Woolworth Icebox Cheesecake Recipe

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How Does it Taste?
Heaven. Seriously! It is light as air and melts into a velvety cloud of creamy deliciousness in your mouth. Its almost like a cloud cheesecake. The lemon is so subtle if you hadnt made it you almost wouldnt be able to detect it is there! This dessert is worth making and there is a reason it is so famous!
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Woolworth Icebox Cheesecake Recipe
PREP TIME15MINUTES MINS
CHILL12HOURS HRS 30MINUTES MINS
TOTAL TIME12HOURS HRS 45MINUTES MINS
Woolworth Icebox Cheesecake Recipe is a light and fluffy nobake dessert with a hint of lemon flavor on top of a graham cracker crust.
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Ingredients
Crust
2 cups 1416 sheets 168 g honey graham crackers finely crushed1 tablespoon granulated sugar½ cup 1 stick 113g butter melted
Filling
1 block 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature1 cup 200 g granulated sugar2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 box 3 ounces lemon jello mix½ cup boiling water about 212F½ cup cold water about 50F1 can 12 ounces evaporated milk chilled in freezer for 30 minutes
Instructions
Chill the bowl of a stand mixer the whisk attachment and the can of evaporated milk in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. This will help get peaks when whipping the evaporated milk. Do not skip this step.
Crust
Lightly spray a 913inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl add graham crackers and sugar and mix together.
Add melted butter and mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated no dry spots.
Reserve ¼ cup of the graham cracker mixture and set aside.
Press the remaining crumbs firmly into the bottom of the prepared 913inch baking dish. Set aside.
Filling
In a medium bowl cream together cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer. Add vanilla and mix until well blended 23 minutes. Set aside.
In a separate large bowl add jello mix and boiling water. Whisk until the jello mix dissolves 12 minutes. Add cold water and set the mixture in the refrigerator for a few minutes while you prepare the rest of the filling but do not let the gelatin set.
To a stand mixer add the chilled bowl and whisk attachment. Add the evaporated milk and mix on high until soft peaks form about 5 minutes.
Add the jello mixture and continue to whisk for 30 more seconds.
Add cream cheese mixture and whisk for 30 more seconds.
Pour mixture into the pan and top with the reserved graham cracker mixture.
Chill overnight before serving.