Simple Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

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If you're looking for a cool, creamy dessert that even a diabetic can indulge in, try this recipe.—Mary Merchant, Barre, Vermont

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Simple Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

15 60 75

Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons reduced-fat margarine, melted
3 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup egg substitute
1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free sugar-free lemon yogurt
Assorted fresh berries, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and margarine; press into bottom of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. Set aside.
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, flour and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add lemon juice and egg substitute. Beat well. Fold in yogurt. Pour into crust.
Cover and bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until set. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate. Garnish with berries if desired. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (without berries) equals 178 calories, 10 g fat (0 saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 330 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1/2 meat.

Originally published as Lemon Cheesecake in Taste of Home August/September 1995, p44