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"Healthified" Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

"Healthified" Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
Recipe Tip
What is "Healthified"?
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original.
Success
When tested with fat-free cream cheese, the cheesecakes had poor texture and bland flavor. If you try fat-free cream cheese, we suggest using 4 oz fat-free cream cheese and 8 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese for best results.
Storage
Cheesecake freezes beautifully! Wrap airtight and freeze up to 5 months. Thaw in the original wrapping in the fridge 2 to 4 hours.
57% less fat • 61% less sat fat • 37% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison. Tempt your tastebuds with a chocolaty cheesecake that's easier on the waistline, once in a while. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 25 min
makes:12 servings

Cheesecakes
12foil baking cups
12thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9-oz package), crushed (2/3 cup)
12oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
2/3cup sugar
2teaspoons vanilla
1/4cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1whole egg
1egg white
1oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, melted
Topping
1/3cup 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.
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.
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.
4.To serve, carefully remove foil baking cups. Spread fudge topping on cheesecakes. Garnish with raspberries. Store cheesecakes covered in refrigerator.

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 Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
12 Reviews

 
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Awesome!
I made this cheesecakes for the holiday and everyone LOVED them. I had several people say it was one of best desert that they have had! I made them into mini cheesecakes and they were a perfect bite size. I am going to make another batch for NYE! You have to try these!
Posted at 11:07 AM on January 5 2010 by Pitbull 81
 
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these mini chocolate cheesecakes were outstanding..they were very rich tasting, not at all missing in flavor! Easy to make and very appealing when serving. I got many compliments on these lovely desserts
Posted at 10:27 AM on January 5 2010 by LainyW
 
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Healthified Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
These were delicious! The only problem I found was that the chocolate wafer cookies did not stick very well to the cheesecake mixture. Next time I will probably add a bit of melted butter to the crushed cookies.
Posted at 9:57 AM on July 27 2009 by Cooking Mama
 
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chocolate cheesecakes
This recipe was quick, easy & delicious..The presentation also was special..
Posted at 10:34 AM on July 13 2009 by LainyW
 
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mini chocolate cheesecakes
This was an outstanding, rich tasting dessert! A real treat, that was easy to prepare..Will make these again & again
Posted at 1:41 PM on July 6 2009 by LainyW
 
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delicious but fattening
It's true. This is quite delicious but the fat content and calories turns me off a bit. Instead of using the fresh fruit and the frudge, I bought fat-free, calorie-free, sugar-free raspberry spread. I heated it up in the microwave and spread it on top. It was excellent! I didn't have baking chocolate on hand either so I ended up using semisweet chocolate chips. It still worked just fine. I'll have to try the egg substitute, splenda, and fat-free cream cheese next time I bake this.
Posted at 8:23 AM on March 3 2009 by cursive
 
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Lower fat
I will try to make these with egg beaters and fat free cream cheese to reduce the calories and fat even more, and splenda.
Posted at 3:29 PM on February 23 2009 by Sadie_B
 
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Delicious!
Oh my goodness! These cheesecakes are so delicious!!!
Posted at 10:55 AM on February 16 2009 by mrschef
 
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So Delish!!!
I made these for my husband for valentines day. I added a strawberry instead of the rasberry. I would recommend these and will be making them again! The recipe was simple and the results were amazing!!
Posted at 10:55 AM on February 16 2009 by Karena
 
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kberide59 -- Freezing should be fine with these. Cheesecake freezes wonderfully. But, I would advise to add the topping after you remove them from the freezer.
Posted at 8:36 AM on February 13 2009 by JM
 
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Freezing?
Has anyone tried to freeze these? I'd like to make for daughters wedding reception ahead of time, she loves cheesecake!
Posted at 9:41 AM on February 12 2009 by kberide59
 
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Yum!
I made these for a birthday lunch and they were a hit! Nobody could tell that it was "healthified" and everybody enjoyed these treats. I will definitely keep this recipe in my permanent collection.
Posted at 9:11 AM on February 11 2009 by adub