Healthy and Easy No-Bake Cheesecake from Scratch

Submitted by KirstinThe Islands

"A wonderfully creamy and rich cheesecake in a homemade crust will please anyone--from babies to grandpas! Oh-I almost forgot! You can eat it when your on a diet-it's as low-fat as it gets!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 15

ingredients

• Crust

• 40 ladyfingers
• 3⁄4 cup apple juice

• Filling

• 3⁄4 cup boiling water
• 6 ounces of jell-o lemon gelatin
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3 cups low-fat cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar (best results with superfine)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• On Top

• ground cinnamon or fruit

directions

1. Soak the lady fingers in the apple juice.
2. Dissolve the gelatin slowly into the boiling water.
3. In a large bowl, mix the evaporated milk, vanilla, sugar, and cream cheese.
4. Stir in the cool gelatin.
5. Beat the whipping cream until there are smooth, soft ridges.
6. Fold the whipped cream into the mixture of gelatin and the rest of the ingredients.
7. Lay half of the lady fingers down into a 10x13-inch pan.
8. Pour half of your mixture into the lady finger base, and top that with the other half of lady fingers, then top THAT with the rest of the mixture.
9. Let it set in the fridge for several hours, until firm.
10. Add your topping.