| Article ID: 1022917 | | | | my key lime juice and continue to mix |
| Article Submitted: March 03, 2008 | | | | thoroughly. Then you will add the milk, |
| Category: Food and Drink :: Desserts | | | | and finish mixing all items together |
| Article Word Count: 549 | | | | until it is very smooth in texture. If |
| Low Fate Key Lime Cheesecake Recipe | | | | your mixture is too runny, you may want |
| This is a low fat key lime cheesecake | | | | to add more cream cheese. |
| recipe. If you are a cheesecake fan, I | | | | **Helpful tips**You can use a food |
| would strongly recommend this recipe. If | | | | processor if you like, if you do not |
| you are a diabetic then this would be a | | | | have a hand held mixer. I prefer a hand |
| good recipe to try as well. You can | | | | held because it is easier on the |
| substitute the sugar with Splenda and it | | | | clean-up. |
| is still a great recipe. I hope you | | | | Ready to bake off your Key Lime |
| enjoy this recipe. | | | | Cheesecake: After you have your spring |
| Ingredients to make to the crust: | | | | pan ready, and your filling made it is |
| 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs | | | | time to put them together. You will need |
| 1/3 cup of fat free margarine, or butter | | | | to get a spatula to scrape the bowl |
| if you must | | | | after you pour the creamy filling into |
| Ingredients to make the cheesecake | | | | prepared pan. You will scrape any extra |
| filling: | | | | filling into the pan, unless you want to |
| 16 ounces fat free sour cream | | | | sample your filling. This is not a bad |
| 3 packages of 8 ounces of room | | | | idea. You can adjust for any flavorings |
| temperature fat free cream cheese | | | | you would like to add at this time. Some |
| 1/4 Cup of fat free milk | | | | prefer a sweeter taste, or maybe more |
| 1 cup sugar or sugar substitute | | | | vanilla or Key lime juice. So, you can |
| 2 teaspoons of a good vanilla bean paste | | | | add at this time to suit your needs. |
| 1/3 cup of key lime juice | | | | You will then need to add your |
| 1 9" spring cheesecake pan | | | | cheesecake filling into the spring pan. |
| Directions: | | | | After the filling is in the spring pan |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly | | | | you will transfer the spring pan, to |
| spray a 9 inch spring form pan with | | | | larger pan and add a water bath. The |
| cooking spray. You will mix your graham | | | | water will need to be about 1-2 inches |
| crackers and margarine, or butter. Mix | | | | up the side of the spring pan to prevent |
| until incorporated. You will then want | | | | burning. You will need to check after |
| to add your graham cracker crumb mixture | | | | about 30 minutes, and bake until center |
| very evenly over bottom or your spring | | | | puffs and is almost set. Remove from |
| pan. In a large stainless steel mixing | | | | oven, and the water bath. If you have a |
| bowl you will mix together the fat free | | | | cooling rack let cool until cool to the |
| cream cheese, sugar or sugar substitute, | | | | touch, and then put into the |
| and vanilla bean paste. I will start out | | | | refrigerator and chill completely. You |
| on a low speed, until blended. I will | | | | can add fruit to your dish if you like |
| then increase the speed and whip the | | | | for garnish. It makes a beautiful |
| mixture until it is very creamy, and | | | | presentation if you decide to do so. I |
| smooth. After the first set if | | | | hope that you enjoy this dessert recipe. |
| ingredients are incorporated, I will add | | | | |