Hazelnut Cheesecake
- Crust:
- 1 cup reduced-fat vanilla wafer crumbs (about 30 cookies)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped hazelnuts, toasted
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- Cooking spray
- Filling:
- 2 (8-ounce) blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) block fat-free cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup Frangelico (hazelnut-flavored liqueur)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- To prepare crust, combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Drizzle with butter; toss with a fork until moist. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400u0b0 for 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325u0b0.
- To prepare filling, place cheeses in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add sour cream; beat until combined. Combine 1 1/3 cups sugar, flour, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Beating at low speed, gradually add sugar mixture to cheese mixture. Add egg whites and egg, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in liqueur and vanilla. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake at 325u0b0 for 1 hour or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched. Remove cheesecake from oven; run a knife around outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hazelnut-cheesecake (may not work)