Low-Fat Key Lime Cheesecake
I know what you are thinking…Jen, you posted a picture of an empty plate. Yes, I know but this is the sign of a truly great dessert 
I stumbled upon this recipe over the summer and it originally called for lemon yogurt but it could not be found in the grocery store when I had my intense craving so I went for the next best thing…key lime. We are trying to not eat as much crap since we did a lot of eating last week, but I can’t give up my desserts so this recipe is perfect. It has the creamy consistency of regular cheesecake and the lime adds a wonderful crispness. This can be whipped up in no time with a store bought crust (which is what I did) but you could certainly make your own. Something I discovered, I baked mine for about 55 minutes then turned off the oven and let it sit there with the oven door cracked for another hour or so, which allowed it to firm up nicely. Then I refridgerated it overnight.
This is a great base recipe for other flavorings, basically the only limit is the number of yogurt flavors. I think next time I will try black cherry yogurt…oh yum!
Low-Fat Key Lime Cheesecake
1 (9 inch) reduced fat graham cracker pie crust
2 (8 ounce) packages reduced fat cream cheese
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 (8 ounce) container nonfat lime yogurt (or any flavor of your choice)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in flour. Beat in lemon juice and egg substitute. Stir in yogurt. Pour into crust.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
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January 25th, 2006 11:17
Jen– How is the cappuccino going? The funny thing is that after I made that post, all of my cappuccino’s have been a little less than perfect— but good nonetheless! lol must be too confident!
Well I hope you get it “just right” for you and enjoy the satisfication of making it yourself! I checked out your wedding page from the KNot feautre!! Daryn and I were featured in Northwest Bride and Newlywed, a much smaller operation than The Knot, but I know how cool it is. I’ll try to track down the link and share it with you. Your wedding looked beauitiful and I loved your cake!
January 27th, 2006 14:21
Hi! I just wanted to say that I got your scarf squares today, they look perfect. And you sent me chocolate!!! Yay! Thank you!!
February 1st, 2006 13:08
yum..the empty plate says it all. I’m so going to try this!
February 5th, 2006 10:01
Sounds heavenly, Jen!