Easy Cheesecake Dessert

Easy Cheese Cake Dessert

1 - 8 oz pkg cream cheese (room temperature)

1 - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

½ pint whipping cream (whipped)

½ cup lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla

In small bowl beat cream until stiff. Set aside. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sweetened condensed milk; blend thoroughly. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla, then stir in whipped cream. Pour into 9” graham cracker pie crust. Chill at least 2 hours. Top with a can of pie filling.

For 9 x 13 pan:

Grind 7 graham crackers in food processer. Stir in 1 Tbs sugar. Add 2 Tbs butter cut into small pieces. Mix until crumbly.

Press into bottom of pan and microwave for 1 min.

Pour cream cheese mixture over crust and refrigerate.

Strawberry Glaze: (from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook) sort of

Slice 1 cup fresh strawberries and cook with 1 cup water about 2 minutes. Drain liquid into bowl to use in next step.

In another bowl combine ½ cup sugar and 3 Tbs cornstarch. Mix well; then stir into berry juice.

Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly.

Add 1 lb fresh sliced strawberries and stir together. Spoon over cheesecake.