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Sweet Cheese Pie

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 3/4 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 6 to 8 dessert servings

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (from nine 4 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch crackers)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 lb whole-milk cottage cheese
3 large eggs
2/3 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch glass pie plate.

    Step 2

    Stir together crumbs, butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt with a rubber spatula until combined well. Press crumbs evenly onto bottom and side of pie plate. Chill crust 10 minutes.

    Step 3

    Stir together remaining ingredients (including 1/2 cup sugar), then pour into crust. Bake until filling is puffed, pale golden, and lightly set, about 1 hour.

    Step 4

    Cool to warm on a rack, about 30 minutes.

TagsPieDessertAmericanGraham CrackerCheeseDairyNut FreeEasyBakingGourmet
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