No-Bake 7-Up Lemon Cheesecake With Strawberry Glaze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CRUST
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
CHEESECAKE
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
STRAWBERRY SAUCE
1/2 cup strawberry jelly, melted
fresh strawberries

Preparation

CRUST: Combine well the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.
Press onto bottom and partway up sides of buttered 9\" springform pan; chill.
FILLING: Soften unflavored gelatin in 1/4 cup 7-up for 4 minutes.
In a saucepan combine pie filling, sugar, beaten eggs and water. Blend well.
Add 1-1/4 cup 7-up and bring just to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly; remove from heat.
Stir in softened gelatin; cool 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of this warm mixture to softened cream cheese; mash together.
Mix together with remaining 7-up mixture and stir until well blended.
Turn into chilled crust and chill for at least 8 hours.
Remove from pan and add topping.
TOPPING: Brush top of chilled cheesecake with melted jelly.
Arrange strawberries upright on cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.