Enjoy the best of both worlds with this creamy, tangy Key lime cheesecake.

After all,Key lime pieandcheesecakeare classics for a reason.

Learn how to make Key Lime Cheesecake.

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see to it to let your cream cheese soften before mixing your ingredients.

But if you’d like to get a little fancy, why not add a few toppings?

However, the difference is slight enough that it’s not worth fretting.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake ingredients

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If that’s the case, try looking for Key lime juice.

It’ll give your cheesecake the slightly sweeter lime taste that Key limes are known for.

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The tang of citrus and cheesecake is a heavenly pair.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake stirring together crust ingredients

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(3 oz,) salted butter, melted

3Tbsp.granulated sugar

Filling:

5(8-oz.)

Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.

Stir together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and granulated sugar in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake crust pressed into pan before baking

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Press mixture on bottom and 112 inches up sides of prepared springform pan.

Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Cool Crust completely in pan on a wire rack, about 20 minutes.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake crust after baking

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Wrap outside of pan in a double layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil.

Gradually add sugar and flour, beating until smooth, about 1 minute.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake beating the softened cream cheese until smooth

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Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition.

Beat in lime zest, lime juice, and heavy whipping cream on low speed just until combined.

Pour Filling into cooled Crust.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake after adding the sugar and flour

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Make hot water bath:

Place springform pan in a roasting pan.

Add hot water to roasting pan to reach halfway up sides of springform pan.

Turn off oven, and let cheesecake stand in oven, with door partially open, 1 hour.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake adding the eggs to the batter

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Cool cheesecake:

Remove cheesecake from roasting pan, and place on wire rack.

Remove foil from outside of pan, and cool cheesecake completely, about 2 hours.

Run a knife around outer edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides of pan, if needed.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake adding the egg yolks to the batter

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Remove sides of pan.

Gradually add powdered sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form, about 112 minutes.

Place cheesecake on a serving platter; dollop with Topping, and gently spread over top of cheesecake.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake ready to pour the filling into the cooled crust

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Garnish with graham cracker crumbs and Key lime slices.

Cover any leftovers with plastic wrap, and store in refrigerator up to 5 days.

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake before baking

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