creamy baked cheesecake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand® sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream, at room temperature
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (optional)

Recipe

• preheat oven to 300 degrees f. combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter; press firmly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• in large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. add eggs and lemon juice; mix well. pour into prepared pan.
• bake 50 to 55 minutes or until center is set. remove from oven; top with sour cream. bake 5 minutes longer. cool 1 hour. chill at least 4 hours. garnish with pie filling. store leftovers covered in refrigerator.