Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake --
by Carol CA



1 pkg gelatin
¼ c water
8 oz cream cheese, softened
4 large strawberries, fresh
1¼ cup heavy cream
1 t vanilla
DaVinci SF Strawberry Syrup

· Dissolve gelatin in cold water and set aside.
· Put 1/4 cup of the cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
· Cut the cream cheese into small pieces and stir into boiling cream along with the chocolate until cream cheese is smooth.
· Add the gelatin, vanilla and DaVinci syrup (to suit your taste) and pour mixture into largish mixing bowl and let cool down.
· While this is cooling, whip remaining cream until very stiff.
· After cream cheese mixture is cool, beat well with an electric mixer.
· Dice three largish strawberries and slice one.
· Add whipped cream and diced strawberries to the cream chees mixture and mix again until thoroughly blended.
· Pour into a sprayed pie pan.
· Arrange sliced strawberry on top.
· Chill until firm, about 2 hours. (Overnight is best.)


Calories for entire cheesecake: 1891
Fat for entire cheesecake: 191
Carbs for entire cheesecake: 22
Protein for entire cheesecake: 30