Johnson Estate Winery - Recipes - Lemon Basil Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1-2 tsp lemon zest
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 whole egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 8-ounce packages of cream or Neufchatel cheese, softened
• 4 ounces Yancey's Fancy Bergenost Triple Cream Cheese
• 2 tsps lemon juice
• zest of one lemon
• 3 tbsps sugar
• 6 large basil leaves
• 2 tsps lemon zest