This recipe was submitted as an entry into our special occasion dessert reader recipe competition by Janice Stockdill. Janice says: "A very special family favourite. This recipe has been handed down though my Father's Great Aunt Jessie that died several years ago, at a great age of 103 years."
Ingredients
| 125 g | Butter |
| 250 g | Wine biscuits |
| ½ tsp | Nutmeg |
| ½ tsp | Cinnamon |
Topping
| 250 g | Cream cheese (Main) |
| ¾ cup | Evaporated milk, cool in fridge for 1 hour |
| ½ packet | Jelly crystals, lemon flavour, made up tih 1/2 cup boiling water |
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Directions
- Crush sweet biscuits. Add spices. Melt butter in microwave or saucepan. Combine all ingredients together in large bowl. Press well into greased 12 inch pie dish.
- Dissolve jelly in the water. Add lemon juice. Cool. Set aside.
- In large size bowl soften cream cheese and gradually beat in jelly mixture. Beat chilled evaporated milk till thick. Fold evaporated milk into jelly mixture.
- Place mixture on prepared cheese cake base. Chill 1/2 hour. Decorate with fine strips of lemon zest.
