Strawberry-Lemon Cheesecake
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons light butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon no-calorie sweetener
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 (16-ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese
- 2 (8-ounce) packages 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) container fat-free sour cream
- 3/4 cup no-calorie sweetener
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon no-calorie sweetener
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons strawberry extract
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 1 tablespoon sweetener; press on bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Wrap outside of pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Beat ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 3/4 cup sweetener, flour, 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, and vanilla, beating until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan. Pour water to a 1-inch depth in a broiler pan. Place springform pan in water pan.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 to 30 minutes. Turn oven off. Let cheesecake stand in oven 1 hour. (Do not open oven door.) Remove springform pan from water pan; remove foil from springform pan. Cool cheesecake in pan at room temperature 4 hours. Cover and chill 8 hours.
- Combine 1/2 cup water, next 4 ingredients, and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Boil 1 minute or until thickened, whisking constantly. Remove pan from heat, and cool completely. Stir in strawberries. Serve over cheesecake slices.
- Note: For testing purposes only, we used Splenda Granular for no-calorie sweetener and Land O' Lakes Light Butter for light butter.
graham cracker crumbs, light butter, vegetable cooking spray, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, allpurpose, lemon juice, vanilla, eggs, water, cornstarch, strawberry, red food coloring, fresh strawberries
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/strawberry-lemon-cheesecake (may not work)