No Bake Cheesecake

Ingredients:

For the Cookie Crust:

• 1 1/2 cups crumbled vanilla wafers (or butter cookie crumbs)
• 2 tablespoons Franklin Raw Honey 
• 3 Tablespoons Blood Orange Whole Fruit Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil

For the Filling:

• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
• 3 tablespoons Franklin Raw Honey
• 1 teaspoon Pomegranate-Quince White Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

For the Gelatin Topping:

• 1 large package lemon (or orange) gelatin
• 1/2 cup ice cubes

• 1/2 cup blueberries (optional)
• 1/2 cup pineapple chunks (optional)
• 1 cup strawberries halved (optional)
• Garnish with Fresh Bayleaf or Mint & Candied or Dried Orange Slices

Instructions:

Crust: 

• In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs, honey, and oil.
• Place a circle of parchment paper into the bottom of an 8 to 9 inch pan. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and refrigerate until ready to fill. 

Filling:

• In a medium bowl, whip room-temperature cream cheese with sugar and balsamic until completely smooth and fluffy. (3-5 minutes or more, depending on the temperature of your cream cheese.)
• In a separate medium bowl, whip the whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Add 1/4 of the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and stir in by hand to lighten it.
• Then, fold in the remaining whipped cream, being careful not to deflate the volume, until well incorporated.
• Transfer to prepared pan, smoothing top. Place in the refrigerator while you make the gelatin topping.

Gelatin Topping:

• Place gelatin in a medium bowl and add boiling water per package instructions. Stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add ice, stirring until melted. Let stand 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, arrange the blueberries, pineapple, and strawberries in a single layer in a decorative pattern on top of the cheesecake. Pour thickened gelatin on top.
• Cover with plastic wrap, not letting plastic touch the surface of the gelatin. Chill several hours or overnight.
• Garnish with Bayleaf and Candied Orange.

Enjoy!