Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 2 cups crushed graham crackers (or pretzels)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup frozen margarita mix
• 3 cups whipped topping
• 1 (15 ounce) package sliced frozen strawberries
• 5 cups whipped topping
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin

Recipe

• 1 to make the crust, mix the crushed graham crackers, melted butter and sugar thoroughly then press into the bottom of a 9x13 dish.
• 2 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 3 set aside and let it cool completely.
• 4 while the crust is cooling, prep the cream cheese layer. beat the cream cheese and margarita mix until smooth and then fold in 3 cups of the whipped topping. when the crust is cooled, spread this layer onto it.
• 5 set the crust and cream cheese layer in the refridgerator to chill while prepping the strawberry layer.
• 6 boil 1/2 a cup of water and pour it into a bowl. add in the gelatin package and stir until completely dissolved.
• 7 add in the package of frozen, sliced strawberries and stir until the gelatin is set and the strawberries are all separated.
• 8 using a wire whisk, stir in 5 cups of the whipped topping until completely mixed.
• 9 pour over top of the cream cheese layer.
• 10 cover and refrigerate 4 to 5 hours to set fully. soft set at 3 hours.