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Nutty Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Recipe


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Nutty Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Recipe




Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup pecan or walnut halves - (6 oz), chopped
18 packets sugar substitute
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup cold water, divided
2 package cream cheese - (8 oz ea), softened
1 tbsp grated orange or lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
Fresh berries for garnish, (optional)
Pecans for garnish, (optional)

Instructions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. In medium bowl,
combine pecans, 6 packets sugar substitute and butter. Mix well and press
onto bottom and 1 up sides of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes, until
golden. Cool on wire rack.

In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Let soften 1
minute. Stir over low heat until dissolved; set aside.

Place cream cheese in large bowl and beat with an electric mixer at high
speed until fluffy. Beat in remaining sugar substitute, zest and vanilla.
At low speed, beat in dissolved gelatin and remaining cold water. Set
aside 1 cup mixture. Spread remainder in pecan crust.

Return reserved mixture to bowl and beat in chocolate. Place dollops of
chocolate mixture into plain mixture and swirl with knife, being careful
not to blend mixtures. Refrigerate 3 hours. If desired, garnish with
berries and pecans.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Carbohydrates: 9 grams
Net Carbs: 6 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Protein: 7.5 grams
Fat: 42 grams
Calories: 421

Description:
"The two-toned filling is a snap to prepare, and it doesn't need baking
because it's set with gelatin."
Source:
"Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"06-30-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 112 Calories; 7g Fat (50.1% calories
from fat); 2g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 8mg
Cholesterol; 67mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2
Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.


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

Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 8




By eating what is sufficient man is enabled to work; he is hindered from working and becomes heavy, idle, and stupid if he takes too much. As to bodily distempers occasioned by excess, there is no end of them.
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JONES, Thomas Vincent