Easter Bunny's Favorite Carrot Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/3 cups chopped carrots, cooked and pureed
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine crumbs and sugar; stir in butter.
• 2 press onto the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
• 3 place on a baking sheet.
• 4 bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes.
• 5 cool on a wire rack.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth.
• 7 add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
• 8 stir in the cream, cornstarch, sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice and cinnamon.
• 9 fold in carrots.
• 10 pour into crust.
• 11 place pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 16 inches square).
• 12 securely wrap foil around pan.
• 13 place in a larger baking pan.
• 14 add 1 inches of hot water to larger pan.
• 15 bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes until center is just set.
• 16 combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over filling.
• 17 bake 7-10 minutes longer.
• 18 remove pan from water bath.
• 19 cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 20 carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.
• 21 refrigerate overnight.
• 22 remove sides of pan.