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Orange Upside-Down Cheesecake

Yield: 10 servings
1 ea Env. Unflavored Gelatin
1 1/2 c Unsweetened Orange Juice
1/4 c Sugar
2 c Orange Section
1 ea Env. Unflavored Gelatin
1/2 c Unsweetened Orange Juice
24 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
1 c Sugar
2 t Grated Orange Peel
1 c Whipping Cream, Whipped
1 c Vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 t Cinnamon
3 T Margarine, Melted

Soften Gelatin in juice. Add sugar; stir over low heat until
dissolved. Chill until slightly thickened, but not set.
Arrange orange sections on bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Pour
gelatin mixture over oranges; chill until thickened again but
not set.
Soften gelatin in juice; stir over low heat until dissolved.
Combine cream cheese, sugar and peel, mixing at medium speed on
electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add gelatin
mixture, mixing until well blended. Chill until slightly
thickened; fold in whipped cream. Pour over oranges, chill.
Combine crumbs, cinnamon and margarine; gently press onto top of
cake. Chill. Loosen from rim of pan; invert onto serving plate.
Remove rim of pan.

VARIATION: Omit cinnamon. Substitute graham cracker crumbs or
chocolate wafer crumbs for vanilla wafer crumbs.

Can lower the fat in this recipe by using low-fat cream cheese
or fat free creamcheese(if you can find it) and you can replace
the sugar with a sugar substitute that doesn't lose it's
sweetness with heat, apparently aspertime isn't good.

Posted by Karen

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