Favorite Lemon Mousse Cheesecake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 graham crackers, crushed
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 large lemons
• 24 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 -4 large eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 -4 large egg yolks, strained through a sieve
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to center position, preheat oven to 325f degrees.
• 2 combine grushed graham crackers, melted butter and 1/4 c sugar.
• 3 press mixture into the bottom of a 10" springform pan comin up about 1" on the sides.
• 4 seal the outside of the pan in foil and set in a baking dish.
• 5 add water to the baking dish to come up about 1" on the side.
• 6 bake crust for 10 minutes.
• 7 zest lemons until you have 1 tbls of lemon zest.
• 8 place zest in a small bowl and set aside.
• 9 squeeze the lemons to acquire 3/4 c lemon juice and set aside.
• 10 in a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 11 gradually add 1-1/4 cups of sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• 12 add egg yolks, flour, lemon juice and zest and beat until smooth.
• 13 in a separate mixing bowl, whip the egg whites to soft peaks.
• 14 add remaining sugar to the egg whites and continue to whip until soft peaks have formed.
• 15 fold the egg whites into the lemon batter.
• 16 pour batter into the crust.
• 17 bake cheesecake until set ans golden, about 55-65 minutes.
• 18 remove from oven and cool in the pan on a cooling rack, about 4 hours.
• 19 once cooled, refrigerate uncovered until chilled.
• 20 add pre-made lemon curd on top of cheesecake.
• 21 loosen side with a spatula before unmolding and serve.
• 22 lemon curd---------------.
• 23 over medium heat, whisk to combine yolks zest, lemon juice and sugar in a 1 quart saucepan.
• 24 cook for approximatley 8 minutes until the mixture thickens and looks smooth.
• 25 remove saucepan from heat and add butter, 1 piece at a time with a wooden spoon until it's fully incorporated.
• 26 pour mixture into a bowl and put plastic directly on top of the mixture.
• 27 let cool on the counter, then refrigerate.