Creamy Crab Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup crushed butter flavored cracker (about 25 crackers, ritz or club)
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sour cream, divided
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons grated onions
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon seafood seasoning
• 2 drops hot pepper sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
• seafood seasoning (optional)
• assorted cracker
• bagel chips
• toasted bread

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter.
• 2 press onto the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• 3 bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• 4 cool on a wire rack.
• 5 reduce heat to 325°.
• 6 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sour cream until smooth.
• 7 add eggs; beat on low just until combined.
• 8 add onion, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, hot pepper sauce, and pepper; beat just until blended.
• 9 fold in crab.
• 10 pour over crust.
• 11 bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 12 cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 13 carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
• 14 cool 1 hour longer.
• 15 spread remaining sour cream over top.
• 16 refrigerate overnight.
• 17 remove sides of pan.
• 18 let stand at room temp for 30 minutes before serving.
• 19 sprinkle with seafood seasoning if desired.
• 20 serve with assorted crackers, etc.