New York Style Cheesecake with Strawberries is a incredibly delicious and sumptuous desserts. try for christmas eve.

Ingredients 

Graham Cracker Crust:

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup sugar

In bowl, combine all ingredients. Press

crumbs firmly into bottom and up 1/2"

of sides of 9" Springform pan. Set aside.

Cheesecake Filling:

15 oz. container Sorrento® Whole Milk

or Part Skim Ricotta Cheese

8 oz. package cream cheese

1-1/3 cup sugar

2 whole eggs

2 egg yolks

1 tsp. grated lemon rind

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Mix cream cheese and sugar at medium

speed until smooth, about 3 minutes.

Scrape bowl. Add ricotta and mix 1 minute.

Scrape bowl and add eggs, yolks, lemon

rind, lemon juice and vanilla.

Mix for 2 minutes. Pour batter into crust.

Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Remove

from oven and cool for 1 hour.

Sour Cream Topping:

2 cups sour cream

1/4 cup sugar

Berries:

1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced

3 Tbsp. sugar

Method 

Preheat oven to 350° degrees F. 

Place a cake pan filled with water on the lowest rack of oven to create extra moisture and prevent cake from cracking.

Prepare Topping: With spoon or whisk, mix sour cream and sugar until smooth. Spread evenly on top of cake.

Return cake to oven for 7 minutes to set topping. Remove and cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours.

Mix berries with sugar. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve cake. Run sharp knife around edge and remove cake.

Cut into slices and top with spoonful of strawberries.

Serves 10.