CITRUS-GELATIN LAYERED CHEESECAKE

Citrus-Gelatin Layered Cheesecake image

Two favorite desserts are layered to make one show-stopping cheesecake.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 4h45m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
2 eggs
3 navel oranges, divided
2 pkg. (3 oz. each) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
Mix graham crumbs, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Blend in sour cream. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Zest 1 orange; stir zest into batter. (Reserve orange for later use). Pour batter over crust.
Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare gelatin as directed on package. Refrigerate 30 min. or until slightly thickened.
Remove peels from oranges; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange in circular pattern on top of cheesecake, overlapping slices slightly; cover with 1/3 cup gelatin. Refrigerate 15 min. or until almost set. Spoon remaining gelatin over cheesecake. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake before removing rim.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g