Mama Marco's Reduced Fat Cheesecake
- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Crust:1.5 cups finely ground reduced fat vanilla wafers2 tbsp sugar2 tbsp butter - meltedFilling:3 - 8oz. packages of non-fat cream cheese - room temp.1 cup sugar1 egg + .5 cup Egg Beaters - lightly beaten3 tbsp AmarettoTopping:1 pint low fat sour cream2 tbsp sugar
Crust:
Combine vanilla wafer crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl and blend - pat mixture into bottom and sides of an 8" springform pan. Refrigerate 30 mins. Preheat oven to 300 degrees and bake 15 mins and let cool.
Filling:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat cream cheese until smooth on low speed - gradually add 1 cup sugar, add eggs and Amaretto until smooth. Pour into the cooled crust - bake until set 45-50 mins. Allow to cool slightly.
Keep oven set at 350 degrees - combine sour cream and sugar, blend well. using a rubber spatula, spread the sour cream mixture on the cheesecake. Return cake to the oven for 4 more minutes. If desired - cheesecake may be placed under the broiler for 1-2 mins to brown.
Refrigerate 5 hours or overnight before slicing. The flavor is best with this cake is made 3-4 days prior to use.
Note: for additional color, add frozen fruit (strawberries/blackberries) on top for sweet flavors and an aesthetically pleasing look. (frozen fruit calories are not included in total calorie count)
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MISNATT85.
Combine vanilla wafer crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl and blend - pat mixture into bottom and sides of an 8" springform pan. Refrigerate 30 mins. Preheat oven to 300 degrees and bake 15 mins and let cool.
Filling:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat cream cheese until smooth on low speed - gradually add 1 cup sugar, add eggs and Amaretto until smooth. Pour into the cooled crust - bake until set 45-50 mins. Allow to cool slightly.
Keep oven set at 350 degrees - combine sour cream and sugar, blend well. using a rubber spatula, spread the sour cream mixture on the cheesecake. Return cake to the oven for 4 more minutes. If desired - cheesecake may be placed under the broiler for 1-2 mins to brown.
Refrigerate 5 hours or overnight before slicing. The flavor is best with this cake is made 3-4 days prior to use.
Note: for additional color, add frozen fruit (strawberries/blackberries) on top for sweet flavors and an aesthetically pleasing look. (frozen fruit calories are not included in total calorie count)
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MISNATT85.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 268.9
- Total Fat: 9.5 g
- Cholesterol: 48.3 mg
- Sodium: 381.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 33.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 11.4 g
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