Creamy Cheese Pie

ingredients

• servings: 1
• 10 graham crackers, crushed
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• to make crust: in a small bowl, mix together crushed graham crackers and melted butter or margarine. press mixture into bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
• to make filling: in a medium mixing bowl whip cream cheese until fluffy. beat in 3/4 cup sugar, then add eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and lemon juice. mix until smooth. pour into crust.
• bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until set around edges. remove and cool 5 minutes.
• to make topping: mix together sour cream, 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. spread over top of pie and return to oven for 10 minutes. chill at least 5 hours before serving.