Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients: Recipe for 16 servings.

• 2 cups  graham cracker crumbs
• 1-1/4 cups  sugar, divided
  
• 6 Tbsp.  butter, melted
  
• 4 pkg.  (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  
• 1 cup  BREAKSTONE’S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  
•  zest and juice from 1 lemon
• 4  eggs

Directions:

1. HEAT oven to 325°F.
2. MIX crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter. Reserve 1/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13×9-inch pan.
3. BEAT cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream, zest and juice; mix well. Add egg whites, 1 at a time, mixing on low after each just until blended. Pour over crust; top with reserved crumb mixture.
4. BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours.