Shelly's Recipe

NO BAKE CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

2 eggs separated
1 cup milk
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp grated lemon peel
3 cups creamed cottage cheese
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
Unbaked crumb crust
1 cup heavy cream
Chopped nuts or canned fruit for garnish

In small bowl, beat egg yolks with milk until mixed; in 2-quart saucepan, stir gelatin with sugar and salt. Stir yolk mixture into gelatin mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture thickens and coats spoon. Remove from heat; add lemon peel; cool. Into large bowl, press cottage cheese through sieve; add lemon juice and vanilla. Add gelatin mixture. Chill about 30 minutes, stirring until mixture mounds when dropped from spoon.

Meanwhile, press half of crust mixture in bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Beat egg whites just until stiff peaks form; spoon onto gelatin mixture. Beat cream until soft peak form; spoon onto egg whites; fold egg whites and cream into gelatin mixture. Pour gelatin mixture into prepared springform pan. Sprinkle top with remaining crumb mixture and refrigerate until firm.