PHILADELPHIA Classic Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 32 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 4  eggs 
• 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 3 Tbsp sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• springform pan

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Mix graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
3. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended.
4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
5. Pour over crust.
6. Bake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Loosen cheesecake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.