Strawberry Cheesecake

By JJCR

Ingredients

• Crust:
• lb. graham crackers
• 1/2 lb. graham crackers
• 1 stick butter
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• Filling:
• Three 8 oz. packages cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 4 stiffly-beaten egg whites
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Topping:
• 1 large package frozen strawberries
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/4 cup sugar
• red cake coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter. Roll crumbs. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Mix with butter and press to sides and bottom of a spring-form pan. Chill.

Filling:
Cream cheese. Add sugar and egg yolks, and beat until smooth. Fold in egg whites and add vanilla. Pour into shell and bake for 20 minutes in a 375 degree oven. Cool 10 minutes. Add topping and bake 5 min. longer. Serve chilled.

Topping:
Cook ingredients and stir until thick. Add to cheesecake as directed above.