Since there is no additional sugar in this recipe, diabetics will love it. In our home, it is a favorite. This dish was my first attempt at a traditional dessert; however, I eventually discovered that it was just as delicious without the added sugar.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 9 |
| Yield: | 1 to 9 – inch square pan |
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (.6 ounce) package sugar free lemon flavored Jell-O®
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 (8 ounce) package reduced fat cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup frozen light whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and cinnamon. Mix well and press into the bottom of a 9 inch square pan. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Dissolve lemon gelatin in boiling water. Let cool until thickened, but not set. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Blend in lemon gelatin. Fold in whipped topping.
- Pour filling into crust. Sprinkle top with graham cracker crumbs. Refrigerate over night.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 206 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 330 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this without the Jello since I didn’t have any, and it was delicious. I sliced up strawberrys and smashed them a little to get the juices going to top it. Might try it with the Jello next time or not but I will make it again
It takes a little longer than 15 minutes to make this as you have to wait for the crust to cool and the jello to cool plus refrigerate overnight. Probably closer to 8 hours. However we’ll see how it turns out.
I made this pie for the 4th of July family gathering. It was the hit of the party. I made a sugar free lemon curd to spread on top it was delicious
I made it, but followed the reviews first. I used 2 bars of cream cheese and instant sugar free vanilla pudding with a little milk, just like another reviewer suggested . It still turned out on the softer side, but my husband loved it. He has just been forced to reduce his sugar intake and This recipe is a keeper!
I wasn’t able to get lemon jello so I used lime and it still worked out. The coworker I made it for loved it.
I thawed out enough blueberries to cover the top and made a glaze of 1 C Splenda, 2 T. cornstarch, mixed together, then added 1 C water. Bring to a boil stirring constantly till dissolved. Cool slightly and add 1 pk sugar-free berry-flavored Jello, stir well. Pour over the blueberries and chill in the fridge. This dessert is a lot better the next day. Next time I’m making it a day ahead of when I need it. I? served it to a neighbor and he loved it too.
I thawed out enough blueberries to cover the top and made a glaze of 1 C Splenda, 2 T. cornstarch, mixed together, then added 1 C water. Bring to a boil stirring constantly till dissolved. Cool slightly and add 1 pk sugar-free berry-flavored Jello, stir well. Pour over the blueberries and chill in the fridge. This dessert is a lot better the next day. Next time I’m making it a day ahead of when I need it. I? served it to a neighbor and he loved it too.
I really liked the flavor but the consistency was a little too gelatinous. next time I will double the cream cheese and half the jello. lime jello gives it a nice key lime taste
It was good
I loved it, next time I think I’ll make 2 pies. I want to try one with strawberry Jell-O, but together with the lemon, maybe a 2 layer pie … yum.. thanks for this wonderful recipe.
Love this recipe. Will definitely do it again.
Definate keeper!! This a diabetic’s dream come true!!!
It was my turn to make lunch for a group that meets monthly. One of our members is diabetic & fragile. I used the variation posted by MFGriffin and it was a big hit. I brought a piece home to my finicky husband and he wants me to make more. Thanks, MFGriffin for your version. It will be a regular for us.
Love this recipe! It is so easy to change up with different flavors of SF gelatin mix. Easily adaptable for people who are limiting their carbs. I just eliminated the crust and sprinkled a few graham cracker crumbs over the top. Delicious!
Came out perfectly. The texture was strange, like rubber. Definitely needs the whip cream.
Great recipe. It is not truly sugar free but has so little sugar that it works well with a diabetic diet. Don’t forget you can use any kind of sugar free jello flavor you want. I did the lemon but will try cherry next.
I have made this twice, both times for diabetics. My best friend’s husband really enjoyed it as did the whole family! I had to make it again before the end of my visit so he’d have some for himself! I stuck one in my brother’s fridge after Father’s Day. It was a surprise for him (his wife passed ).He also loved it! I used lime hello for one of them and it was a nice tang!
tasted terrific nobody guessed it was sugarless ! i did modify it to be diabetic friendly 🙂
My family really enjoyed this cheesecake. I did change one thing instead of the Lemon gelatin I used a sugar free cheesecake pudding and kept everything else the same. This gave the cheesecake more texture and tasted more like a cheesecake.
It came out really good. I combined from the other suggestions and upped it to 2 8 oz cream cheese. Plus I lowered the gelatin to .3 oz. Also, I did it with strawberry flavor instead of lemon. And I added the preserves on top. So good that I made it for my family who are not diabetics. The kids loved it. It is not quite as firm as a regular cheesecake.
This was pretty good but has potential to be better. Next time I will try the suggestion of adding a second package of cream cheese.