Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

A taste of Madagascar

Crust:

1 ½ cups of Oreos

½ stick butter

Melt butter in microwave until melted. Add Oreos. Mix until all butter is soaked into wafers. Place in 9" spring form pan. Use a cup with a flat bottom to pound the crust smooth. Place in oven at 300 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Take out of oven and let it cool.

3/4 c. sugar

¼ c. Vanilla sugar

2 Tbsp pure vanilla abstract (Madagascar)

1 Vanilla bean (Madagascar)  Penzeys spices

3/4 c. milk

1 packet of gelatin

1 c. Cool Whip

4 – 8oz cream cheese

Add regular sugar, cream cheese, Vanilla sugar and vanilla extract into a bowl and mix well together. Cut the Vanilla bean in half and scrape both halves of beans into the mixture. Beat well. Heat the 3/4 c. milk until warm then dissolve gelatin while whipping the gelatin into the milk. Add the milk to the cream cheese mixture. Beat for 5 minutes. Add Cool Whip. Beat for 2 minutes.

Add to the cooled crust. Place in refrigerator for minimum of 4 hrs until firm. Should taste like sweet Vanilla ice cream with Oreo cookies.