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Super Easy Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

This light and fluffy jello dessert is a great way to end a meal. This is a jello dessert recipe, which is both light and flavorful. The lemon jello adds a citrus taste as well as helping the cheesecake to set and stay firm. The blackberry adds a sweet, contrasting flavor and looks decorative too.

The cheesecake base is a simple mixture of graham cracker crumbs and butter, and the topping is tangy and delicious. This super easy lemon cheesecake recipe is simple to make and a hundred times better than anything you would buy in the store. Once you have tasted it, you will want to make it again. Feel free to make this lemon cheesecake recipe into an orange cheesecake recipe or a strawberry cheesecake recipe, by changing the jello flavor and toppings.

There are many jello recipes well worth making and this is definitely one of the best jello cheesecake recipes as well as one of the most easy to create. Using a spring form pan means you can easily remove the jello cheesecake from the pan, but if you do not have one it should be simple enough to remove from a conventional pan.

Lemon Cheesecake with Jello and Blackberry

Ingredients -

3 small packs lemon jello
4½ cups boiling water
1 large container cool whip
6 tablespoons sugar
1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
1 stick butter, melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
5 fresh blackberries

Preparation:

Dissolve the jello in the boiling water, then add the sugar and stir well.

Leave it until it is partially set.

Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter to make a crust and press it into the base of a 13 x 9 inch spring form pan or a similar sized round pan.

Beat the cream cheese, add the partially set jello and fold in the cool whip, using an electric mixer.

Keep beating until the ingredients are well combined.

Pour this over the crust and refrigerate.

To serve, gently push the base of the spring form pan until the sides come off and transfer the cheesecake to individual serving plates.

Decorate each slice with half a fresh blackberry.

(Serves 10)

Photo Description:

This is a great example of a mouthwatering dessert. When you look at the ripe, juicy blackberry and the tangy lemon cheesecake layer, your mouth probably starts to salivate with anticipation. This super easy lemon cheesecake recipe is even more delicious than it looks in the photo and the different textures and ingredients work together nicely for the perfect dessert. This lemon cheesecake with jello and blackberry is perfect for a dinner party, a family meal, or even a late afternoon snack to replenish your energy.

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How Does Jello Work?

A lot of people ask the question how does jello work and it is something that many of us ponder at one time or another, as we tuck into our wiggly, wobbly jello recipes. Jello is made from long stick-like molecules of gelatin, which is a gelling agent. When you dissolve jello in hot water, the molecules separate. When the jello cools, the molecules stick together.

You can imagine a lot of straws, all sticking together and filled with liquid. This is what a close-up of jello would resemble. If you leave, jello for long enough, the water comes out of the straw-like molecules and it dissolves into liquid again. Jello is capable of holding up to ten times its own weight in liquid. There are air and water pockets in the finished jello, which is why it is wobbly.

How Gelatin is Obtained

Gelatin is made from animal collagen, which is ground up, treated with a strong base or acid, and then boiled. The gelatin comes out of the animal bones and is skimmed off the surface, dried into a powder and used to make jello recipes like a super easy lemon cheesecake recipe or a jello mousse.