Chocolate-amaretto cheesecake (lf)
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chocolate wafers; finely crushed | |
| 1½ | cup | Cheese, cream; light process product |
| 1 | cup | Sugar; |
| 1 | cup | Cheese, cottage 1%; low-fat |
| ¼ | cup | +2 tb unsweetened cocoa; |
| 200 | xes | *calories |
| 6¾ | x | *gm protein |
| 7⅞ | x | *gm fat |
| 26⅛ | x | *gm carbo |
| ¼ | cup | Flour, all-purpose; |
| ¼ | cup | Amaretto; |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla; |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt; |
| 1 | Eggs; | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Semisweet choc mini morsels; |
| x | Chocolate curls;*optional | |
| 36 | xes | *mg chol |
| 13/16 | x | *mg iron |
| 293 | xes | *mg sodium |
| 59 | xes | *mg calcium |
Directions
PER SERVING
Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in bottom of a 7-inch+ springform pan. Set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cream cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth. Add egg and process just until blended. Fold in Chocolate morsels. Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300^F for 65 to 70 minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, and transfer cheesecake to a serving platter. Garnish with chocolate curls*, if desired.
Yield: 12 servings
+You can substitute an 8-inch pan for this cheesecake recipe, if desired. The larger cheesecake will require only 45 to 50 minutes baking time.
*To make chocolate curls, melt 3 squares semisweet chocolate. Pour the melted chocolate onto wax paper and spread to a 3-inch wide strip. Let stand until cool but not firm. Pull a vegetable peeler across the chocolate, and transfer curls to a plate. Store chocolate curls in the freezer.
**Chocolate-Mint Cheesecake: Substitute ¼ c creme de menthe for amaretto. Yield: 12 Servings. 197 calories, 6.7gm protein, 7.1gm fat, 27.2gm carbo, 36mg chol, 0.8mg iron, 289mg sodium, 58mg calcium From Light & Easy Cooking Collection Formatted for MM:dianeE