Refrigerator Strawberry Cheesecake

unbaked cheesecake...make a short crust or cookie crust.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 1 3⁄4 cups  vanilla wafers, crushed

• Filling

• 8  ounces ricotta cheese
• 2⁄3 cup plain yogurt
• 2⁄3 cup sour cream
• 2  large eggs, seperated
• 1  medium orange, zest of
• 1  medium orange, juice of
• 2  pints  cleaned fresh strawberries
• 5  teaspoons unflavored gelatin (1 tbsp. plus 2 tsp.)
• 2  tablespoons  cold water
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar

• Garnish

• 2⁄3 cup  whipping cream, whipped

Directions

1. Grease a 9 inch spring form pan.
2. Melt butter and stir in crushed cookie crumbs.
3. Mix well, press onto bottom of pan.
4. Beat ricotta cheese, yogurt, sour cream and the egg yolks, combining well, add the orange peel, and orange juice.
5. Combine all well until smooth.
6. Save a few berries to serve on the side or to decorate with.
7. Take berries in a blender or food processor and puree.
8. Stir all the strawberry puree into the cheese mixture.
9. Combine the gelatin with the water.
10. Place it into a saucepan and simmer until the gelatin is completely dissolved.
11. Remove, cool slightly, and stir, fold into the strawberry cheese mixture.
12. Beat your egg whites with the sugar until softpeaks.
13. Fold into the cheese mixture.
14. Spoon into crust.
15. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
16. Garnish with the whipped cream, and strawberries that you set aside.