Description
Creamy baked strawberry swirl cheesecake with a rich cream cheese filling and buttery graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 32 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and diced
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 9-inch springform pan
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar and press into pan
- Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix in sugar and vanilla
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing gently
- Fold in sour cream until smooth
- Pour filling over crust
- Blend strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice until smooth
- Drop strawberry puree over batter and swirl gently with a knife
- Bake for 55–60 minutes until center is set
- Cool completely, then refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for a smooth batter
- Chill overnight for best texture and clean slices
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg