Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Instructions
- Crush 26 vanilla cream cookies into fine crumbs and mix with melted butter until evenly moistened.
- Press firmly into the bottom of a greased 10 inch springform pan and freeze for 15 minutes.
- Dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water, stirring until fully dissolved, then cool at room temperature.
- Beat softened cream cheese with granulated sugar until smooth.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Divide whipped cream in half. Fold one half into cream cheese mixture.
- Fold remaining whipped cream into cooled gelatin mixture.
- Pour half of gelatin mixture over chilled crust and freeze briefly until slightly set.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over gelatin layer.
- Gently pour remaining gelatin mixture on top and chill briefly to define layers.
- Crush remaining vanilla cookies and strawberry wafer cookies into coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle topping generously over cheesecake.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours until fully set.
- Decorate with whipped topping before serving if desired.