Lavish your tastebuds with a cheesecake that is easier on the waistline. Our healthified recipe features 57% less fat, 61% less saturated fat, and 37% fewer calories than the original. How did we do it? Well, we replaced the butter and cream cheese with smarter substitutes. We also changed the fudge topping, going fat free – the original was based on whipping cream.
15 thin chocolate wafer cookies >
12 thin chocolate wafer cookies
1/4 cup butter >
no butter
cream cheese >
1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
1 teaspoon vanilla >
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs >
1 egg plus 1 egg white
4 oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate >
1 oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate plus 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/4 cup whipping cream plus 2 oz semisweet baking chocolate >
1/3 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
Nutritional Highlights
320 (before)
200 (after)
21 g (before)
9 g (after)
13 g (before)
5 g (after)
20 min |
2 hr 25 min |
12 servings |
Cheesecakes
12 foil baking cups
12 thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9-oz package), crushed (2/3 cup)
12 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 whole egg
1 egg white
1 oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, melted
Topping
1/3 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
Fresh raspberries, if desired
1
Heat oven to 325°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. With back of spoon, firmly press slightly less than 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs in bottom of each foil cup.
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2
In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in cocoa. Beat in whole egg and egg white until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Divide cheese mixture evenly among crumb-lined foil cups.
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3
Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes. Remove cheesecakes from pan; cool 15 minutes longer. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
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4
To serve, carefully remove foil baking cups. Spread fudge topping on cheesecakes. Garnish with raspberries. Store cheesecakes covered in refrigerator.
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Nutritional Information
1 serving:
Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 180mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 18g); Protein 4g
% Daily Value
Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4%
Exchanges
1 Starch, 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices
1 1/2
