Monday, December 17, 2012

Low Fat Cheesecake


Ingredients
1/2 cup  Marie biscuit crumbs
FILLING:
24 ounces fat free cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar or sugar substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 egg whites, beaten until fluffy
TOPPING:
16 ounces fat free sour cream
3 tablespoon sugar or sugar substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9 inch spring form pan with cooking spray and sprinkle biscuit crumbs evenly over bottom. 

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on low speed to beat together until well blended the cream cheese, the cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. 

Fold in the egg whites.

Pour filling into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until center puffs and is almost set. Remove from oven. 

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, the 3 tablespoons of sugar and the remaining teaspoon of vanilla and mix thoroughly. 

Spread mixture gently over cheesecake and return to oven for 5 minutes or until topping sets. 

Cool completely on a cooling rack, then refrigerated and allow to chill completely before serving.

ps- for Lime Cheesecake- Add 1/2 cup lime juice to filling ingredients for an almost fat free  Lime Cheesecake.

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