Refrigerator Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 cups Zwieback Toast Crumbs, finely crushed
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons gelatin
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs, separated
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of, finely grated (3 tablespoons juice and 1 tablespoon zest)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
directions
- Blend butter, 1/4 cup of the sugar, crumbs and cinnamon.
- Press 3/4 of this mixture on the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Soak gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water for five minutes.
- Cook egg yolks, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 cup water in a double boiler, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the spoon.
- Remove from heat; add softened gelatin and stir until dissolved.
- Mix with cream cheese gradually; add lemon juice, rind and salt and beat thoroughly.
- Cool; when mixture begins to congeal, beat for several minutes with a mixer.
- Whip cream; beat egg whites and fold both into gelatin mixture.
- Pour into crumb lined pan and sprinkle remaining crumbs over the top.
- Chill until firm.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States