Mama Marco's Reduced Fat Cheesecake

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • 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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Introduction

This is an awesome adaptation of my grandma Mimi's decadent cheesecake! It tastes amazingly like regular, fully-fatty cheesecake, and you don't have to sweat eating a whole slice ! This is an awesome adaptation of my grandma Mimi's decadent cheesecake! It tastes amazingly like regular, fully-fatty cheesecake, and you don't have to sweat eating a whole slice !
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    Crust:
    1.5 cups finely ground reduced fat vanilla wafers
    2 tbsp sugar
    2 tbsp butter - melted

    Filling:
    3 - 8oz. packages of non-fat cream cheese - room temp.
    1 cup sugar
    1 egg + .5 cup Egg Beaters - lightly beaten
    3 tbsp Amaretto

    Topping:
    1 pint low fat sour cream
    2 tbsp sugar

Directions

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.