French Style Cheesecake with Vanilla Wafer Crust
Recipe courtesy of “Cookin’ Savvy”
Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups vanilla wafers crushed
- 1 stick butter melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cheesecake:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- To make crust: Mix crushed vanilla wafers, melted butter and sugar; press into pie pan or individual pudding cups.
- To make whipped cream: In large bowl, using electric mixer, mix heavy cream, sugar and vanilla until thickened into whipped cream.
- To make cheesecake: Add softened cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar to whipped cream bowl. Using electric mixer, mix until smooth. Pour over vanilla wafer crust and chill 3 hours.