Pink Lemonade Cheesecake

Pink Lemonade Cheesecake

Lemon Cookie Crust
11 lemon sandwich cream cookies, crushed
3 tablespoons butter, melted
In a small bowl stir together crushed cookies and melted butter until well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

Pink Lemonade Filling
24 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup granulated sugar
5 teaspoons cornstarch
4 eggs
1 egg yolk
3/4 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 drops red food coloring (optional)

In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar and cornstarch. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemonade concentrate, vanilla extract, and if desired, food coloring. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 200 degrees F and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour. Chill, uncovered, overnight.

Pink Lemonade Glaze
1/3 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 drop red food coloring (optional)
Lemon slices

In a small saucepan stir together lemonade concentrate, lemon juice, cornstarch, and if desired, food coloring. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Pour over cheesecake. Garnish with lemon. Chill until serving time.

Makes 12 to 18 slices.

Lemon Delight Cheesecake Recipe

Lemon Delight Cheesecake

1 1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Margarine, Melted
1 ea Env. Unflovored Gelatin
1/3 c Cold Water
1/3 c Lemon Juice
3 ea Large Eggs, Separated
1/2 c Sugar
1 t Grated Lemon Peel
16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened* * Or use 2 8-oz containers of Philly soft cream cheese.

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Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; reserve 1/2 cup. Press remaining onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Soften gelatine in water, stir over low heat until dissolved. Add juice, egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, and peel; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat, 5 minutes.

Gradually add to cream cheese, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer unitl well blended. Beat egg whites, until foamy; gradually add remaining sugar beating until stiff peaks form.

Fold into cream cheese mixture; pour over crust. Top with reserved crumbs; chill until firm.

Lemon Cheesecake

Lemon Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

16 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar1/216 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract
2 eggs
1 (9-inch) graham cracker crust
1 (15 ounce) can lemon pie filling, divided
Mint leaves or lemon twists (optional)
Whipped cream

Mix together cream cheese, sugar and lemon extract until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Pour into prepared crust. Spoon about 1/2 can pie filling on top and gently swirl with a wooden pick or knife.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate. Garnish with mint leaves or lemon twists if desired.Serve with remaining pie filling and whipped cream. teaspoon pure lemon extract 2 eggs1 (9-inch) graham cracker crust1 (15 ounce) can lemon pie filling, dividedMint leaves or lemon twists (optional)Whipped cream

Mix together cream cheese, sugar and lemon extract until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Pour into prepared crust. Spoon about 1/2 can pie filling on top and gently swirl with a wooden pick or knife.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate. Garnish with mint leaves or lemon twists if desired.Serve with remaining pie filling and whipped cream.


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