Philadelphia Vanilla Mousse Cheesecake
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Philadelphia Cream Cheese Advertizement
Serves 16 peopleCategories: Pie-cobbler-cheesecake- tarts
Ingredients
- 40 Nilla wafers, crushed (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine melted
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened, divided
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. vanilla, divided
- 3 eggs
- 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed
Directions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Mix wafer crumbs and butter; press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Beat 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake, cool completely in pan.
- Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer in a large bowl until well blended. Whisk in Cool Whip, spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake. Garnish with fresh berries if desired.