Fourth of july cheesecake - diet

16 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Vanilla wafer crumbs
4 tablespoons Margarine - melted
3 tablespoons NutraSweet - Spoonful
1 Env. (1/4 oz.) unflavored gelatin
1 cup Skim milk
2 packs 8 oz. each - reduced fat cream cheese - softened
1 pack 3 oz. - reduced fat cream cheese - softened
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Grated lemon rind
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
⅓ cup To 1/2 cup NutraSweet Spoonful
1 pint Blueberries
2 pints Raspberries

Directions

This recipe came from a cookbook that you can get by calling the NutraSweet/Eqaul Company. The cookbook is called THE NUTRASWEET SPOONFUL RECIPE COLLECTION.

Mix crumbs, margarine and the 3 tbsp. NutraSweet Spoonful in medium bowl; pat evenly on bottom of jelly roll pan, 15 x 10 inches.

Sprinkle gelatin over milk in small saucepan; let stand 2 to 3 minutes.

Heat over medium low heat, stirring constaantly, until gelatin is dissolved. Cool to room temperature.

Beat cream cheese until fluffy in large bowl; gradually beat in milk mixture. Beat in lemon juice and rind, vanilla and ⅓ to ½ cup NutraaSweet Spoonful. Pour mixture over crust;refrigerate until set, 3 to 4 hours.

Before serving, decorate to look like a flag, using the blueberries for the stars, and the raspberries for the stripes. Yield: 16 servings.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 pc. - approximately 1/16 recipe. Calories 170, Protein 5 g. carbohydrates 16 g, total fat 10 g, saturated fat 3 g, cholesterol 22 mg, fiber 3 g, sodium 202 mg.

DIABETIC FOOD EXCHANGE: 1 starch and 2 fat PERSONAL NOTE from U. Taylor - folks I've made this one and left it plain ~ it was delicious - am thinking there are other possiblities for decorations depending on holidays - for Easter - tint coconut - use as grass and put SF jelly beans and maybe a SF chocolate bunny.

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