Low Fat Cheesecake Recipes

Ingredients:

nonstick cooking spray
3 tbsp crunchy nugget cereal -or wheat biscuit cereal
1 tbsp walnuts
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus
1 tbsp granulated sugar, divided
2 1/2 tbsp instant espresso coffee powder
2 1/2 tbsp coffee liqueur --such as kahlua -or water
2 cup fat-free cottage cheese
12 oz fat-free sour cream -1 1/2 cups
12 oz fat-free cream cheese, softened -1 1/2 cups
6 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
2 large egg whites
1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Lightly coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking
spray.

2. In food processor, combine cereal, walnuts and 1 tablespoon sugar;
process to make fine crumbs. Place crumb mixture in prepared pan; tilt and
rotate pan to coat bottom and sides with crumbs. Tap pan on counter to
evenly distribute crumbs. Set aside.

3. In small bowl, dissolve instant coffee powder in coffee liqueur or
water; set aside. Place cottage cheese in a double layer of cheesecloth and
gather the corners at the top; squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
Place pressed cottage cheese in food processor and process about 2 minutes,
until very smooth. Add sour cream, cream cheese, the remaining 1 1/4 cups
sugar, flour eggs, egg whites, cocoa, salt, cinnamon and the coffee liqueur
mixture; process until smooth.

4. Transfer batter to prepared pan and bake about 1 hour, until firm around
the edge but still wobbly in the center. Turn off oven. Leave cheesecake
in oven with door closed for 30 minutes.

5. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Remove outer
ring of pan. Cover cheesecake with plastic wrap lightly sprayed with
cooking spray. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or up to 2 days.

Makes 16 servings. Preparation time: 30 minutes. Baking time: 1 hour 30
minutes. Chilling time: 4 hours.

Per serving: About 167 cal, 9 g pro, 26 g car, 2 g fat, 11% cal from fat,
33 mg chol, 271 mg sod, 0 g fiber.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>



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Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 16