Sign Up TodayMy Spot

log in
Eat Better America: Simple Solutions for a Healthier You
Home > Recipes > Desserts > Refrigerated Desserts > Light Pumpkin Cheesecake
Related Recipes Pina Colada Cake
Mixed-Berry Salad

featured products
Your health. Your taste buds. Here are a few products that serve both masters.

Yoplait

Original 99% Fat Free Strawberry

Yoplait

Take a small step to eat better.
Join us... for free! Let's take small, doable steps to eat—and live—better. Step one? Sign up today for free coupons, expert articles, delicious healthy recipes, and friendly advice from other folks like you.
Email

Take the Cheerios Challenge
Cheerios
You could lower your cholesterol 4% in 6 weeks
Receive a coupon for $1 off Cheerios each week of the challenge.
That’s $6 in savings!
A clinical study showed that eating two 1 ½ cup servings daily of Cheerios cereal for 6 weeks reduced bad cholesterol about 4 percent when eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.


 
 
Light Pumpkin Cheesecake
Recipe Tip
Pumpkin Power
Pumpkin contains carotenoids, plant pigments that color them orange-yellow. Carotenoids are a form of vitamin A that help with vision.
Did You Know?
Be sure to use canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling, for this cheesecake. Pumpkin pie filling contains other ingredients and will not work in this recipe.
Success
To help prevent cracks in the cheesecake, do not overbeat the mixture once the eggs are added. Also, be sure to allow the cheesecake to sit in the oven for 30 minutes after baking as directed in the recipe.
  2 ratings : 1 review

Light Pumpkin Cheesecake

At last! Enjoy guilt-free cheesecake, thanks to fat-free ingredients. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:40 min
Start to Finish:10 hr 30 min
makes:16 servings

Crust
1cup plus 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
3tablespoons apple jelly
Filling
4packages (8 oz each) fat-free cream cheese, softened
1cup firmly packed brown sugar
2/3cup granulated sugar
5eggs
1can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
2tablespoons brandy, if desired
1/4cup all-purpose flour
2to 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1cup frozen (thawed) fat-free whipped topping, if desired
Ground nutmeg, if desired
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Coat sides only with 2 tablespoons of the graham cracker crumbs. In small bowl, mix remaining 1 cup graham cracker crumbs and the apple jelly. Press in bottom of pan.
2.Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until completely cooled.
3.Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars until smooth. On low speed, add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until blended.
4.In medium bowl, mix pumpkin, brandy, flour and pumpkin pie spice. Gradually add to cream cheese mixture, beating until smooth. Pour over partially baked crust.
5.Bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. With sharp knife, loosen cheesecake from side of pan. Cover cheesecake; refrigerate at least 8 hours.
6.Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake again; carefully remove side of pan. Cut cheesecake into wedges; place on individual dessert plates. Top each wedge with 1 tablespoon whipped topping; lightly sprinkle with nutmeg. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase flour in filling to 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 370mg; Total Carbohydrate 36g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 29g); Protein 11g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 100%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 15%; Iron 8% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 c Dairy

 
 
 
1 Review

 

Light Pumpkin Cheesecake
I made this for company at Christmas. We did not get around to eating it because everybody brought so much food. My husband suggested I freeze it for later use (because we were going out of town} It was great. I cut it up and put 2 pieces in a freezable container, later I took one container out defrosted it at room temperature at it was great. We also tried putting fresh make cranberries on top which made it even better. This is my new favorite dessert.
Posted at 8:18 AM on February 28 2008 by , walnut creek CA