Refrigerator Pineapple Cheesecake

Submitted by Classy D

"This Cheesecake recipe was better to me than "old school" recipes because it takes only a fraction of the time to make, it's much lower in calories and "heart healthy". I hope you enjoy it. Anxious to hear your reviews!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 Cake
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 1⁄2 lbs 1% fat cottage cheese
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple in juice
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons oil
• 3 ounces sugar-free lemon gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

directions

1. Mix crumbs, margarine and oil.
2. Press into bottom of 8" spring form pan or 8"x10-1/2" pan and chill.
3. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water and cool until lukewarm.
4. Mix cheese, sugar and vanilla in blender. Slowly add gelatin and blend well.
5. Pour cheese mixture into crust and chill until firm.
6. Put pineapple, pineapple juice, water and cornstarch in saucepan and bring to a boil.
7. Stir constantly. Cool 15 minutes.
8. Spread over cheese cake and chill 1 hour or more.

Reviews

[Andrea in NH]

This is NOT cheesecake as one would think. That being said,it is a tasty pie. NOTE: it uses 2 .3oz gelatin and not 8 oz. It has a nice lemon taste and each slice stay together very well. It's a nice summer dessert.