grandma's cheese torte cheesecake (unbaked)
This recipe isn't for beginners but everyone and I mean everyone in my family enjoyed this dessert on Easter. Grandma would always make this every year. Not sure where this recipe came from but I'm almost certain she found it in a newspaper or magazine.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
method
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yield
9 x13 pan
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons knox unflavored gelatin (2 envelopes)
- 2 - egg yolks, reserve whites
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 - 8oz. packages of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 - egg whites stiffly beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pint 40% whipping cream
- 1 jar maraschino cherries (optional)
- 22 - graham crakers (crushed) for crust
- 1/3 cup melted butter or margerine
How To Make grandma's cheese torte cheesecake (unbaked)
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Step 1In small bowl, pour in cold water and sprinkle with Knox gelatin. -
Step 2In mixing bowl, beat egg yolks slightly, add sugar, salt and milk. Cook over boiling water until like custard. Add water/gelatin mix into hot mixture and stir till dissolved and cool.
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Step 3In another bowl beat softened cream cheese and vanilla. Then add to cooled mixture.
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Step 4Finally whip, egg whites till stiff add in whipped cream and fold into mixture.
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Step 5Graham cracker crust: Mix crushed graham crackers with 1/3 cup melted butter or margerine. Line bottom of pan with graham cracker mix into a slightly greased 9x13 pan.
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Step 6Pour mixture over crust and cover with additional dry graham crackers.
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Step 7Refrigerate for 8 hours.
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