Straightforward Cheesecake Pie (Recipe & Video)

This simple cheesecake pie is ideal for cheesecake lovers who need a faster, simpler different to creating a traditional cheesecake. The sleek and creamy filling sits is simply 6 easy substances, and there’s no springform pan or water tub step required. It’s scrumptious by itself, or you may prime it with raspberry sauce, whipped cream, lemon curd, recent berries, or salted caramel.

This pie recipe wasn’t really in my authentic plan for posting on the web site, but it surely simply type of… occurred. I used to be engaged on perfecting the recipe and approach for graham cracker crust, and wanted one thing simple and dependable to make use of on repeat for a filling… roughly 75 cheesecake pies later, I believed: Effectively, I ought to in all probability share this recipe, too!

Right here’s Why You’ll Love This Straightforward Cheesecake Pie

• It’s cheesecake… with out the fuss
• Batter & crust come collectively rapidly
• Identical velvety, creamy texture and tangy-sweet style as my traditional cheesecake
• 6 easy substances, plus a 3-ingredient graham cracker crust
• Bakes and cools a lot sooner than an everyday cheesecake
• It’s very adaptable to style and season, relying on toppings

What Is the Distinction Between Cheesecake and Cheesecake Pie?

As we speak’s cheesecake pie is sort of a common cheesecake, solely (1) the filling layer isn’t as thick and tall and (2) you bake it in a pie dish as an alternative of a springform pan. Mainly, the style and texture are the identical, however you don’t have as a lot filling in every chew.

In case you’re within the temper for actual, traditional cheesecake… positively put within the effort and time to make an actual, traditional cheesecake. Nonetheless, in case you love cheesecake and don’t have the power for a water tub, unintentionally over-baking or under-baking it, exceptionally lengthy cooling and chilling instances, plus the potential of giant cracks on the floor, simply make a cheesecake pie!

(As a result of common cheesecake could be finicky, proper?!)

I’ve made a minimum of 12 of those prior to now few weeks and each single style tester, neighbor, member of the family, and good friend has mentioned it tastes precisely like common cheesecake. (And that’s as a result of it’s! Solely thinner!) You’re going to like this dessert.

Can I Skip the Water Bathtub?

Sure! As if there wasn’t sufficient to steer you to make this cheesecake pie! You see, water baths are used to assist an egg-heavy dessert like conventional cheesecake bake in a moist atmosphere. The humidity evenly bakes the wealthy and creamy filling so it doesn’t burn, sink, and/or crack. Since at the moment’s filling isn’t as tall, we don’t have these issues. So, skip the water tub at the moment!

Success Ideas for a Good Graham Cracker Crust

We’re utilizing my perfected graham cracker crust recipe. You want 3 substances together with graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. The ratio of substances is crucial and what you’ll discover beneath (and in addition on the graham cracker crust web page) yields a crisp, crumbly crust that holds form superbly. However what’s extra essential than the substances is the approach you employ to press the crust into the pan.

Through the years, I’ve discovered precisely what makes and (actually) breaks an ideal graham cracker crust:

1. Use your arms first: Press the underside and across the sides with medium-firm strain till the crumbs aren’t transferring round anymore—you don’t need any unfastened crumbs. You possibly can even use a small flat-bottomed measuring cup to assist {smooth} out the floor.
2. Don’t pack too tightly: The crust must be compact, so it doesn’t crumble aside, however not so tight that it bakes into a tough, dense crust. You actually simply need to pack it till the form has set and it’s now not crumbly.
3. Preserve it rounded: This sounds a bit odd, however you don’t need a proper angle on the backside edges the place the edges and the underside meet. As an alternative, you need it somewhat bit rounded so it stays related if you slice into it—so the aspect crust doesn’t instantly separate from the underside crust. Slide a spoon across the inside the crust the place the edges and backside meet, to get that rounded form.

Right here is a photograph of the rounded crust. You’ll want to pre-bake this for 10 minutes earlier than including the filling.

Seize These 6 Substances for the Filling:

1. Blocks of Cream Cheese: Philadelphia cream cheese isn’t affiliated with this publish, but it surely IS my favourite cream cheese model. Whichever model you employ, be sure to’re utilizing blocks of full-fat cream cheese and never the cream cheese you employ for spreading on bagels. Ensure you do the identical when making cream cheese frosting and strawberry cream cheese pie.
2. Granulated Sugar: You’ll love that this cheesecake isn’t overly candy. Vanilla sugar can be nice right here.
3. Bitter Cream: My staff and I examined this cheesecake pie a number of (a number of!!!!) instances and there was a serious distinction between the pies with bitter cream and the pies with out bitter cream. You want 1/4 cup of bitter cream to assist bind and {smooth} out the filling so it tastes creamy. With out it, the filling tasted like cream cheese, not cheesecake.
4. Vanilla Extract: Be happy to make use of do-it-yourself vanilla extract on this pie!
5. Lemon Juice: A splash of lemon juice provides somewhat freshness and I don’t advocate leaving it out. The cheesecake doesn’t style like lemons.
6. Eggs: A primary ingredient in any baked cheesecake! Cautious to not over-mix these, and make sure you add them proper on the finish.

Be happy to make use of the swirl and filling from these white chocolate raspberry cheesecake bars as an alternative.

Pour the filling into the nice and cozy pre-baked crust, after which bake:

Can I Add Chocolate Chips to the Filling?

I don’t know if anybody would even ask this query, however I like chocolate chips in cheesecakes and the reply is YES! Be happy so as to add 3/4 cups mini or common chocolate chips to the batter. (What we do when making amaretto cheesecake.) This model can be tasty served with salted caramel on prime.

Cooling & Chilling is a Breeze

You understand how it’s important to wait just a few hours for an everyday cheesecake to chill after which it’s important to wait some extra for it to relax within the fridge? You’re doing the identical factor right here, solely in a fraction of the time. The cheesecake cools for about 1 hour at room temperature (no have to let it cool within the oven like some cheesecake recipes!) and then you definitely chill it for about 2-3 hours earlier than serving.

Low upkeep cheesecake!

What to Serve With Cheesecake Pie

You possibly can, after all, serve the cheesecake pie plain however I like so as to add raspberry sauce, whipped cream, and recent raspberries. Or you may spruce it up with:

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