PHILADELPHIA® 3-STEP® Crème Brûlée Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 16 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 1  egg yolk 
• 6 oz ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust 
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 1 Tbsp water 
• 2  eggs whole

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer
• broiler

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. Add whole eggs and egg yolk; mix until blended.
3. Pour into pie crust.
4. Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
5. Preheat broiler just before serving.
6. Mix brown sugar and water; spread over cheesecake.
7. Place on baking sheet. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until topping is hot and bubbly.
8. Serve immediately. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.