Rich, creamy decadent New York Style cheesecake made easily in your Instant pot! A small cheesecake perfect for a family night treat, a small dinner party or a romantic dessert for two.
Instant Pot 6 inch New York Style Cheesecake with a few drips of pure maple syrup. Yum!
My hubby and I ADORE cheesecake. The dessert section of this blog has many gorgeous cheesecakes due to our indulgences in this creamy, delectable dessert. The Instant Pot is a great way to make a small one just the perfect size for Dave and I. The big surprise is how good Instant pot cheesecake is!
Cheesecake is a good option for a make ahead dessert. Remember, all cheesecakes need time to set up properly. My family is guilty of eating cheescake still warm from the oven in cups with spoons because we simply could not wait. But really, the best cheesecake texture and flavor are achieved by a night in the fridge before serving time. Check out all our cheesecakes recipes here.
A delightfully rich and creamy cheesecake.
I admit to hesitancy when I first discovered cheesecake could be made in an instant pot. My first thought was ” Should it be made that way?” I didn’t want to wreck a good cheesecake dessert. I researched and discovered the instant pot is a great way to cook a cheesecake. In much less time!
The oven method requires a water bath to perfectly bake cheesecake evenly without cracking. An instant Pot is actually going to steam the cheesecake under pressure developing a creamy dense texture and steaming it to perfection without the cracking. I didn’t have to bake the crust by itself either. Just press in the crust, pour in the filling and set it in the Instant pot!
I have made cheesecake twice now in my instant pot. I made the first one a Crustless cheesecake just to see if I could. It worked just great! Same directions just omit the crust. Talk about easy!
I have made a Gluten free crustless cheesecake in my oven for years as a way to easily lighten the calories. Now I can make this crustless cheesecake (not gluten free) more quickly. This Instant Pot version is an easy recipe perfect for your instant pot with or without the crust.
Instant Pot 6 inch New York Style Cheesecake is the perfect size for a small but decadent dessert.
I have only had my wonderful Instant Pot 6 Quart DUO about a month barely scratching the surface so far with my Instant pot recipes. We are loving what this magic machine can do. More Instant Pot recipes are waiting in the wings so stay tuned 🙂
Update: I have had my instant pot six months now and have made countless recipes in it with great success. This cheesecake recipe is a reliable recipe our family LOVES.
FYI: I gave my daughter this instant pot and she adores it too. Great lil kitchen machines!
Instant Pot 6 inch New York Style Cheesecake Recipe:
- Add the crushed crackers and sugar to a mixing bowl.
- Melt butter and add to graham cracker mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Press crust mixture into bottom of greased 6-inch cheesecake pan and partially up the pan sides. Set aside.
Make Your Filling:
- Blend together cream cheese, sugar, cream, flour and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, lightly mixing until just combined.
- Pour filling into the pan, on top of the crust.
How to Cook your cheesecake in the instant pot:
- Add 1.5 cups of water to the bottom of your pressure cooker and then place the instant pot trivet with handles inside the pot.
- Place cheesecake into pressure cooker onto the trivet.
- Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve.
- Press the manual button. Set to High Pressure for 37 minutes. Allow an 18 minute natural release.
- After all pressure has been released, open pressure cooker and carefully lift the pan by the trivet handles making sure it is evenly balanced. Tilt the cheesecake pan and dab off any liquid that may have accumulated.
Now Top it and cool it down to set:
If you are out of sour cream, as I was, you can substitute greek yogurt whisked together with 1 tsp. red apple cider vinegar. The teaspoon of vinegar is optional but we loved the extra zing!
- Whisk together the Greek Yogurt mixture (or sour cream) and sugar and then spread on the hot cheesecake.
- Let the topped cheesecake cool on the instant pot wire trivet.
- Cool on your countertop until it’s easy to handle (about an hour). Set in your fridge in the springform pan until set. This will take several hours to overnight.
To Serve:
- Remove the springform pan sides and serve on the bottom plate.
- Garnish with a few drips of pure maple syrup or any topping you prefer. This cheesecake tastes wonderful all by itself too.
The instant pot actually improves the flavor and texture of cheesecake over baking them in the oven. At least we think so 🙂
Instant Pot 6 inch New York Style Cheesecake
Total Time: 2 hours
Number of servings: 8
Per Serving 357 calories
Fat 27 g
Carbs 24 g
Protein 7 g
Ingredients
- (For the Crust)
- ¾ cup Crushed Honey Maid Graham Crackers
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted
- (For the Filling)
- 16 oz Cream Cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Flour
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs, room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons Whipping/Heavy Cream
- (For the Topping)
- ½ cup heavily strained greek yogurt and 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar(or sour cream)
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
Instructions
- Instructions for the crust:
- Pour the crushed crackers and sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Melt butter and add to graham cracker mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Pour crust mixture into bottom of greased 6-inch cheesecake pan and press the crust mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan.
- Press the crust part way up the pan side.
- Filling Instructions:
- Blend together cream cheese, sugar, cream, flour and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, lightly mixing until just combined.
- Pour filling into the pan, on top of the crust.
- Instant pot cooking instructions:
- Add 1.5 cups of water to the bottom of your pressure cooker and then place the instant pot trivet with handles inside the pot.
- Place cheesecake into pressure cooker onto the trivet.
- Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve.
- Press the manual button. Set to High Pressure for 37 minutes. Allow an 18 minute natural release.
- Open the vent Open the pressure cooker and carefully lift the pan by the trivet handles making sure it is evenly balanced.
- Gently absorb any liquid on the cheescake with a paper towel.
- Whisk together the Greek yogurt, vinegar and sugar (Or sour cream and sugar, omitting the vinegar) and then spread on the hot cheesecake.
- Let cool on wire rack until cool enough to easily handle.
- Cool on your countertop until it's easy to handle. Set in your fridge in the springform pan until set. This will take several hours to overnight.
- Remove the springform pan sides and serve on the bottom plate.
- Garnish with a few drops of pure maple syrup or any topping you prefer.
Notes
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Recipe slightly adapted from This Old Gal
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