7-Up Lemon Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze
Cheesecakes Strawberry Berry Berries Citrus
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients:
CRUMB CRUST-----
2 cup Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup Butter -- melted
1/2 cup Powdered sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
7 x UP FILLING-----
1 pkt Unflavored gelatin
6 tbl Sugar
1 1/2 cup 7-up -- divided
2 x Eggs -- beaten
1 sm Lemon pudding & pie filling
3/4 cup Water -- not instant
STRAWBERRY GLAZE-----
1/2 cup Strawberry jelly -- melted
Unsweetened frozen --
Thawed
Fresh strawberries -=OR=-
Whole strawberries
Method:
CRUST: Combine well the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and
melted butter. Press onto bottom and partway up sides of buttered 9" springform
pan; chill.
FILLING: Soften unflavored gelatin in 1/4 cup 7-up for 4 minutes. In a saucepan
combine pie filling, sugar, beaten eggs and water. Blend well. Add 1-1/4 cup
7-up and bring just to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly; remove from
heat. Stir in softened gelatin; cool 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of this warm
mixture to softened cream cheese; mash together. Mix together with remaining
7-up mixture and stir until well blended. Turn into chilled crust and chill for
at least 8 hours. Remove from pan and add topping.
TOPPING: Brush top of chilled cheesecake with melted jelly. Arrange
strawberried upright on cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.
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