Strawberry Cheesecake

 
This Strawberry Cheesecake recipe is a hit with everyone! It has a buttery graham cracker crust  a creamy cheesecake filling a sweet and tangy sour cream topping and finished with a fresh strawberry sauce. It is based on my super popular Perfect Cheesecake Recipe! I also have a NoBake Cheesecake that would work so well with this strawberry sauce!
Strawberry Cheesecake
When it comes to Spring I look forward to all of the fresh strawberries. Not only do they smell amazing but they make the best fresh strawberry cheesecake. I have a handy dandy strawberry slicer that makes slicing them for the top of the strawberry cheesecake a breeze.

I just want to be super clear with this recipe though this is a Cheesecake with Strawberry Topping. Not to be confused with a strawberry cheesecake that has strawberries IN it. I have two versions of that if you happen to be looking for other options! Real Strawberry Cheesecake and NoBake Strawberry Cheesecake.
Strawberry Cheesecake Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crumbs   For a shortcut grab the prepackaged graham cracker crumbs in the baking aisle. You can make your own crumbs by adding graham crackers into a plastic bag and crushing them with a rolling pin. Or use a food processorButter I always use unsalted butter when baking to control the salt content. Salted butter also tends to have a higher water ratio and can affect the outcome of cheesecakes Cream Cheese Always use blocks of highquality fullfat cream cheese. Allow it to come up to room temperature before using it for a cheesecake filling Granulated Sugar Superfine granulated sugar is my goto but you can also use regular granulated sugar Confectioners Sugar This is a must for situations where granulated sugar will leave the recipe grainy like in our sour cream cheesecake topping Sour Cream Always use a fullfat sour cream to provide a light creamy texture to the cheesecake filling Vanilla Extract A great quality pure vanilla extract is always a must when its the primary flavor for a recipe. I prefer McCormickEggs Room temperature eggs are easier incorporated into the cheesecake filling. Get more info on room temperature ingredients hereStrawberries Use fresh ripe strawberries for the strawberry topping.
How to Make Strawberry Cheesecake
To create the best strawberry cheesecake recipe you first need to make the graham cracker crust.
Mix the graham cracker crumbs sugar and melted butter together and press into a 9inch springform pan. Bake