Cook Time: 1 hour, 00 minutes
Ingredients:
- non-stick cooking spray
- 4 eggs, separated, plus 2 egg whites
- sugar substitute equal to 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice, divided
- dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups 3% soft white cheese, light cream cheese or ricotta cheese, drained
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored, low-carb soy protein powder
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
- sugar substitute equal to 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan with baking paper. Spray just a bit with non-stick cooking spray.Separate the eggs. Beat egg whites the Enlitened way (p. 43) with salt, half of the sugar substitute and half of the lemon juice, until stiff. Beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar substitute until thick. With the mixer on a low-medium setting, beat in the vanilla, cheese, lemon juice and rind, and protein powder until incorporated. Gently fold into the beaten egg whites.
Bake for 10 minutes at 400°F, and then turn the oven down to 300°F and bake for another 40 minutes. When the top of the cake is set, turn off the oven and keep the oven door closed. Allow to cool for another hour in the oven. Remove and continue to cool on a wire rack.
For topping, combine sour cream, sugar substitute and vanilla. Spread on top of the cheesecake and bake for 5 minutes at 450°F.
Garnishes and Variations:
Fruit: Decorate with fresh strawberries and kiwi or any fruit of choice.
Nut: Add 1/4 cup roasted slivered almonds or chopped hazelnuts and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional) to cake. Sprinkle 1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds on the topping.
Orange: Add 1 teaspoon orange extract and 1 teaspoon grated orange rind to the basic batter.
Marble: For the “marble”, reserve 1/2-3/4 cup of the basic batter; add to it 2 tablespoons each of unsweetened dark cocoa and sugar substitute. Mix well. This batter will be thicker than the basic one. Spoon it in dollops onto the basic batter in the spring form pan. Swirl with a metal spatula or knife to marbleize.
YIELD: 12 slices
NUTRITION FACTS:
serving size: 1 slice
(oz): 1.5
(g): 45
calories: 80
protein (g): 7
carbs (g): 3.2
fat(g): 4.1
sat. fat (g): 2
cholesterol (mg): 78
sodium (mg): 72
calcium (mg): 53
fiber (g): 0
Exchanges - protein 1 starch 1/4
