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Recipe Exchange => Desserts and Sweets => Topic started by: Amber on November 12, 2011, 12:11:44 PM

Title: Cheesecake
Post by: Amber on November 12, 2011, 12:11:44 PM
This recipe was given to me by a friend at work who has been following FTS plan for a few weeks and doing great.  It is simple, inexpensive and will make a great holiday treat (I had it for breakfast!)! It is on the Knox gelatin box!
I added sugar free strawberry flavor to this one.  I have ordered some pumpkin flavoring to try for Thanksgiving!


Cheesecake1 envelop unflavored Knox gelatin
1/2 cup xylitol
1 cup boiling water
2 pkg 8 oz each cream cheese ( I used Philly 1/3 less fat neufchatel cheese)
1 tsp vanilla
Optional - strawberry syrup/flavoring or your flavor of choice

In large bowl mix gelatin with xylitol. add water & stir while gelatin dissolves. With mixer, beat cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.  Pour into crust chill until firm (about 3 hours).

crust- almond flour & butter or Dixie Diner graham cracker crust!
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: Maddysmom on November 13, 2011, 08:01:32 PM
Thanks Amber!  This sounds really good!  Also, I love it that you don't have to bake it for an hour!  I will have to try this.   ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: umpa on November 14, 2011, 09:33:42 AM
i did this recipe for the new cookbook except I add Jello(sugarfree) to it and one cup hot water and put in the fridge.The flavors are limitless! ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: Maddysmom on November 17, 2011, 12:52:17 PM
Hey Umpa, when you use the flavored sugarfree jello, do you use the whole small sized box?  Do you also leave out the xylitol? 
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: umpa on November 17, 2011, 07:49:49 PM
Recipe from new cookbook in January
1 box sugarfree jello
1 8 oz block cream cheese (1/3 less fat Philadelphia is my favorite)
Fruit (optional)
Put cream  cheese  in bowl .
Add entire box jello.
Add one cup hot water.Beat with a mixer.
Add one cup cold water.Beat well until there are no clumps of cream cheese.
Pour into mini cheesecake pans(available at Walmart)
Refrigerate until firm about 2 hours.
**If you want to use fruit put it in the cheesecake pan before you pour in cheesecake batter*
This is a great recipes for kids!There are lots of flavors of sugarfree jello! ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: Maddysmom on November 18, 2011, 10:22:31 AM
Thanks Umpa & Amber!  I think I'll be taking this to one of my Thanksgiving gatherings!   ;)  Hey, I am excited about another NEW FTS cookbook!!!  Yay!!  ;D
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: umpa on November 18, 2011, 06:48:40 PM
The lemon jello or the lime are my favorites,reminds me of keylime pie . ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: Maddysmom on November 20, 2011, 10:07:45 AM
Making this tonight to carry to my office Thanksgiving luncheon tomorrow!!  I think I'll use the lemon for the first try.  ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: zombiegirl74 on November 20, 2011, 09:00:24 PM
what is the carb count in the cheesecake please??
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: umpa on November 21, 2011, 08:42:57 AM
The only carbs are in the cream cheese and fruit .Jello is a zero,not the jello puddings though.I like the 1/3 less fat philadelphia cream cheese.It stands up well in kitchen and is 4 carbs per 8 ounce block.To make a baked cheesecake you have to cut it with real cream cheese. ;) The kids love this jello cheesecake zombiegirl ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: joagain on November 21, 2011, 09:18:25 AM
Umpa I have the whipped cream cheese will that work ?
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: umpa on November 22, 2011, 04:53:59 PM
I havent tried that Jo but I do not see why not :)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: KellBell on December 27, 2011, 10:52:27 PM
 Yum! This sounds really good and easy!


Recipe from new cookbook in January
1 box sugarfree jello
1 8 oz block cream cheese (1/3 less fat Philadelphia is my favorite)
Fruit (optional)
Put cream  cheese  in bowl .
Add entire box jello.
Add one cup hot water.Beat with a mixer.
Add one cup cold water.Beat well until there are no clumps of cream cheese.
Pour into mini cheesecake pans(available at Walmart)
Refrigerate until firm about 2 hours.
**If you want to use fruit put it in the cheesecake pan before you pour in cheesecake batter*
This is a great recipes for kids!There are lots of flavors of sugarfree jello! ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: Marty on December 27, 2011, 11:32:22 PM
Keep looking, Kelli! There are easy and delicious recipes all over this forum! :D My favorite is the Macafoney and Cheese - in the cookbook and on dthe main website as a video. ;)
Title: Re: Cheesecake
Post by: umpa on December 28, 2011, 09:07:47 AM
That is my quick and easy cheesecake.There are also traditional cheesecake recipes on the site and in The Bakery book.Do you know how to search the site KellBell?