Here at Alcoeur Gardens, we pride ourselves in truly treating our residents like family. We are always learning more and more about who they are everyday. We recently had a lovely conversation with one of our residents Annette who gave us a little look into who she is and shared her incredible cheesecake recipe! Keep reading to see a message from Annette and to get her recipe so you can try it for yourself!
"Hi, my name is Annette and I grew up in Toms River. I belong to St. Joseph's Church. I think that I have the best cheese cake in town. I would like everyone to have this wonderful cake."
Annette's Cheesecake
4 - 3 oz packages of cream cheese
2 - eggs (beaten)
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
12-14 graham crackers
1/4 cup butter (melted)
-Beat cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice until totally mixed.
Graham Cracker Crust
-Crush graham crackers.
-Roll them with a rolling pin and combine with melted butter.
-Press into 9 inch pie tin and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Allow to cool completely.
-Pour the cream cheese mixture into the baked crust and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
-Add Sour cream topping
1 cup of sour cream
3 1/2 tablespoons of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
-Bake for another 10 minutes.
Allow to cool completely then refrigerate overnight or for atleast 5 hours.