Lindy's NY Cheesecake! InstaPot

Pressure Cooker New York 

Cheesecake (6 inch Cheesecake)

Prep 
Time

25 mins

Cook 
Time

35 mins

Total 
Time

1 hr 2 mins

This Pressure Cooker New York Cheesecake is inspired by Lindy's Restaurant in New York, known for their famous Cheesecake. This will blow your mind. Really it will!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6 servings

Author: This Old Gal

Ingredients

Crust
3/4 cup Honey Maid Graham Crackers(crushed)
2 teaspoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons Butter melted

Filling

16 oz Cream Cheese room  temperature
1/2 cup Sugar
2 teaspoons All Purpose Flour (optional)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon Orange Peel grated
1/2 teaspoon Lemon Peel grated
2 Eggs room temperature
1 Egg Yolk room temperature
1/4 cup Whipping/Heavy Cream
1 pinch Sea Salt
Crème Fraîche Layer

1/2 cup Sour Cream
2 teaspoons Sugar

Instructions:

1. Please read my article Perfect Pressure Cooker Cheesecake Tips & Guide, before proceeding.

Crust

1. Add cookies and sugar to the bowl of food processor and pulse a couple of times, until small crumbs form. Melt butter in microwave or on stove top and add to graham cracker mixture. Pulse until just combined.
2. Pour cookie mixture into bottom of greased 6-inch cheesecake pan and press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan and no more than one inch up along the sides.
3. Place pan with crust into freezer for 20 minutes while you mix up the filling.

Filling

1. Blend together cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, flour, grated peels, salt and vanilla extract until smooth.
2. Add eggs and yolk, one at a time, lightly mixing until just combined. Do not over mix the eggs.
3. Pour filling into the pan, on top of the crust.

Cook

1. Add 1.5 cups of water to the bottom of your pressure cooker and then place a trivet inside the pot.
2. Cover the cheesecake first with a paper towel and then with a piece of aluminum foil and loosely secure the foil.
3. Place cheesecake into pressure cooker using a sling.
4. Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve.  Cook at High Pressure for 35 minutes. Allow an 18 minute natural release.
5. After all pressure has been released, open pressure cooker and gently remove the pan. Remove the foil and paper towel. Tilt the cheesecake pan and dab off any liquid that may have accumulated.
6. The center (no more than an inch) will be slightly jiggly (not wet, JIGGLY), but don't worry. The heat that is trapped inside will continue to cook the center while the cheesecake cools.

Crème Fraîche Layer

1. Whisk together the sour cream and sugar to make a Sweet Crème Fraîche and then spread on the hot cheesecake.  Let cool on wire rack for at least one hour.
2. Lightly cover and place in refrigerator overnight.  Cheesecake can be removed from pan after an hour in the refrigerator.

Directions:

Cheesecake needs a full 24 hours to set properly, develop flavor and become dense.  Otherwise, the Cheesecake will be eggy, light, not dense and flavorless.

If there is liquid on the top of your cheesecake, put it back into the Pressure Cooker for 5 more minutes with a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release.

Any kind of Crispy Cookie Crumbs can be used, such as Nilla Wafers, Shortbread, Ginger Snaps, Chocolate Thins, Biscoff, Oreo, Lorna Dune, etc. Biscoff Cookies work best for the crispest crust.

Yogurt can be substituted for Sour Cream.  Add additional sugar, if needed.

Use extra flour if you want a denser filling and/or add 5 minutes to your cook time.  Omit flour for a creamier cheesecake.

If using a 7 inch Cheesecake Pan for this recipe as is, reduce cook time by 5 minutes.

For a taller 7 inch Cheesecake, increase recipe by one half the amount and cook for 37 minutes.

For an 8 inch Cheesecake, double the recipe and cook for 40 minutes.

If using the mini 4 inch pans, divide into three mini pans and cook for 12 minutes, with an 18 minute Natural Pressure Release.

If using 5 inch pans, cook for 17 minutes, with an 18 minute Natural Pressure Release.

For Single Serving Jar Cheesecake
8 oz Wide Mouth Glass Jar - cook 7 minutes
4 oz Wide Mouth Glass Jar - cook 4 minutes
16 oz Glass Jars - DON'T DO IT!
15 minute Natural Pressure Release