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orange cheesecake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Nancy Allen
Wentzville, MO

This is a version of my mothers milnot cheesecake from the 70's that I have always liked but, I made it orange and added alittle chocolate.

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For orange cheesecake

  • 1 sm
    package orange jello
  • 1 c
    boiling water
  • 3 c
    honey graham cracker crumbs, (save 1/2c crumbs for top)
  • 1/2 c
    butter, melted
  • 1 pkg
    8oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    orange extract
  • 1 can
    12oz. milnot evaporated milk, chilled
  • 1/4 c
    semi-sweet chocolate mini chips

How To Make orange cheesecake

  • 1
    Make sure your milnot is cold in the fridge. In a medium bowl dissolve your orange jello in your boiling water and set it in the fridge to slightly chill.
  • 2
    Next, mix and set aside your 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of dry cracker crumbs for top of cheesecake. Mix 2 1/2 cups of cracker crumbs with melted butter and press into 13x9 pan. Cream together your room temperature cream cheese, sugar, and orange extract until they are fluffy.
  • 3
    Add your slightly chilled jello to your cream cheese mixture and blend well. In a large bowl with a mixer beat your cold milnot milk until stiff and add jello mixture to milnot mixture on low to combine.
  • 4
    Pour filling over crust. Top with cracker/chips mixture and Refridgerate for 6 hours. This is a light and airy cheesecake that I hope you will enjoy.

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