Low Fat Cheesecake
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Notes
Add 1/2 cup Key lime juice to filling ingredients for an almost fat free Key Lime Cheesecake.
Preparation Time15 min
Cooking Time45 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup graham cracker 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 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9 inch spring form pan with cooking spray and sprinkle graham cracker 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.
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