Nana’s Cheesecake with Praline Topping!

This Nana’s cheesecake recipe was a staple for all of our family gatherings.  I cherish the memories of all the family gatherings and Nana bringing her Cheesecake.  

I never made this recipe until after Nana passed away.  My mom had given me her recipe box, since I am the one in the family who loves to bake.

I found the coveted recipe and decided I would give it a try.  The first time I made the recipe, it was not smooth and creamy, it had air bubbles in both layers.  I thought oh great, I never will get to ask Nana the secret in how to make her cheesecake.  I did some reading online and found out that it is best to have the all the ingredients at room temperature, so this is what I did for the next go around.  It worked, it looked and tasted like the cheesecake that Nana had to bring to all of our family functions.  

 I usually make it in the same pan that she did.  It is an old metal baking tray with a metal slide-off lid.  I asked to have the pan if I were to make the recipe, I needed the pan too.  It sounds crazy, I know, but that pan has a soft spot in my heart.  Since I was sharing the recipe with you, my readers, I decided to make it in a regular spring-loaded cheesecake baking pan.  

Nana’s cheesecake is delicious enough to serve on its own.  We always ate it with no topping.  I found a great recipe for praline topping and made this to serve on the side for my guests when I made Nan’s cheesecake for my small group.  This Nana’s cheesecake recipe was a staple for praline topping was a huge hit along with the cheesecake.  The praline recipe was from the Food Network and it was a recipe from Paula Deen so you know it had was good.  Here is the link for the Praline topping, you can head over there to get the recipe.  

I love all types of cheesecake.  I usually will not order a plain cheesecake in a restaurant because I find that they all lack in comparison to my Nana’s Cheesecake recipe.  What is your favorite type of cheesecake?