real Simple)

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 40 vanilla wafers, crushed (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages . philadelphia cream cheese, softened, divided
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip topping, thawed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 mix wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 beat 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tbsp vanilla with mixer until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each, just until blended.
• 5 pour over crust.
• 6 bake 50 to 55 minute or until center is almost set.
• 7 run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely in pan (leaving rim on).
• 8 beat remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer in large bowl until well blended.
• 9 whisk in cool whip.
• 10 spread over cheesecake.
• 11 refrigerate for 4 hours.
• 12 remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake.
• 13 garnish with fresh berries if desired.