Actually, I can give you a very good reason why cheesecake is thought of as a special-occasion dessert: Unless it's one of the recipes using non-fat, fake-fat or artificially-non-fatted dairy subs (and I suspect that the original real cream cheese and sour cream are actually better for your health, altho that is an entirely separate subject), it's going to be incredibly rich. One recipe will serve 12, usually. If you're a small household, that's cheesecake every evening for 3 to 6 days. It's just overwhelming. This, however, is a somewhat smaller recipe to start with, and looks like it can be cut in half for my 3.5-quart crockpot . . . . This does look promising!! Thanks for sharing, Sandy! Yes, I find cheesecake to be quite sumptuous and a special-occasion dessert given how decadent it is/can be. I hope the smaller recipe size works out for you! Feel free to post your findings! Kim@KAF

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