By Family Features | Contributor

French Style Cheesecake with Vanilla Wafer Crust

Recipe courtesy of “Cookin’ Savvy”

Total time: 25 minutes, plus 3 hours refrigeration 

Servings: 8

Crust:

2          cups vanilla wafers, crushed

1          stick butter, melted

1/4       cup brown sugar

Whipped Cream:

1          cup heavy cream

3          tablespoons sugar

1          teaspoon vanilla

Cheesecake:

8          ounces cream cheese, softened

1          teaspoon vanilla

1/2       cup powdered sugar

To make crust: Mix crushed vanilla wafers, melted butter and sugar; press into pie pan or individual pudding cups.

To make whipped cream: In large bowl, using electric mixer, mix heavy cream, sugar and vanilla until thickened into whipped cream.

To make cheesecake: Add softened cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar to whipped cream bowl. Using electric mixer, mix until smooth. Pour over vanilla wafer crust and chill 3 hours.

Find more summer dessert ideas at Culinary.net.