Lovely lemon cheesecake

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Whole graham cracker, crush- ed, or 2 Tablespoons graham cracker crumbs, divided
1 pack (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Lemon Flavor Sugar- Free Gelatin
cup Boiling water
1 cup 1% lowfat cottage cheese
1 pack (8 oz.) pasteurized process cream cheese product
2 cups Thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping
1 cup Reduced-calorie cherry pie filling

Directions

Spray 8- or 9-inch springform pan or 9-inch pie plate lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle side with half of the graham cracker crumbs. (If desired, omit graham cracker crumb garnish; sprinkle bottom of pan with remaining graham cracker crumbs.

Completely dissolve gelatin in boiling water; pour into blender container. Add cottage cheese and cream cheese product; cover. Blend at medium speed, scraping down sides occasionally, about 2 minutes or until mixture is completely smooth. Pour into large bowl. Gently stir in whipped topping. Pour into prepared pan; smooth top. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs around the outside edge. Chill until set, about 4 hours.

When ready to serve, remove side of pan. Top cheesecake with pie filling. Makes 8 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: calories - 160, protein - 8 gm., fat - 7 gm., carbohydrates - 16 gm., cholesterol - 15 mg., sodium - 330 mg.

Diabetic Exchanges: Whole Milk - 1, Fruit - ½ *.

* A fruit exchange is used to describe this recipe since most of its carbohydrate value comes from simple sugars. However, this recipe is not the nutritional equivalent of a fruit.

FROM: There's Always Room for Sugar Free JELL-O copyright 1992 JELL-O and COOL WHIP LITE are registered trademarks of Kraft General Foods, Inc.

NOTE: You could probably cut the fat amount by ⅓ by using a light cream cheese product, Neufchatel cheese. Also, I would substitute fresh fruit for the pie filling or possibly use a can of water packed fruit and thicken the juice with cornstarch. This would probably lower the carbohydrate count. (Trish)

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