This lemon cheesecake recipe is so citrusy and refreshing! It’s a perfect way to bring back summer all year round. The 7-Up makes this cheesecake extra airy and adds even more of a lemony flavor to this cheesecake.
How To Make 7-Up Lemon Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Filling
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1 ½ cup 7-Up, divided
- 1 box lemon pudding and pie filling, not instant mix, small box
- 6 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 lb cream cheese, softened
Strawberry Glaze
- 1/2 cup strawberry jelly, melted
- Fresh whole strawberries, as desired
Instructions
To make the crust
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Combine all the ingredients well.
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Press onto bottom and partway up the sides of a buttered 9-inch springform pan. Set aside and chill.
To make the filling
- Soften unflavored gelatin in 1/4 cup 7-Up for 4 minutes.
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In a saucepan, combine pudding and pie filling, sugar, beaten eggs and water. Blend well.
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Add remaining 1 ¼ cup 7-Up and bring just to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
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Remove from heat and stir in softened gelatin. Let cool for 3 minutes.
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Add 1/2 cup of this warm mixture to softened cream cheese and mash together.
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Mix together with the remaining 7-Up mixture and stir until well blended.
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Pour into the chilled crust and chill for at least 8 hours.
To make the strawberry glaze
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Brush the top of the chilled cheesecake with melted jelly.
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Arrange strawberries upright on the cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.
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Release from springform pan and serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 28g
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- Calcium: 98mg
- Calories: 528kcal
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Cholesterol: 131mg
- Fat: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 150mg
- Protein: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Sodium: 396mg
- Vitamin A: 1291IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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