No-Bake 7-Up Lemon Cheesecake With Strawberry Glaze
- CRUST
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- CHEESECAKE
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups carbonated lemon-lime beverage, 7-UP brand
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package lemon pudding mix, small, not instant
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup water
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- STRAWBERRY SAUCE
- 1/2 cup strawberry jelly, melted
- fresh strawberries
- 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 strawberries upright on cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.
graham cracker crumbs, butter, powdered sugar, cinnamon, unflavored gelatin, lemonlime beverage, lemon pudding, sugar, eggs, water, cream cheese, strawberry sauce, strawberry jelly, fresh strawberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/no-bake-7-up-lemon-cheesecake-with-strawberry-glaze-203234 (may not work)