Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
Vanilla wafer crust, reduced fat cream cheese, Equal Spoonful in place of sugar, egg whites, cornstarch, reduced fat sour cream, vanilla. Swirl unsweetened chocolate and top with chocolate curls.
By Fitness and Freebies
Recipe Ingredients
Crust:
1-1/4 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
4 tablespoons stick butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons Equal Spoonful
*
Cheesecake:
3 packages (8 ounces each) reduced fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup Equal Spoonful**
2 large eggs
2 large egg whites
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted, slightly cooled
1 tablespoon fat free milk
Chocolate curls (optional)
Recipe Directions
For Crust, mix vanilla wafer crumbs, butter and 2 tablespoons Equal. Press onto bottom and 1/2-inch up side of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack while preparing cheesecake.
For Cheesecake, beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup Equal in mixing bowl on medium speed of mixer until smooth and well combined. Mix in eggs, egg whites and cornstarch. Fold in sour cream and vanilla until combined. Remove 1/2 cup cheesecake batter. Pour remaining batter over baked crust.
Add melted chocolate and fat-free milk to 1/2 cup reserved cheesecake batter; mix well. Place spoonfuls of chocolate mixture on top of cheesecake. Using tip of knife or spatula, gently swirl chocolate batter into cheesecake.
Bake in preheated oven 45 to 50 minutes or until center of cake is almost set. Cool on wire rack. Gently run metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake. Let cheesecake cool completely. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight before serving. To serve, remove side of pan. Garnish top of cheescake with chocolate curls, if desired. Cut cake into wedges.
* May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener
** May substitute 18 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition information per serving:
Recipe makes 12 servings
Calories: 164;
Protein: 7g;
Carbohydrates: 8g;
Fat: 11g;
Cholesterol: 57mg;
Sodium: 235mg;
Food Exchanges: 1 Milk, 2 Fat
See also:
Mocha Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Chocolate-Berry Cheesecake
Orange Cheesecake
Orange Chiffon Cheesecake
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