Creamy Lemon Cheesecake

4.84 from 6 votes

Easy Creamy Lemon Cheesecake is made with only 8 ingredients and is absolutely delicious. Add this yummy cheesecake recipe to your list of lemon desserts!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesecake, lemon desserts

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 231cal

Author Joanne Schweitzer

Ingredients

2 8 oz. pkgs of Philadelphia brand cream cheese softened
½ cup of white granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla extract
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 Graham cracker Pie crust

Instructions

Remove cream cheese from refrigerator for about 30 minutes to soften or in microwave on defrost setting.
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Put the softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed for two minutes.
Use a zester to remove lemon zest from peel. You only need 1 tsp.
Add sugar, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice to the cream cheese until mixed.
Add eggs, one at a time and continue to mix. Pour cream cheese mixture into the pie crust.
Bake on 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Let cool for one hour and then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving or in freezer for two hours.

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Notes

Cooling and Storage:

After the cheesecake has cooled for about an hour, refrigerate it for 4 hours before serving. Need it faster? Put it in the freezer for two hours and then refrigerate until ready to serve.

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