French Style Creamy Summer Cheesecake

Crust:

2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed

1 stick butter, melted

1/4 cup brown sugar

Whipped Cream:

1 cup heavy cream

3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Cheesecake:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 tsp 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.

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