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So here's the recipe that I started with, and just replace all the ingredients I didn't like with healthier version of themselves.
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs //I replaced these with low fat crackers, I couldn't find any non fat, and this makes the crust the only source of fat for the cake.
3 Tbsp. sugar //Replaced with splenda
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted //Replaced with this stuff called Liter bake(I think) which is a fat free butter and oil replacment made from fruit puree.
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened //Replaced with non-fat cream cheese
1 cup sugar //Replaced with splenda
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs //Replaced with egg whites
I doubled up on the crust originally(I like the crust) and that made a shallow but really sweet cake. Then I doubled up on the cheese part as well and it made it much taller(obviously) but somehow less sweet, which I don't understand since the amout of splenda with kept in ratio. But I like the less sweet version better anyway. I have to admit I haven't perfected the baking process of this yet. last time I tried I must have overcooked and the outside turned out really rubbery. But just slice of the very top layer and it's all perfect from there.
One thing I didn't add into the nutrition facts was the splenda since I don't really know what they are. On the box it says for a .5g serving the amount of sugar is < .5g. So that could concievably mean that splenda is 99.99 percent sugar. Anyone How calorically dense splenda actually is?
Preparation
MIX crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
BAKE at 325°F for 55 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan. (Or, bake at 300°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) Loosen cake from side of pan; cool before removing side of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
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