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