Mama Marco's Reduced Fat Cheesecake
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 355.9
- Total Fat: 14.4 g
- Cholesterol: 68.4 mg
- Sodium: 340.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 45.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 10.7 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Mama Marco's Reduced Fat Cheesecake calories by ingredient
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
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Crust:
1.5 cups finely ground reduced fat vanilla wafers
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp butter - melted
Filling:
3 - 8oz. packages low fat cream cheese - room temp.
1 cup sugar
1 egg + .5 cup Egg Beaters - lightly beaten
3 tbsp Amaretto
Topping:
1 pint fat free 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.
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.
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