Ingredients
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1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
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1 (3 ounce) package lemon gelatin
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1/2 ounce unflavored gelatin
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3/4 cup boiling water
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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2 cups canned applesauce
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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2 cups graham cracker crumbs or 2 cups gingersnap crumbs
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Chill evaporated milk.
- Mix lemon gelatin and unflavored gelatin.
- Add boiling water and stir until dissolved.
- Allow to cool.
- In separate bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Stir in apple sauce, vanilla and cooled gelatin mixture.
- Chill until mixture is well thickened.
- Make crust (see below).
- Whip thickened apple-gelatin mix while gradually adding chilled milk.
- Continue whipping after blended until very light and fluffy and about doubled in volume.
- Put into crust.
- Sprinkle top with remaining nuts or chocolate sprinkles as I did.
- Chill until well set at least 5 hours or overnight.
- CRUST.
- Grease spring form pan.
- mix crumbs, brown sugar, melted butter, and 1/4 cup chopped walnuts.
- Press crumb mixture firmly into bottom and about 2 inches up on sides of greased spring form pan.