Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake

My all-time favourite dessert is cheesecake just plain and simple cheesecake! I won’t turn down a flavoured, loaded cheesecake, but I love a plain, tall and creamy cheesecake. This recipe for Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake is by far my favourite!

Slice of crustless, plain cheesecake on decorative plate.

I am celebrating my new and updated blog and the best way to celebrate is with my favourite dessert Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake! After being on blogger since the start of my blogging days I decided to make the bold move over to wordpress. To say this caused me some anxiety is an understatement. I am not the most tech savvy person, something my family tells me all the time. Their only help is to say “just google it”. So stick with me through this huge learning curve and many wonky mistakes.  Please don’t be afraid to drop me a note if things don’t quite look right.

Whole cheesecake with golden brown top, made without a crust.

This is an incredible cheesecake recipe, tall, creamy and smooth. I made this recipe without a crust, but if you prefer a simple graham crust will work great. I love my cheesecake plain but if you like serve it with berries and whipped cream, caramel or  even chocolate sauce. My recipe for 5 Minutes Strawberry Sauce is amazing with Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake! One very important thing when making cheesecake is to have all the ingredients at room temperature or you will have lumps in your cheesecake!! Also be sure to use a 10 inch springform pan. This cake rising quite a bit while baking and will spill over in a small cake pan.

Slice of plain crustless cheesecake on decorative plate with whole cheesecake in background.
Slice of crustless, plain cheesecake on decorative plate.

Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake

Laureen King
My favourite dessert is cheesecake and this recipe makes an amazing tall and creamy New York cheesecake with no crust.
4.26 from 2482 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 538 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 32 ounces cream cheese (4 packages) room temperature
  • 5 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 cups sour cream room temperature
  • 8 tablespoon butter room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 vanilla beans can substitute 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Tightly wrap 2 layers of aluminum foil around the outside of a 10 inch springform pan covering bottom and sides.
  • Generously coat inside of pan with butter.
  • Preheat oven to 300ยบ F.
  • Using an electric mixer with paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  • Add eggs one at a time until blended.
  • Add sour cream and mix until smooth.
  • Add sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and lemon juice, beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.
  • Pour into springform pan and place in a roasting pan large enough to prevent sides from touching.
  • Place into oven and carefully pour boiling water into roasting pan to reach halfway up sides of springform pan. (be careful not to splash any water onto cake)
  • Bake for 2 hours, or until cake is lightly browned on top. My oven is a convection oven, so bake time in regular oven may be longer.
  • Remove from water bath (bain-marie), remove foil and cool completely at room temperature before unlatching and removing rim.
  • Cover and refrigerate until well chilled (best to leave chill overnight). Cake must be well chilled to set properly.
  • Serve plain or with berries and whipped cream or even caramel sauce.

Notes

* because this cheesecake is crustless, I don’t remove it from the lower part of the cake pan.
* be sure to use 10 inch springform pan or build up sides of smaller cake pan with parchment paper. Cake will raise while baking and will spill over in smaller cake pan.
Recipe was adapted from Jim Fobel’s Old-Fashioned Baking Book

Nutrition

Calories: 538kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 8gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 211mgSodium: 374mgPotassium: 190mgSugar: 28gVitamin A: 1620IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 0.8mg
Keyword New York Cheesecake, Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake, cheesecake
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My recipe for 5 Minute Strawberry Sauce tastes amazing with this cheesecake!

Glass jar filled with homemade strawberry sauce. Wooden spoon scooping sauce out of jar.
slice of creamy New York Cheesecake on a plate

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Slice of crustless, plain cheesecake on decorative plate.

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