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4th of July: Cheesecake

Source of Recipe

The NutraSweet Spoonful Recipe Collection", 1992


List of Ingredients

3 c Vanilla wafer crumbs
4 tb Margarine, melted
3 tb NutraSweet Spoonful
1 Envelope (1/4ounce)
Unflavored gelatin
1 c Skim milk
2 pk (8 ounces each) reduced fat
Cream cheese, softened
1 pk (3 ounces) reduced fat cream
Cheese, softened
2 tb Lemon juice
1 tb Grated lemon rind
2 ts Vanilla
1/3 To 1/2 cup NutraSweet
Spoonful
1 pt Blueberries
2 pt Raspberries



Recipe

MIX CRUMBS, margarine and 3 tablespoons NutraSweet Spoonful in medium bowl; pat evenly on bottom of jelly roll pan, 15 x 10 inches.

SPRINKLE GELATIN over milk in small saucepan; let stand 2 to 3 minutes.
Heat over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved.
Cool to room temperature.

BEAT CREAM CHEESE until fluffy in large bowl; gradually beat in milk mixture. Beat in lemon juice and rind, vanilla and 1/3 to 1/2, cup NutraSweet Spoonful. Pour mixture over crust; refriger- ate until set, 3 to 4 hours.

BEFORE SERVING, decorate to look like a flag, using the
blueberries for the stars, the raspberries for the stripes.

YIELD: 16 Servings

A patriotic salute to classic cheesecake, this party-sized dessert is decked out with blueberry and raspberry stars and stripes.