HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY DELIGHT
Ingredients
– 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs and some extra crumbs for garnish if desired
– 3 tbsp sugar
– 1 tsp almond extract
– 5 tbsp butter melted
– 10 strawberries sliced (or enough to make a single layer over the graham crackers)
– 1 cup cold whipping cream chilled
– 2 8 oz blocks of cream cheese softened
– ¾ cup powdered sugar
– 1 tsp vanilla
– 2 tsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
– 1 3.4 oz Strawberry gelatin box (will use 3 Tablespoons from this box)
– 1 8oz Cool Whip
Instructions
– In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, almond extract and melted butter.
– Press the mixture into an 8×8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
– Layer the sliced strawberries evenly on top of the frozen crust. Plate the dish into the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the dish.
Layer Three – Cheesecake:
– In a large mixing bowl place the softened cream cheese, powered sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice and using a hand mixer combine until light and fluffy and no lumps. Set aside.
– In a chilled medium mixing bowl place the heavy whipping cream. Using a hand mixer on high beat the cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
– Gently add the heavy whipping cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula. Once combined spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of the strawberries in the 8×8 dish.
– Set the other half of the mixture aside.
– Place the 8×8 dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.
Layer Four – StrawberryCheesecake:
– In the bowl with the remaining cream cheese/whipping cream mixture add the 3 Tablespoons of dry strawberry gelatin. Using a rubber spatula gently fold in the dry strawberry gelatin until combined and solid in color.
– Spoon the mixture onto the top of the 8×8 dish.
Layer Five – Cool Whip:
– Spread the Cool Whip on top of the 8×8 dish as the last layer.
– Chill at least one hour before serving.
– Garnish with sliced strawberries and graham cracker crumbs if desired
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