Lemon 7-up Strawberry Cheesecake
Crust:
2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter; melted
1 tsp. cinnamon
Filling:
1 pkg. unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 cup lemon lime soda; divided
1 small box lemon pudding & pie filling; not instant
6 tbl. sugar
2 eggs; beaten
3/4 cup water
11 oz. cream cheese; softened
Strawberry Glaze:
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 on top