Taste of Cinnamon Cheesecake

     I love this cheesecake, it is a more dense cheesecake then the NY style one that I make but, the taste is wonderful. Don't have cinnamon chips? that's ok! you can just increase the ground cinnamon a bit and get the same great taste! drizzle caramel over the top and you'd be singing a happy song for sure! Enjoy! Diane 

Taste of Cinnamon Cheesecake

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Graham Cracker Crust
9 inch spring form pan
8 graham crackers, finely crushed (about 1 cup)
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 Tbsp. white sugar
1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Crush graham crackers into crumbs, add melted butter and 3 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.

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Cheesecake Filling
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 Cup white sugar 
1/2 tsp vanilla extract 
2 eggs
1 cup cinnamon chips
1 Tbs ground cinnamon 

Adjust oven to 350ºF.
Let crust cool on countertop while you make the filling - raise oven temp to 350. 
Beat softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs and ground cinnamon with mixer until well blended. Fold in cinnamon chips. 

Pour batter over crust. Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. and slightly golden. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 2 hours.

Recipe by: Diane Baker
Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home
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