LEMON CHEESECAKE

A light cheesecake, the perfect ending to a big meal.

Ingredients (Serves: 6)

1 teaspoon butter

½ cup graham cracker crumbs

16 ounces low fat cream cheese, room temperature

½cup sugar 2 large eggs

1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh

2 teaspoons lemon zest

½teaspoon vanilla

½cup lemon curd, for garnish

Process crumbs and butter till blended. Pour into 7-inch springform pan (not included with oven) that has been sprayed with cooking spray and foil-wrapped on the outside. Pour two cups hot water into the bottom of the oven. Place springform pan on low rack and bake for 5 minutes at 400ºF. Remove.

In food processor, place remaining ingredients, except for lemon curd. Bake at 325°F for 35 minutes. Heat jar of lemon curd in microwave for maybe a minute, or until softened. Spoon out onto cheesecake and smooth. Refrigerate and when cooled, can be removed from pan.

CARAMEL TURTLE CHEESECAKE

You are absolutely going to love this dessert and your friends and family are going to think you are a culinary genius!

Ingredients (Serves: 8)

1 low-fat graham cracker crust

¼cup butter 1 cup coconut

½ cup chopped pecans

2 low fat cream cheese, 8 oz. each, room temperature 2 eggs, room temperature

½ cup Splenda® brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla

Caramel ice cream topping, sugar-free

Optional little chocolate covered caramel candies

In 8 inch cake pan (not included with oven) put butter, coconut and pecans and add to high rack in oven. Bake for 4 minutes on 400ºF, stirring often and watching closely not to burn coconut. Remove and cool.

In food processor, add cream cheese, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and process till smooth, scraping sides. Pour half of mixture into graham cracker shell and top with half coconut-pecan mixture and drizzle with caramel topping; top with remaining cream cheese mixture. Bake on low rack at 325ºF for 20 minutes. Take out and top with remaining coconut-pecan mixture and drizzle with caramel topping. May add halved chocolate covered caramel candies for garnish. Refrigerate.

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