Chocolate Cheesecake for the Holiday

Cheesecake for the Holiday

The holiday season is almost here. Checkout this great tasting cheesecake you can make for under 200 calories per slice. You can have several slices without much harm.  Some visitors tell us that they do not like sugar substitutes. You can always use real sugar in this recipe. Using sugar instead of a substitute adds about 20 calories per serving. Look at the bottom of the web page and click the "sugar conversion chart" link to find out how much sugar to use.

Rich Chocolate Cheesecake

1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 teaspoon Equal ? for Recipes or 3 packets Equal ? sweetener or 2 tablespoons Equal ? Spoonful ?

2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese, softened
5-1/2 teaspoons Equal ? for Recipes or 18 packets Equal ? sweetener or 3/4 cup Equal ? Spoonful ?

2 eggs
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/3 cup European or Dutch-process cocoa

1 teaspoon vanilla
Fresh mint sprigs, raspberries, nonfat whipped topping and orange peel (optional)

Mix graham cracker crumbs, margarine and 1 teaspoon Equal ? for Recipes or 3 packets Equal ? sweetener or 2 tablespoons Equal ? Spoonful ? in bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Pat mixture evenly on bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pan.

Beat cream cheese and 5-1/2 teaspoons Equal ? for Recipes or 18 packets Equal ? sweetener or 3/4 cup Equal ? Spoonful ? in large bowl until fluffy; beat in eggs, egg whites and cornstarch. Mix in sour cream, cocoa and vanilla until well blended. Pour mixture into crust.

Place cheesecake in roasting pan on oven rack; add 1 inch hot water to roasting pan. Bake cheesecake in preheated 300°F oven just until set in the center, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove cheesecake from roasting pan; return cheesecake to oven. Turn oven off and let cheesecake cool 3 hours in oven with door ajar. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Remove side of pan; place cheesecake on serving plate. Garnish, if desired. Makes 16 servings

Nutrition information per serving:
189 cal., 8 g pro., 14 g carbo., 11 g fat, 51 mg chol., 280 mg sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Milk, 2 Fat

39% calorie reduction from traditional recipe