From My Big Fat Greek Wedding · 2002 · Reconstructed
The Millers' Cheesecake
Serve when
Serve it at the first, stilted dinner between the families — polite, beige, and entirely unlike anything coming later.
In the movie
Theatrical
- 00:44:51 At the awkward first dinner between Toula's boyfriend Ian and his parents, Harriet Miller offers dessert to the table — 'Everyone like cheesecake?' — the quiet, polite counterpart to the Portokalos family's coming abundance
Harriet Miller's cheesecake is the first food the two families share, at the stiff dinner where Ian's parents fumble their way through questions about Toula's last name and her "really Greek" heritage. It's plain, familiar, and utterly unlike anything the Portokalos side will put on a table — the whole culture clash in miniature, well before the lawn party makes it explicit. This is a reconstruction of a standard American cheesecake — the film shows and names the dish but publishes no recipe.
Ingredients
Method
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and press into the bottom of a springform pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, then cool.
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar until completely smooth, scraping the bowl often.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating just until combined — don't overmix, or the top will crack.
- Stir in the sour cream, vanilla, and flour.
- Pour over the crust and bake at 325°F for 55–65 minutes, until the edges are set but the center still jiggles slightly. When it's done, turn the oven off and leave the cake inside with the door cracked for an hour — the slow cool-down is the best insurance against a cracked top.
- Cool completely, then refrigerate at least 6 hours, ideally overnight, before slicing.
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