This Woolworth Cheesecake has a delicate, silky, and light texture, a toothsome and rich creamy taste, and a light lemon aroma. This is a perfect and easy no-bake Woolworth Cheesecake.
What Ingredients You’ll Need?
For the graham cracker crust:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs;
- 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted.
For the Woolworth Cheesecake:
- 1 package (3 oz) lemon Jell-O;
- 1 cup boiling water;
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature;
- 1 cup granulated sugar;
- 5 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream, cold;
- graham cracker crumbs, for topping.
How to make Woolworth Cheesecake?
- n a small bowl, mix together 1 package (3 oz) lemon Jell-O and 1 cup boiling water. Mix until lemon Jell-o dissolves. Set aside.
- Prepare the crust. Mix together 2 cups graham cracker crumbs and 1 stick of melted butter. Add the crumble mixture to the 9×13 inch baking pan. Then, press the crumbly mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan to create a crust.
- In a mixing bowl, beat 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream until fluffy. Set aside. In another mixing bowl, beat together 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1 cup granulated sugar and 5 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth.
- Pour a chilled mixture of lemon Jell-O into a bowl with cream cheese mixture. Beat until well combined. Add whipped cream and mix until combined.
- Transfer the cream cheese mixture to the prepared baking pan with a graham cracker crust. Spread evenly.
- Then, sprinkle with additional graham cracker crumbs. Chill the Woolworth Cheesecake in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. You can also refrigerate the cheesecake overnight. Then, slice and serve.
RECIPE TIPS;
- You can also use 1 can evaporate milk instead of 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream.
- Add the vanilla extract to the cream cheese, if you want to add more flavor.
- The Woolworth Cheesecake will set better if you refrigerate it overnight.
- You can use more graham cracker crumbs for making a thicker crust.
FREEZE NO-BAKE WOOLWORTH CHEESECAKE;
Place the cheesecake in the refrigerator overnight, or until it sets. Then, wrap it with plastic wrap and aluminum foil.
Store the Woolworth Cheesecake in the freezer for up to 3 months. To thaw, place frozen cheesecake in the refrigerator overnight.
HOW TO STORE A NO-BAKE ICEBOX CHEESECAKE?
You can store this no-bake Woolworth Cheesecake in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Cover a baking pan with plastic wrap or aluminum foil or refrigerate cheesecake in an airtight container.
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This Woolworth Cheesecake has a delicate, silky, and light texture, a toothsome and rich creamy taste, and a light lemon aroma. This is a perfect and easy no-bake Woolworth Cheesecake.
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Servings: 9
Ingredients
For the graham cracker crust:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs;
- 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted.
For the Woolworth Cheesecake:
- 1 package (3 oz) lemon Jell-O;
- 1 cup boiling water;
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature;
- 1 cup granulated sugar;
- 5 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream, cold;
- graham cracker crumbs, for topping.
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together lemon Jell-O and boiling water. Mix until lemon Jell-o dissolves. Set aside.
- Prepare the crust. Mix together graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Add the crumble mixture to the 9x13 inch baking pan. Then, press the crumbly mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan to create a crust.
- In a mixing bowl, beat heavy whipping cream until fluffy. Set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, granulated sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Then, pour a chilled mixture of lemon Jell-O into a bowl. Beat until well combined. Add whipped cream and mix until combined.
- Transfer the cream cheese mixture to the prepared baking pan with a graham cracker crust. Spread evenly. Then, sprinkle with additional graham cracker crumbs. Chill the Woolworth Cheesecake in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. You can also refrigerate the cheesecake overnight. Then, slice and serve.
Answering Your Burning Questions:
HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN WOOLWORTHS CHEESECAKE?
It is light and creamy no-bake Woolworths Cheesecake, but it’s not low in calories. There is 276 kcal in the Woolworths Cheesecake.
I knew it as “Grandma Flossie’s Cheesecake”. My Grandma Flossie lived in rural Ohio & my uncle had a dairy farm near by. I’ve never been able to replicate it fully. I think it’s because I wasn’t using any heavy cream & that was likely the difference. This makes sense given she had free cream & milk from the family dairy farm just down the way. Thank you for the recipe, it tastes spot on.
My mom never called this recipe the Woolworth Cheesecake. She just called it the lemon Jell-O cheesecake. We ate it many times over the years. It was delicious. Haven’t made it or eaten any in decades. So pleased to see it here. Thank you!