Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        ***CRUMB CRUST***
  2               cups  graham cracker crumbs
     1/2           cup  butter -- melted
     1/2           cup  powdered sugar
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
                        ***7-UP FILLING***
  1            package  unflavored gelatin
  6        tablespoons  sugar
  1 1/2           cups  7-up -- divided
  2                     eggs -- beaten
  1              small  lemon pudding and pie filling
     3/4           cup  water -- not instant
                        ***STRAWBERRY GLAZE***
     1/2           cup  strawberry jelly -- melted
                        or
                        unsweetened frozen strawberries -- thawed
  1               pint  strawberries -- sliced

Preparation:

CRUST: Combine well the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter. Press onto bottom and partway up sides of buttered 9" springform pan; chill. FILLING: Soften unflavored gelatin in 1/4 cup 7-up for 4 minutes. In a saucepan combine pie filling, sugar, beaten eggs and water. Blend well. Add 1-1/4 cup 7-up and bring just to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in softened gelatin; cool 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of this warm mixture to softened cream cheese; mash together. Mix together with remaining 7-up mixture and stir until well blended. Turn into chilled crust and chill for at least 8 hours. Remove from pan and add topping. TOPPING: Brush top of chilled cheesecake with melted jelly. Arrange strawberries upright on cake and spoon any remaining melted jelly over them.

Nutritional Information:

301 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (34% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 62mg Cholesterol; 234mg Sodium