Lemon Pudding Cheesecake

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Got a big event coming up? Our NILLA Wafer-crusted lemony cheesecake with COOL WHIP will knock the socks off every guest. No one has to know how easy it was.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

6 hr

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

NILLA Wafers, crushed (about 1-1/3 cups)

3/4

cup plus 1 Tbsp. sugar, divided

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

Tbsp. flour

Tbsp. milk

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding

eggs

oz. BAKER'S White Chocolate

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Make It

HEAT oven to 325°F.

MIX wafer crumbs, 1 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese, remaining sugar, flour and milk with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Blend in dry pudding mixes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended; pour over crust.

BAKE 1 hour 5 min. to 1 hour 15 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Meanwhile, prepare chocolate curls from white chocolate. (See Tip.)

TOP cheesecake with COOL WHIP and chocolate curls just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy a serving of this indulgent cheesecake on special occasions.

Note

If using a dark nonstick springform pan, reduce oven temperature to 300ºF.

How to Make Chocolate Curls

Warm chocolate slightly by heating it in the microwave for a few seconds until you can just smudge the chocolate with your thumb. Hold the chocolate steadily between your thumb and fingers of one hand and draw a vegetable peeler slowly over flat bottom of chocolate piece. Allow a thin layer of chocolate to curl as it is peeled off the bottom. This will make long delicate curls. To make short curls, use the same technique on the narrow sides of the chocolate piece. To arrange curls on a dessert, use a toothpick to lift them into place.

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k.walker

posted:4/9/2005

This recipe was very easy to make, and it was quick. My friends and family loved it.

bsundell

posted:4/1/2005

I made this cheesecake for Easter. It sounded so good i had to make it. But i didn't even get to try it. i made it for the guys down at the P.D. and they absoulutley LOVED it. Next time I will make one so i can try it too!!!

Boom90

posted:3/31/2005

I am a good baker and this was the worst cheesecake, paste-like..not creamy. To me it was not a cheesecake..can't figure out what it was.

a cook

posted:3/31/2005

My husband said this was the best cheesecake I've ever made! Used regular Cool Whip because strawberry wasn't available. Absolutely scrumptous and easy to make. Not overly lemony in taste. Great recipe!

BUEHLER42

posted:3/30/2005

BIG HIT AT EASTER! Everyone loved this. I used extra creamy cool whip instead of the strawberry and lots of white chocolate curls. This will be expected again next Easter.

debgrud

posted:3/30/2005

I made this for Easter, and everyone loved it!! I will be making this again- Even if you are not a fan of Lemon, you WILL like this cheesecake, the lemon flavor is perfect, not overpowering at all. It was so easy to make and it had such a nice creamy texture!

MrsTao1

posted:3/29/2005

This was the hit of EASTER. Everyone loved it. I told everyone how lowfat it was. I used Splenda instead of sugar and no fat Cream Cheese. Everything was perfect. I can't wait to make this again.

a cook

posted:3/29/2005

This cheese cake was excellent - very light and creamy. Everyone loved it!

arene9173

posted:3/29/2005

This cheesecake is really good - very creamy, but not overly rich. I used regular cool whip and instead of chocolate curls, I used white chocolate shavings.

a cook

posted:3/28/2005

EXCELLENT recipe! I had my doubts because of the inclusion of packaged pudding mixes, but the cheesecake did not taste artificial. I couldn't find the strawberry Cool Whip and had planned on making my own strawberry whipped cream, but my guests didn't want to wait for me to whip it up, so I used a jar of homemade lemon curd instead, which made the taste sensation more tart and lemony (the way I like lemon flavored desserts). Everyone declared it perfect and they all ate huge pieces. This one's a keeper.