No-bake 7-up Lemon Cheesecake With Strawberry Glaze

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/2 cups carbonated lemon-lime beverage, 7-up brand
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package lemon pudding mix, small, not instant
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup water
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup strawberry jelly, melted
• fresh strawberries

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine well the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.
• 2 press onto bottom and partway up sides of buttered 9" springform pan; chill.
• 3 filling: soften unflavored gelatin in 1/4 cup 7-up for 4 minutes.
• 4 in a saucepan combine pie filling, sugar, beaten eggs and water. blend well.
• 5 add 1-1/4 cup 7-up and bring just to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly; remove from heat.
• 6 stir in softened gelatin; cool 3 minutes. add 1/2 cup of this warm mixture to softened cream cheese; mash together.
• 7 mix together with remaining 7-up mixture and stir until well blended.
• 8 turn into chilled crust and chill for at least 8 hours.
• 9 remove from pan and add topping.
• 10 topping: brush top of chilled cheesecake with melted jelly.
• 11 arrange strawberries upright on cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.