- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Dash salt
- 1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust
- TOPPING:
- 2 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb
- 6 tablespoons water, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in the lemon juice, lemon peel, vanilla and salt. Pour into crust. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring rhubarb and 1/4 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Drain. In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over remaining water; let stand for 1 minute. Stir gelatin and sugar into rhubarb. Bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until slightly thickened. Stir in strawberries. Spoon over pie. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until set.