Healthy (relatively) cheesecake recipe

de_goldy

Sun, May 24 2009, 8:23 pm

don't know if this is whatyou're looking for, but this is what I make.

it's a no-bake cheese cake.

uses crushed cookie crumbs. tea biscuits or any other kind of plain cookie.

cheese mixture is one container cream cheese (I use reduced fat) mixed with one pack of vanilla pudding with 2 cups milk (I use fat-free milk) mix all together into a thickish liquid.

cake is assembled as:
one layer cookie crumbs.
carefully pour over all cheese mixture.
another layer cookie crumbs.
top layer is strawberry jello. wait till the jello is semi-ready so it still goes on, but is not a hot, thin liquid.

refrigerate and eat. YUM!

hope that made sense.

mommalah

Sun, May 24 2009, 8:33 pm

It sounds awesome! I should have been specific and say that I don't want to use any processed foods, like Jello/pudding mixes. I am looking for a cheesecake recipe with real, basic ingredients. Thanks for your recipe though. Maybe I'll use it when we have company. Smile

goodheart

Sun, May 24 2009, 10:31 pm

cheese cake I always make
3/4 lb farmer cheese (I use the whole 1lb)
1 whip cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar (u can use splenda too)
2eggs
take 2 tbls cornstarch mix in 1 cup milk
sm sour cream
2 gram cracker pie
mix all the ing. together put into pies bake on 350 for 1 hr
shut oven let it cool for hr.
Enjoy! let me know if u make it.

mommalah

Mon, May 25 2009, 2:15 pm

goodheart wrote:

Thanks so much. This is exactly what I was looking for. I'll make my own graham cracker crust (to avoid the margarine issue) in a 9x13 aluminum pan. Will that be ok to use a 9x13 tray instead of 2 9in pie trays?

Raisin

Mon, May 25 2009, 3:07 pm

I use this recipe. it asks for whipping cream, which is a natural ingredient, if you buy the dairy stuff and not the fake pareve version but its not low fat! I skip the zest and use a bit of lemon juice because I am lazy and its still good. maybe you can use sour cream instead of whipping cream if you don't have it.

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This is the best cheesecake recipe I have ever come across. If you
like Eli's cheesecake, you'll love this recipe. If you are on a diet,
skip over this recipe!!!

Ingredients:

2.5 lbs of cream cheese at room temp
1 3/4 granulated sugar
3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
1/4 reaspoon vanilla extract
5 eggs
2 additional egg yokes
1/4 cup whipping cream
9-inch springform pan lined generously with butter and patted
with graham cracker crumbs

Directions:

Heat oven to 500 degrees. Prepare springform pan. With and electric beater,
mix the cheese, sugar, flour, orange and lemon zests and vanilla until
smooth. Add the eggs and yokes, beating in one at a time, and finally the
cream.

Pour the mixture into the prepared springform pan and bake for 10 minutes or
until the top of the cake turns golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to
200-225 and bake for one hour longer.

Remove cake from oven and cool on a rack until it reaches room temperature.
Then release the sides of the pan. Do not remove the bottom of the pan.
Place cake on a platter. Top with fruit or glaze, if desired, and serve.

mommalah

Mon, May 25 2009, 3:21 pm

Raisin wrote:

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Mmmm...Sounds awesome. So we'll have 2 cheesecakes....