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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 255 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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this takes only 15 minutes to do, chilling time takes 3 - 4 hours, in the freezer. Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter |
1 3/4 cups vanilla wafers, crushed |
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
16 ounces cream cheese, softened |
1 lemon, juice and zest of, of |
4 whole eggs, separated |
2/3 cup white sugar |
4 teaspoons powdered unflavored gelatin |
2 tablespoons water |
1/3 cup whipping cream, whipped |
1 (8 ounce) can drained pineapple rings |
5 maraschino cherries |
Directions:
1. Grease 8 inch spring form pan.
2. Melt butter in a small pot over low heat.
3. Stir in vanilla crumbs and ginger.
4. Press into greased pan.
5. If desired you can bake the crust 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.
6. just to set this is optional.
7. Beat cream cheese, lemon peel, lemon juice, egg yolks, with 1/3 cup of sugar until smooth.
8. Combine the gelatin powder and cold water in a sauce pot, simmer until dissolved completely.
9. Stir dissolved gelatin into the cream cheese beaten mixture.
10. Fold the whipped cream also now into the cheese/gelatin mixture.
11. Beat the 4 egg whites with the remaining sugar until soft peaks form.
12. Fold stiff whites into the gelatin/cheese/cream mixture.
13. Spoon filling into the prepared crust.
14. Freeze for 4 hours.
15. Garnish with pineapple rings and cherries if desired.
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