Light Lemon Cheesecake

  • 3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs (two to three 4-segment cracker's worth)
  • 1 package (4 serving size) sugar-free lemon-flavored gelatin
  • 2/3 cup boiling water
  • 16-oz package cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • zest of one lemon
  • juice of that lemon
  • 2 cups thawed non-dairy whipped topping

Spray all side and bottom of an 8-inch spring-form pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle crumbs around the rim of the pan.

Put gelatin in the food processor. Add the boiling water and process until gelatin is thoroughly dissolved.

Add cream cheese to gelatin and process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl.

Stir in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Fold in the whipped topping. Pour into the spring-form pan and chill for at least 4 hours.

(from The Magic of Jell-O : 100 New and Favorite Recipes Celebrating 100 Years of Fun with Jell-O, New York : Sterling Publishing, Inc., 1998.)