Carolyn's Gelatin Cheesecake

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Thank You Paula for sharing this recipe of Carolyn's. It was so easy, and so refreshingly Good! I can hardly wait to make the pies again! (And share a pie with family. Just think of the variety of pies that can be made ....whow!!!

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i havent tried it yet...am waiting for the top jello to firm. HOWEVER....there is no way to fit all of the liquid ingredients into the 2 pie shells! did anyone else experience this? i could almost fill up both pie shells with just the cottage cheese mixture. i ended up not using all of the cottage cheese mix or the plain jello mix...and i still had my pies leak all over the place when moving them to the fridge! ugh! however, i havent lost faith...im sure they will be delicious!! : just be prepared for this "cheesecake" making experience to be a little messy if your anything like me!lol

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After reading most of the comments, when making this recipe for the first
time, I used my freezer for most of the prep, so that the crust wouldn't get
soggy. To the gelatin and cottage cheese mixture, I mixed about 4 ounces of low fat cream cheese. I put the gelatin cottage cheese mixture in a bowl in the freezer while
I sliced the strawberries. I then put the already thickened mixture into the
pie shells (I used pre made shortbread. After a few minutes, I placed the
strawberries on top and used the quick setting gelatain method of placing
ice cubes in the hot mixture and poured it on top of the pie. Once again,
in the freezer for a few minutes, topped with whipped topping and voila!
in about half an hour the process was complete. Wonderful recipe, enough
to bring a pie to the neighbors and keep one for yourself

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I found this to be on my top 10, no, top 3!!!!!!!!! All need to try this. Its so refreshing and turns a bad day into a JAM UP AND JELLY TIGHT 1. the bad reviews must come from the people that got kicked off you-tube, and have no place else to gripe about things. Keep up the good work, chuck from the buckey

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I tried it and the cottage cheese was WEIRD. Looks better than it tastes.

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After seeing the episode with this recipe, I knew I had to try it. I did decide to make an alteration though: I used raspberry gelatin and fresh raspberries instead of strawberry gelatin and fresh strawberries. I am very pleased with the result. I had read many of the previous reviews before making this "cheesecake" and honestly I'm not sure why so many had difficulties. I do agree, however, that the size of graham cracker pie crust should be stated. I used 2-10" ones and had no problem. Also, something that people should double check is the size of the cottage cheese container they are using. The store I frequent only has 16 oz and 24 oz, so I had to measure the cottage cheese for the recipe. I found the texture of the gelatin mix with the cottage cheese to be fine, and it set very quickly. The raspberries gave it a bit of a tang, more than I think strawberries would. Will I make this recipe again? You bet!

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The recipe does need some fine tuning and/or a bit more explanation. Specifically, if you just want one pie, why not give the directions for one pie and make a special note that the first part will only be using ~half the water for the jello (and why--I'm assuming you need a bit more concentrated gelatin to set the cottage cheese (and you only want to fill the crust half way. To the "beginner" who filled both crusts below, I bet they followed the instructions on the box, not the recipe. And finally, I agree that the texture of the cheese part was a bit stiff--wondering if the jello should use more water and just don't use all of it in the crust--a few of my guests commented on the stiff texture, said it was like tofu, but they liked it...overall, very good, but a few tweaks are in order.

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It makes two pies which is what paula did on the show for you beginners who didnt understand. I used frozen strawberries on top because thats all I had and they did not work well. I kinda just liked the cheesecake part of it without jello. It didnt have to taste like cheesecake to make it awesome. The graham cracker crust makes this dessert and also whip cream on top. I'm dieting and feel bad every time i eat desserts but this was soo light i ate it for breakfast too. It makes the most amazing HOT pink filling so if you need a girly themed dessert, this is it!!!! thanks paula.

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I used ff cottage cheese and recipe turned out just as good as the 1%. This is perfect for the summer as it is light and fruity.

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This recipe was really good and yet so easy. I cut the ingredients in half to only make 2 cakes because I couldn't find deep enough cakes to hold all the mix. My husband and friends loved it.