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7-Up Lemon Cheesecake With Strawberry Glaze
Author/Submitted by: Patti Anderson
Servings: 10
Categories:
Cheesecakes
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Desserts
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Strawberry
Ingredients: 2
cups
Graham cracker crumbs 1/2
cup
Butter,
melted
1/2
cup
Powdered sugar 1
teaspoon
Cinnamon 1
package
Unflavored gelatin 1 1/2
cups
7-Up 1
package
Lemon pudding mix,
small; not instant
6
tablespoons
Sugar 2
Eggs,
beaten
3/4
cup
Water 16
ounces
cream cheese
-----STRAWBERRY GLAZE-----
1/2
cup
Strawberry jelly,
melted
Fresh strawberries
Directions:
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
TOPPING: Brush top of chilled cheesecake with melted jelly. Arrange strawberries upright on cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.
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