Chocolate Strawberry Cream Cheese Torte

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/4 cups ground chocolate graham crackers
• 6 tablespoons light margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 8 cups frozen strawberries, thawed
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 make crust: combine finely crushed grahams & margarine in a bowl. press into an 9x13" baking dish.
• 3 beat cream cheese with electric mixer in large bowl. add sugar, egg whites, and extracts. beat on high speed 2-3 minutes.
• 4 spread cream cheese mixture over crust. bake 25-30 minutes until set. cool.
• 5 make topping: drain the thawed berries over a saucepan to collect juices.
• 6 whisk in sugar and cornstarch until smooth. place in saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture bubbles and thickens. cool completely.
• 7 chill torte and topping.
• 8 to serve, cut torte into pieces and ladle each serving with strawberry topping.