Fruity Marshmallow Lime Chiffon Cheesecake Dessert

A glass baking dish with squares of light green dessert topped with golden cookie crumbs. The dessert has a crumb crust and colorful marshmallows visible inside the cut pieces.

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Fruity Marshmallow Lime Chiffon Cheesecake Dessert

This light and sweet retro dessert is the perfect make-ahead, no-bake dessert! This decadent slice has mini colored marshmallows in a light lime jello chiffon cheesecake with a graham base.

Prep Time30

Chilling Time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Canadian

Servings:

Calories: 241kcal

Author: Karlynn Johnston

Ingredients

Graham Crust

2¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
⅓ cup granulated sugar
½ cup salted butter melted

Filling

one 3 ounce package lime Jell-O gelatin
1 cup boiling water
12 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3-5 drops green food coloring
4 cups whipped topping (Cool Whip one liter container)
2 cups colored mini marshmallows

Instructions

Dissolve the lime Jell-O completely into 1 cup of boiling water, then set aside to cool.
Line the bottom and sides of a 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine the crust ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the mixture in a small bowl to top the dessert with later. Press the remaining crust mixture firmly into the bottom of the parchment-lined baking pan..
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy.
Once the Jell-O mixture has completely cooled, slowly beat the Jell-O into the cream cheese mixture until combined. Beat in 3-4 drops of green food coloring to enhance the color, if desired. I use icing gel colors for mine.
Stir in the whipped topping until it is combined with the Jell-O mixture, then add the colored marshmallows. Stir until they are evenly distributed throughout the filling.
Spoon the filling mixture over the graham cracker base, smoothing the top. Sprinkle the top with the reserved graham crumb mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days.
Slice into 20 squares to serve. This will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, but will start to weep if kept too long.

Notes

You can use white marshmallows in this but I really love the fruit flavor that the mini colored marshmallows give this dessert!

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