Red, White & Blue Cheesecake
Red, White & Blue Cheesecake
Freestyle™ SmartPoints® value 4*
SmartPoints® value 5*
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 50 minutes
Cool/Chill: 4 hours
Freestyle™ SmartPoints® value 4*
SmartPoints® value 5*
Ingredients
Cheesecake
1/2 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups light/low-fat ricotta cheese
1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup egg whites
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. Truvia spoonable calorie-free sweetener (or another no-calorie granulated sweetener; see HG FYI below)
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
Topping
4 low-fat graham crackers (1 sheet), finely crushed
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup blueberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9" springform cake pan with nonstick spray.
Wrap foil around the bottom of the pan to prevent any condensation from dripping into the oven.
In a large bowl, stir cream cheese until smooth. Add ricotta cheese. With an electric mixer set to medium speed, beat until smooth, 1 - 2 minutes.
Continue to beat while gradually adding all remaining cheesecake ingredients. Beat until smooth, another 1 - 2 minutes.
Evenly pour mixture into the cake pan.
Bake until firm and light golden brown, about 50 minutes.
Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
Refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
Top with crushed graham crackers and fruit. Release springform, slice, and serve.
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
HG FYI: Truvia spoonable calorie-free sweetener is about twice as sweet as sugar. If using a no-calorie granulated sweetener that measures cup-for-cup like sugar instead of Truvia, double the amount called for in this recipe.
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Publish Date: 2015-06-24