No-bake Strawberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 whole lowfat honey graham crackers, crushed to fine crumbs (2 squares each)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3 ounces strawberry kiwi gelatin
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 16 ounces 1% cottage cheese
• 16 ounces fat free cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons strawberry extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pint fresh strawberries (12oz)
• 2 tablespoons strawberry jelly, melted
• 1 small mint leaf

Recipe

• 1 coat an 8x3-inch springform pan with nonstick spray.
• 2 crust: mix cracker crumbs with butter and honey (pre-mixed into butter) mixture until evenly moistened. press firmly over bottom and 3/4-inchs up side of prepared pan. place in freezer.
• 3 filling: dissolve gelatin in boiling water in a 1-cup measure. puree cottage cheese in food processor until creamy. add gelatin, cream cheese, sugar and extract; process until smooth. pour into prepared crust; smooth top. cover and refrigerate 4 hours until set.
• 4 topping: wash and dry berries; remove stems. quarter each lengthwise and place in a bowl; add jelly and gently toss to coat. remove sides if springform pan; place cheesecake on serving plate. spoon on berry mixture and sprinkle with mint leaves.