Fluffy Milnot Cheesecake

Submitted by Diane Hathaway

"My grandmother always made this wonderfully light and airy cheesecake and it requires no baking other than the graham cracker crust. I'm always asked for the recipe and even those that don't care for cheesecake love this. You can cut this recipe in half very easily, although I use a smaller pan so it fills the cake pan to the top."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 (3 ounce) packages lemon Jell-O gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 (12 ounce) cans Milnot Condensed Milk, chilled
• 2 1⁄2 cups crushed graham crackers
• 2⁄3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine (melted)

directions

1. CRUST: Mix graham crackers and melted butter together.
2. Reserve 1/2 cup and set aside,then press the rest into 13 X 9" cake pan.
3. Bake at 350 for 8- 10 minutes and cool.
4. Dissolve 2 pkgs jello in water and set aside to cool.
5. Beat together cream cheese and sugar and set aside.
6. Whip chilled milnot and sugar together until stiff.
7. (Like whipped cream and use a large mixing bowl as this grows quite a bit in volume) Add jello to cream cheese mixture and blend thoroughly.
8. Add all to whipped milnot and beat until well mixed.
9. Pour over cooled crust, sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top and chill at least 2 hours.

Reviews

[Beverly Z.]

Milnot is special. It isn't just evaporated milk. I've made the cheesecake for years. It is light and fluffy. However, if you try to make it now you will be disappointed. When I made it the last 2 times I couldn't get it to whip, even after having everything cold. The taste was the same but it was only half as fluffy. Yesterday I called the company and asked if they had changed the ingredients. She said yes! The government regulations had made them change the soy liquid to palm oil to eliminate the transfat so it will no longer whip. There is nothing you can do about it.

 

[katzrose]

This recipe is great. But it is just plain old evaporated milk - not sweetened condensed. It whips up more than you would think possible and is a very light dessert. Give it a try.

 

[siouxndn2_7629518]

Been looking for this recipe. It is the best thing i've ever eaten. Love it. Love it. Love it.

 

[Chef Carlita]

Excellant recipe...taste great and easy to make

 

[grfox33]

This is the first time I have ever seen the recipe I have been making since I was 13 written any where. The only difference is I don't add the sugar, I use light cream cheese. I use half the recipe and put it in a deep dish pie pan. ( I only use 3/4 c boiling water.) This is my most favorite desert ever. I have made it with cherry jello with oreo crust, Lime with lemon wafer crust. Thank you for posting it is a wonderful desert and when it's hot out don't turn on the oven, just whip this up. I have a friend who add a carton of cool whip to it...makes it a little lighter. I like it better plain. I sometimes add the juice of a lemon to give it a little more of a lemon taste. Thanks again for posting.