Elaine's Cheese Pie Royale

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (20 crackers)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• cinnamon, to sprinkle
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream

Recipe

• 1 have all engredients at room temperature.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 3 crust:.
• 4 make graham crackers into crumbs by placing ia plastic bag and crushing with a rolling pin or in a food processor.
• 5 combine cracker crumbs, melted butter and 2 tablespoons sugar.
• 6 press into a 9-inch springform pan.
• 7 filling:.
• 8 in a mixing bowl, beat eggs thoroughly.
• 9 gradually add 1/2 cup sugar.
• 10 add cream cheese a little at a time, beating between each addition until smooth.
• 11 add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• 12 pour filling into crust.
• 13 sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
• 14 bake for 20 minutes.
• 15 cool.
• 16 topping:.
• 17 increase oven temperature to 400°f.
• 18 combine sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• 19 spread topping over baked filling.
• 20 bake for 5 minutes.
• 21 place in refrigerator to cool.
• 22 enjoy!
• 23 refrigerate any leftovers.