Key Lime Cheesecake

I don't really care for cheesecake, but I love key lime pie. This recipe is the best of both desserts.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
¼ cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 cup key lime juice
1 ½ cups sugar
5 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½--8oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
6 tablespoons butter, softened
2/3 cup whipping cream, stiffly whipped

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine first 3 ingredients to make a crust. Press into bottom and a little up the sides of 9 inch springform pan. Bake 6 minutes; cool.
• In a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over lime juice, soften 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved.
• Stir in sugar, eggs, and lime peel. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7 minutes. Do not let mixture boil. Stir in vanilla.
• Remove from heat; cool slightly. Strain.
• Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in gelatin mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.