Old Fashioned Cream Cheese Pie

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350℉.

Step 2

Place graham crackers in a food processor and process until crumb are formed or place them in a zipped topped plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.

Step 3

Place crumbs into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add melted butter to crumbs and mix until well combined. Mixture will be granular and look similar to rough sandy.

Step 4

Transfer cookie crumbs into a 9 inch pie pan. Using the back of a 1/4 cup measuring cup press cookie mixture tightly into the bottom of the pie pan and up the sides.

Step 5

Bake for 10-12 mins. Remove from oven and set aside.

Step 6

To a stand mixer or large mixing bowl add cream cheese and beat until smooth.

Step 7

Add sugar, vanilla and lemon juice. Continue beating umtil well combined.

Step 8

Add 1 egg and beat until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl and repeat with second egg.

Step 9

Pour filling into graham cracker crust. Bake for 15-20 mins.

Step 10

Pull from oven and let cool for 5 mins.

Step 11

Meanwhile, mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla together until smooth.

Step 12

Gently spread sour cream mixture over pie.

Step 13

Return to oven to bake an additional 10 mins.

Step 14

Let cool for about 10 mins and then place in refrigerator to chill for 5 hours before serving.