THREE INGREDIENT CHEESECAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Make crumb crust as directed. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy and add eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla and sugar, beating on low speed until each ingredient is incorporated and scraping down bowl between additions.
• Put springform pan with crust in a shallow baking pan. Pour filling into crust and bake in baking pan (to catch drips) in middle of oven 45 minutes, or until cake is set 3 inches from edge but center is still slightly wobbly when pan is gently shaken. Let stand in baking pan on a rack 5 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Stir together sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Drop spoonfuls of topping around edge of cake and spread gently over center, smoothing evenly. Bake cake with topping 10 minutes.
• Run a knife around top edge of cake to loosen and cool completely in springform pan on rack. (Cake will continue to set as it cools.) Chill cake, loosely covered, at least 6 hours. Remove side from pan and transfer cake to a plate. Bring to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl using a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese until smooth, 1 minute. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix 1 minute. Add egg yolks and mix until fully combined, 2 minutes. In another large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes. Gently fold egg whites into the sweetened condensed milk mixture until fully combined. Tightly wrap an 8" or 9” springform pan with aluminum foil and spray insides with cooking spray. Transfer batter to pan, then place the pan in a large baking dish. Pour enough boiling water into the baking dish to reach 1/3 of the way up the outside of the cheesecake pan. Bake 50 minutes, then turn off heat and let cool in oven for 1 hour. Let cool completely until ready to serve. Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.