Yum Yum Cheesecake!

So, I know a TON of people that wanted my cheesecake recipe that I used of my cheesecake pops.  So, I'm gonna post it here :D

Ingredients

• 15 graham crackers, crushed
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch springform pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter. Press onto bottom of springform pan.
3. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, and then mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate. Mix in sour cream, vanilla and flour until smooth. Pour filling into prepared crust.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven with the door closed for 5 to 6 hours; this prevents cracking. Chill in refrigerator until serving.

Now this is what I use to make a cheesecake.  BUT, remember, I'm posting this for use with my cheesecake pops, in which case you don't have to worry about it cracking.  Once you make the cheesecake and it's all done, just throw it in the mixer.  I throw mine in the kitchen aid for a few minutes (yes, graham cracker crust and all).  If it's still really gooey, I add more graham cracker crumbs.  

Once I feel like it looks good, I pull out a spoon full and drop it into a tray full of graham cracker crumbs.  Get the whole thing a nice coat, THEN you can roll them into nice balls!  

Once they're in the balls you freeze them for a few hours then they're ready to make into pops!

 

Just heat chocolate candy melts in the micro at 30 second intervals, stirring in between EVERY time.

Once it's ready, take your lollipop sticks and dip the end into the chocolate, then stick that end into the cheesecake ball.  Give it time to harden before actually dipping the WHOLE thing into chocolate.  

 I like to do mine in two batches.  So I usually have two pans of balls and if one pan is out, the other is in the freezer.  So I get the sticks in all the balls on one tray and put it in the freezer, then do the other tray and put those in the freezer and take the other tray out to dip in chocolate.... kinda confusing, you get it?  lol

 

Anyway, you can find my post on my Cheesecake pops here...

 My Cheesecake is cool, My cheesecake is Poppin'! 

 

And REMEMBER, just like I said in the post I link too.. if you can't make a good tasting cheesecake for nothin, DON'T!  Go buy one!  lol  Or if you're running short on time and don't have HOURS to let a cheesecake cook and cool and this and that....  Just go buy one and throw it in the mixer.  Honestly, it's not a big deal and a nice time saver tip.  Especially if you're making these last minute for a big event... you don't want to show up with funky tasting cheesecake!  lol  And that lesson does go for ALL cake pops.  You could literally go buy almost any cake from the store, mix it up and turn it to cake balls.  You may have to add more frosting or graham cracker... things along those lines, but for the most part you should be safe that way.  And that's AWESOME if you're not a good baker.  The chocolate dipping part is easy!