Chai Spice No-bake Cheesecake

I had a friend pack me a lunch one day and in it they included some Graham Crackers.  When lunchtime came I dipped the crackers in my Chai tea and munched away ... the flavour was so yummie and I thought, "This NEEDS to be a cheesecake!!!"  ... voilà ... behold the fruits of that Ah-ha moment


Ingredients:

For the Chai spice mixture you will need:

1 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
2 tsp of ground cardamom
3/4 tsp of ground cloves
1/2 tsp of ground ginger
1/2 tsp of ground corriander
1/4 tsp of black pepper
dash of salt.

mix all of these together and set aside.
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For the crust you will need:

2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 c. melted butter/margerine
1/2 a bag of Skor bits.

Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees F.  Mix all the ingredients together and press into a 9" spring form pan.  Bake for 10 - 15 minutes (until the crust seems set and the Skor bits have melted a little)

Once that is done, remove from your oven and cool in pan.  You can put it in the fridge, uncovered, to speed up the process if you like.
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For the filling you will need:

1 pkg. (8 oz) of Cream-cheese
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup of sour cream
1 pkg of Knox Gelatin
the Chai spice mix from earlier.

Beat softened cream-cheese, condensed milk, sour cream, and spice mix until smooth.  In a separate dish mix the Knox with 1/4 c boiling water (as per the instructions on the pack) until dissolved.  Add that to your cream-cheese mix and beat some more.

Pour that mixture over the cooled crust in the form pan, cover, and chill 'til firm.

I like to garnish/decorate this with shaved white chocolate and the remaining Skor bits.

I've taken this to a few pot-lucks over the holidays and it's been a huge success

Happy Feasting!!!