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Creamy Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake

Creamy Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake
Recipe Tip
"Egg-stra" Special Whites
Egg whites provide the protein from eggs but don't contain the cholesterol found in egg yolks. That's good news for your heart.
Success
Place the springform pan on a cookie sheet before putting in the oven to keep pesky drips in check.
Variation
If you’re an almond or walnut lover, use them in place of the pecans.

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Indulge in desserts and have diabetes? You bet, savor every last drizzle of caramel and crunchy pecans on creamy cheesecake! From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:5 hr 5 min
makes:16 servings
15chocolate or vanilla wafer cookies, crushed (1/2 cup)
2packages (8 oz each) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
2/3cup sugar
3egg whites or 1/2 cup fat-free egg product
2teaspoons vanilla
2cups Yoplait® Original lowfat vanilla yogurt
2tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3cup fat-free caramel topping
Pecan halves, if desired
1.Heat oven to 300°F. Spray springform pan, 9x3 inches, with cooking spray. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over bottom of pan.
2.Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar, egg whites and vanilla. Beat on medium speed about 2 minutes or until smooth. Add yogurt and flour. Beat on low speed until smooth.
3.Carefully spread batter over cookie crumbs in pan. Bake 1 hour. Turn off oven; cool in oven 30 minutes with door closed. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
4.Drizzle caramel topping over cheesecake. Garnish with pecan halves. Store covered in the refrigerator.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 17g); Protein 5Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 8%; Iron 0Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT MARQUES (France) used under license.
 
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Wonderful!
I made this cheesecake & it was very successful! My husband & I loved it (and believe me, he's picky with cheesecakes). The consistancy comes out perfect & very flavorful. The only suggestion I would make is to add about double the amount of nilla wafers for more of a substancial crust...other than that it's perfect!
Posted at 5:18 PM on December 9 2011 by MauiMelissa
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Creamy van-Carmel Cheesecake
It sounds yummy. how would I cut the sugar in your receipes?
Posted at 9:41 AM on November 23 2011 by
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CHEESECAKE!!!
My hubby and I are on Weight Watchers and I was really looking for a dessert that was good but with not a lot of points. This was a huge hit with both of us!!! We make it all the time =)
Posted at 12:13 PM on March 30 2010 by psych1218
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creamy vanilla-caramel cheesecake
I made this yesterday and it turned out great. Instead of using the caramel topping, I used no sugar added cherry topping. The cheesecake was creamy and my husband said it taste just like the fattening kind. I will definitely make this again.
Posted at 1:38 PM on January 11 2010 by marialana
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Not bad
The taste wasn't bad, it was light. The texture was crumbly and light, not dense and creamy like a regular cheesecake. It didn't go very fast at Thanksgiving and I was left with over half the cake. But there were several desserts to choose from. I don't think I'd make this again unless requested. But I will use the Neufchâtel cheese to cut fat in my next cheesecake.
Posted at 2:53 PM on December 14 2009 by desertcheetah
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Delicious
I made this cheesecake on Saturday & not only did it turn out absolutely scrumptious but it was beautiful. No one could tell it was lowfat. A definite keeper.
Posted at 11:28 PM on October 21 2009 by Dtom
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As good as the Full fat version
This cheesecake is as good if not better than the full fat version. I omited the nuts and carmel and made a raspberry sauce with frozen berrys and splenda. It was great!!!
Posted at 2:26 PM on September 11 2009 by Reezie
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Great with half Splenda and a low fat graham cracker crust as well! I used lite cherry topping in lieu of the caramel. I would say this version is on par with original cheesecake easily.
Posted at 3:29 PM on March 11 2009 by anniep08
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You can't taste the difference between this and a regular full-fat cheesecake. Even my picky sister loved it!
Posted at 7:35 AM on May 23 2008 by Ydette