CHEESECAKE IN A JAR

Cheesecake in a jar

Recipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zkg8owjtaa8...

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Ingredients:
2 cups of graham crackers (crushed up, use a bag and muddle to crunch up all the gram cracker)
2 tablespoons of sugar
8 tablespoons of melted butter (a stick of butter)
4 - 8oz packs of Cream Cheese (let come to room temperature) 
3/4 cup of Sugar
4 Eggs (let come to room temperature) 
1/2 cup of sour cream
1 whole Vanilla Bean (carefully cut the bean down the side and use a knife to scrape out the beans. If you are using paste it should be about 1/4 a teaspoon) Or a tablespoon of vanilla extract.  
1 teaspoon Zest of Lemon (use a very fine hand grater and zest the lemon right in the bowl at the end)


Directions:

1. Make the crust, mix graham crackers, sugar and melted butter all in a bowl until the butter has coated all the crackers and set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl add the cream cheese and sugar, mix well. Add one egg at a time with the mixer on medium. Once the eggs have folded in add the sour cream, vanilla bean and lemon zest. I usually let this mix for 4 minutes on high to get the perfect consistency. 
3. Now prepare the jars: Spray each clean jar with non-stick or rub with butter. Add three teaspoons of the crust mixture to each jar and use a muddle to pound the crust mixture into the jar, making a little crust. 
4. Add the Cheesecake filling. To make this painless and clean, add the filling to a plastic gallon freezer bag. Cut a 1 inch hole in the corner and fill each jar up, leaving 1/3 empty. (The cheesecake puffs up when it bakes in the jar and you will need room for the sweets on top! )
** If you want to add fruit to your cheesecake, after you make the crust, throw in any fruit you like. If you want to take an extra step and make a compote, throw your fruit, sugar and water into a small pot and cook down, spoon that into the bottom and put your cheesecake filling on top.  ** 
4. Bake: To bake, add the jars (leaving room between them so they can properly and evenly bake) to a baking dish with high walls. Pour hot water in the tray filling it up 1/2 the way. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 30 minutes! 
5. Take the jars out of the oven and place on a cooling rack using tongs. Once they have cooled (about 20 minutes) add your decorative fruit, heavy whipping cream or whatever feeds your soul to the top and close the lid.
6. Enjoy!