Atkins Cheesecake Recipes

Ingredients:

=== CRUST ===
1 cup pine nuts
1 cup macadamia nuts
2 packets sugar substitute
3 tbsp butter, melted
=== FILLING ===
16 oz cream cheese
10 packets sugar substitute
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp grated lemon rind
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sour cream
Blueberries for garnish, (optional)

Instructions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

For crust, place pine nuts and macadamias in bowl of a food processor;
pulse until ground but not pastelike. Add sugar substitute and butter;
pulse to combine. Transfer to a 9-inch springform pan. With your fingers,
gently press nut mixture to form a crust on botoom of pan. Bake 10
minutes; remove from oven and cool.

Place cream cheese and sugar substitute in food processor; process until
smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add
vanilla extract, lemon rind and salt; pulse to combine. Add sour cream and
process to combine.

Pour filling into prepared crust. Bake 40 minutes. Turn off oven; let
cheesecake cool for one hour without opening door. Chill overnight.
Garnish with blueberries before serving.

To cut chilled cheesecake into neat slices, use a long piece of dental
floss. Then wrap each piece individually and freeze. It tastes delicious
right out of the freezer or bring to room temperature for a few minutes
before serving. Bon appetit!

This recipe yields 16 servings.

Carbohydrates: 5.5 grams
Net Carbs: 4.5 grams
Fiber: 1 grams
Protein: 7 grams
Fat: 26.5 grams
Calories: 279

Comments: To make this cheesecake fit a low carb lifestyle, we've
substituted a crunchy nut crust for the conventional graham-cracker one and
dusted away the flour and sugar. Nuts have been shown to protect against
heart disease, so our version has yet another advantage!

Source:
"Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"06-29-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 273 Calories; 26g Fat (84.3%
calories from fat); 6g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 78mg
Cholesterol; 161mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0
Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 5 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 16