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| easy | 20min | ~4hrs | ||
This is a great tasting cheesecake. I made this for a joint family dinner with my close friend, Brian, and his family. We had so much fun decorating our slices with berries and sauce that I had to tell everyone they had to eat whatever piece they decorated, but that easily backfired. All of us were stuffed at the end of the night, but no one could resist a slice (or two!) of cheesecake. Altogether, it was very well received; Brian’s parents were still talking about it the next day!
Note that the original recipe does not have a berry topping. The berries are a nice touch and make the cheesecake look elegant, though the cheesecake is good enough a la carte.
ingredients:
1 env. KNOX Unflavored Gelatine
1/2 cup sugar *
1 cup boiling water
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla (optional)
1 HONEY MAID Graham Pie Crust (6 oz.)
MIX gelatine and sugar in small bowl. Add boiling water; stir 5 minutes or until gelatine is completely dissolved. BEAT cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add gelatine mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until thickened, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour into pie crust. REFRIGERATE 3 hours or until firm.
berry topping sauce (optional):
1 pkg frozen mixed berries
1/2 cup of sugar *
~1 cup water
Allow berries to thaw (or you can break them apart). Mix sugar and water. Pour over berries & mix well. To thicken sauce, use less water (or add more sugar to taste).
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*doranmo’s less sweet, lighter & healthier version: instead of using sugar, substitute natural honey powder. you can buy this at most asian supermarkets (I think). it is a good, less sweet substitute for sugar. (use same volume directed by recipes) |
simple. deliciously smooth. hard to get wrong.
- doranmo isa
mmm…that looks good =) presentation is so much better than my bleeding heart cheesecake i made for alice’s goodbye…hehe
haha how did you discover honey powder? it looks… interesting…hehehe wonder what it tastes like
when i get back…it’ll be lesson on homemade graham cracker crust to go along with the no bake cheesecake…but then i guess there would be some baking involved…oh, but it would be worth it! =)
ramo! i didnt know you had a site!!! dude, those photos look AMAZING!!! you guys are incredible!!!
you have to tell me more about your photography ambitions. those are beautiful pictures of that cheesecake!!!