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Lemony Light Cheesecake
Crust
15 reduced-fat creme-
filled chocolate
sandwich cookies,
finely crushed (about
11⁄2cups [355 ml]
crumbs)
2tablespoons (30 ml)
butter or margarine,
melted
Filling
3packages (8 oz. [225
g] each) light cream
cheese
1cup (235 ml) sugar
1tablespoon (15 ml)
all-purpose flour
4eggs
1⁄4cup (60 ml) lemon
juice
1teaspoon (5 ml)
grated lemon peel
Spray bottom and sides of 9-inch (23-cm)
springform pan with no-stick cooking spray.
To make Crust, combine cookie crumbs and butter
in medium bowl; mix well. Press mixture firmly into
bottom of springform pan. Chill while making Filling.
To make Filling, place cream cheese, sugar, and
flour in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to
mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds.
Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to Speed 2 and mix
about 30 seconds longer. Stop and scrape bowl.
Add eggs, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Turn to
STIR Speed and mix about 30 seconds. Stop and
scrape bowl. Turn to Speed 2 and mix 15 to 30
seconds longer, just until blended. Do not overbeat.
Pour Filling into Crust.
Place top oven rack in centre of oven. Place pan of
hot water on bottom rack of oven. Place cheesecake
on rack in centre of oven. Bake at 325°F (163°C) for
50 to 60 minutes, or until cheesecake is set when
pan is jiggled slightly. Do not overbake.
Turn off oven; open oven door. Let cheesecake
stand in oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool
completely on wire rack away from drafts. Cover
and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours before serving.
Yield: 16 servings.
Per serving: About 169 cal, 6 g pro, 20 g carb,
7 g fat, 68 mg chol, 214 mg sod.