Equal Cheesecake Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
SPICED GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup diet margarine
FILLING
1 cup evaporated skim milk
3 equal packets
8 oz neufchatel cheese, softened
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
12 equal packets
1 unflavored gelatin envelope
2 tbsp boiling water
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tsp vanilla extract
Recipe
Preparation
CRUST: Blend crust ingredients thoroughly and press over bottom and
halfway up sides of 9-inch springform pan sprayed with non-stick
coating. Bake in preheated 350^ oven 8 minutes. Cool.
FILLING: Combine evaporated skim milk and 3 packets Equal; freeze 30
minutes or until slightly slushy. Beat Neufchatel cheese; ricotta
cheese and 12 packets Equal until smooth. Blend gelatin with boiling
water until melted. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. SLOWLY add
gelatin mixture to frozen milk mixture and beat until stiff. Fold
into cheese mixture in thirds; blending each time until mixture is
smooth. Pour into cooled crust and chill at least 6 hours or
overnight before serving. Makes one 9-inch cheesecake or 16 servings.
Calories per serving: 146; Traditional Calories: 382; Diabetic
exchange: 1/2 nonfat milk, 1/2 bread, 2 fat SOURCE: Equal Delicious
Recipes, c1983
Servings:
16
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