Low-Fat Cheesecake


Course : Cheesecakes
Serves: 12
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Ingredients:


---CRUST---

3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs

2 tablespoons margarine -- melted

---FILLING---

2 cups low-fat ricotta cheese

2/3 cup low-fat neufchatel

1/3 cup fruit sweetener*

1/3 cup mashed potato flakes

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 large egg whites

1/3 cup non-fat yogurt
 

Preparation / Directions:


1. Mix "crust" ingredients well and press into bottom of 8-inch springform pan. 2. With electric mixer, beat ricotta and Neufchatel well. Add fruit sweetener, potato flakes and yogurt. Continue beating while adding vanilla. Beat 3 minutes. 3. In separate bowl, beat egg whites until they hold peaks. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust and sprinkle with nutmeg. 4. Bake 40 to 50 minutes at 350F until cheesecake is slightly firm in the center. Cool well before slicing. * To make fruit sweetener- mix 1 part frozen apple juice concentrate and 1 part granulated fructose.

 

Nutritional Information:

162 calories; 9g fat; 13g carbohydrate; 8g protein


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