Recipe - 7-Up Lemon Cheesecake With Strawberry Glaze

CRUMB CRUST
2 cup Graham cracker crumbs
One half cup Butter melted
One half cup Powdered sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
7 UP FILLING
1 pack Unflavored gelatin
6 tablespoon Sugar
1 One half cup 7up divided
2 Eggs beaten
1 small Lemon pudding & pie filling
Three fourths cup Water not instant
STRAWBERRY GLAZE
One half cup Strawberry jelly melted
Unsweetened frozen
Thawed
Fresh strawberries =OR=
Whole 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 One fourth cup 7up for 4 minutes. In a
saucepan combine pie filling, sugar, beaten eggs and water. Blend well. Add
1One fourth cup 7up and bring just to a boil over medium heat stirring
constantly; remove from heat. Stir in softened gelatin; cool 3 minutes. Add
One half cup of this warm mixture to softened cream cheese; mash together. Mix
together with remaining 7up 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.

Recipe By : Patti Anderson

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