Diabetic Recipes

New York Cheesecake

All the richness and decadence of the original, but this version of New York Cheesecake has 46% fewer calories. Serve with strawberry or raspberry sauce, if desired.

New York Cheesecake

Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 tablespoons Equal Spoonful*

Cheesecake

  • 3 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup Equal Spoonful*
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 eggs whites
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pint strawberries, sliced (optional)

Strawberry Sauce (optional)

  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup Equal Spoonful**

Instructions

Crust

  1. Mix vanilla wafer crumbs, butter and 2 tablespoons Equal Spoonful in bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Reserve 1 tablespoon of crumb mixture. Pat remaining mixture evenly on bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pan.
  2. Bake in preheated 325 degrees F oven until crust is lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
  3. Cool on wire rack.

Cheesecake

  1. Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup Equal Spoonful in a large bowl until fluffy; beat in eggs, egg whites and cornstarch. Mix in sour cream and vanilla extract until well blended. Pour mixture into crust in pan.
  2. Bake in preheated 325 degrees F oven just until set in the center, 45 to 50 minutes.
  3. Remove cheesecake from oven, sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Cool completely on wire rack.
  4. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
  5. Remove side of pan; place cheesecake on serving plate.

Strawberry Sauce

  1. Process packaged strawberries in food processor or blender until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and 1/4 cup Equal.
  2. Refrigerate until serving time.
  3. To serve, remove side of pan. Cut cake into wedges. Serve with strawberries and Strawberry Sauce, if desired.
  4. Serve with strawberries and Strawberry Sauce.

Notes

* May substitute 18 packets Equal sweetener

** May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener

Nutrition

Per serving: 160 cal., 7 g pro., 10 g carb., 10 g fat, 58 mg chol., 208 mg sodium

Exchanges: 1 milk, 2 fat

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Equal Sweetener



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