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Raspberry Cheesecake

Raspberry Cheesecake

Fiona Haynes
If you love cheesecake but hate the fat and calories, then these portion-controlled lower-fat raspberry cheesecakes should fit the bill. Plus, they're quick and easy to make. I use tub cream cheese rather than blocks because the cream cheese is nice and soft.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 12 individual mini cheesecakes

Ingredients:

  • 12 reduced-fat vanilla wafers (optional)
  • 1 8-ounce tub fat-free cream cheese
  • 1 8-ounce tub 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup raspberries, plus extra for garnish

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil cups. Drop one vanilla wafer into bottom of each muffin cup (if using)

Place cream cheeses in a medium bowl with sugar and cornstarch. Beat on low speed with an electric mixer. Add egg and egg white and mix for 1 minute. Add vanilla extract.

Mash raspberries with a fork, and push mashed fruit through a sieve into cream cheese mixture. Stir well.

Fill muffins cups two-thirds full with cream cheese mixture.

Bake 15-18 minutes until set around the edges and barely soft in the middle.

Top each cheesecake with a raspberry if desired.

Cool, then remove from pan and chill until ready to serve

Per cheesecake with wafer: Calories 126, Calories from Fat 42, Total Fat 4.7g (sat 2.5g), Cholesterol 33mg, Sodium 212mg, Carbohydrate 15.8g, Fiber 0.8g, Protein 5.2g

Per cheesecake (without wafer): Calories 110, Calories from Fat 37, Total Fat 4.2g (sat fat 2.4g), Cholesterol 31mg, Sodium 201mg, Carbohydrate 13.2g, Fiber 0.7g, Protein 5g

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