Guilt-Free No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    6 whole low-fat honey graham crackers, crushed to fine crumbs (2 squares each)
    2 tablespoons butter, melted, mixed with
    1 tablespoon honey
    Filling
    1 (3 ounce) box strawberry kiwi gelatin powder
    2/3 cup boiling water
    1 (16 ounce) container 1% fat cottage cheese
    2 (8 ounce) light cream cheese, softened
    2 tablespoons sugar
    2 teaspoons strawberry extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    Topping
    1 pint fresh strawberries (about 12 oz.)
    2 tablespoons strawberry jelly, melted
    Garnish
    1 small mint leaf
Preparation
    Coat an 8 X 3-in. springform pan with nonstick spray.
    Crust: Mix crumbs with butter mixture until evenly moistened. Press firmly over bottom and 3/4-in. up side of prepared pan. Place in freezer.
    Filling: Stir gelatin and the boiling water in a 1-cup measure until gelatin has completely dissolved. Puree cottage cheese in a food processor until creamy. Add gelatin, cream cheese, sugar and extract; process until blended and smooth. Pour into prepared crust; smooth top. Cover pan and refrigerate about 4 hours, or until Filling has set.
    Topping: Wash and dry strawberries; remove stems. Cut each in quarters lengthwise and place in bowl; add jelly and gently toss to coat.
    Remove sides of springform pan and transfer cheesecake to a serving platter. Spoon berry mixture on top and sprinkle with mint leaves.

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