Carolyn's Gelatin Cheesecake

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This is a great recipe especially for diabetics. It is light and refreshing! I will make this again. It's also a great looking desert. I arranged my strawberries in a lovely pattern. I followed the directions completely.

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I'm sure this is very good. I'll let you know as soon as I get back from the store to buy more cottage cheese, pie crust, and jello mix! I followed the directions on the box and now I got twice as much, watered down, filling! It's sitting in the refrigerator now and probably won't set up!
DON"T FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE BOX, JUST ONE CUP OF HOT AND COLD WATER, JUST AS THE RECIPE SAYS!!

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Good easy recipe to make. Not gourmet, just a good recipe to have for a go-to. I froze the crusts first like one reviewer said to help with the sogginess. They make oversize crists and I would recommend using those. The pie was so full it leaked jello on the floor and the fridge shelf when I carried it over. Good thing my wife was not home at the time. So, put it on a cookie sheet or something when you carry it, but the oversize crusts will help with this. Make sure you make the first batch of jello (the one that goes in the blenderexactly as the recipe states , and not the instructions on the box. Also 12 oz container of cottage cheese? All the stores I go to only sell 16 oz. So I don't know if this is a mistake or what, but I only used 12 oz. Maybe you could use 16 oz if you used oversize crusts.

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Fantastic recipe! The entire family loved it. The second time I made it, I used mixed berry jello and mixed berries. They liked that one even more.

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Suprem!!! Loved it. Also fisrt time recepie and I nailed it with my family super happy with it. Thanks. A big hug from my kitchen to yours! :

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my 12 yr old daughter saw this one on tv one day and asked me to get the ingredients when we were out shopping...she made it all by herself and when she served it to the family i was wowed, this looked like something u would have bought or ordered from a store or resturante...its a beautiful dessert, and the family loved it, it was gone in the same day! this dessert has been added to our family holiday menu for now on!

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It's a great healthy dessert. I made it for a bbq and everyone loved it. However, I thought it was good, but not great. Personally, Im not a big fan of gelatin so that's probably why I didn't like the taste as much. Also, the "cheesecake part," the bottom layer didn't really taste like cheesecake. You must eat all the layers together for each spoonful because that's what makes it taste really good. The crust is perfect for this dessert so don't omit it! I might substitute in cream cheese instead of cottage cheese next time.

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this is a healthy dessert and low in calories.

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I made this recipe for Memorial Day and it was fantastic! This dessert has a really smooth texture and is not heavy like a regular cheesecake. The cottage cheese, once blended with the jello, tastes not much different from regular cream cheese. One tip I would highly recommend is to freeze the crust before pouring in the cottage cheese/jello mixture and to allow the cottage cheese mixture to cool to room temperature before pouring it in the crust. Other than that, if you carefully follow this recipe, you can't go wrong.

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I read some reviews first then proceeded with a few substitutions. First, cottage cheese is out, as I can't stand the texture, taste or gloppy mess that it looks like, replaced with whole milk ricotta. Second, you have to prepare the jello parts exactly as the recipe states, NOT the package, or you will end up with a watery mess. I used sliced strawberries throughout both layers and added about 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice to them. That seem to cut the artificial sweetner taste completely. Third, freezing the crusts is a must as well. And finally, bring the temperature of the jello down to about room temp or higher before blending in room temp. ricotta. The overall texture is smoother. It may take a little more time and patience, but the effort will be rewarded with a great results.