Sugar Free Cheesecake

Answer 1

Cheesecake is one of those classic deserts that everyone seems to love. After all, who isn't partial to that cool, rich and creamy taste? Some diabetics may initially panic at the thought of never eating cheesecake again, but not you! You know that there must be a delicious cheesecake recipe out there that is just right for the diabetic lifestyle. Luckily, we've found that recipe and we are bringing it to you. So enjoy!

You will need:

• 4 eggs, yolks separated from the whites
• 2 additional egg whites
• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 cups cream cheese or drained ricotta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line the bottom of a springform pan with parchment paper. Lightly coat the pan with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and salt with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Set the bowl aside.
3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks and Splenda. Add lemon juice.
4. Set electric mixer on a lower setting. Add the cheese a little at a time until fully mixed in and fluffy.
5. Add a third of the egg whites plus the grated lemon peel. Mix thoroughly.
6. Slowly fold in the cream cheese into the remaining egg whites, so that egg whites are thoroughly blended with the cream cheese.
7. Pour the mixture into the spring form pan. Shake it a little to make the top leveled.
8. Bake the cheesecake for 10 minutes at the current temperature. Then reduce the temperature to 300F and bake an additional 40 minutes. After 40 minutes turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool in the oven for an hour. Remove cheesecake and gently remove it to a wire rack to finish cooling. To long cooling period helps to prevent the cheesecake from developing cracks.

To serve, top with sugar free whipped topping and serve with berries. You can also make whipped topping from 1/3 cup sour cream, 1 tsp splenda, and 1 tsp vanilla extract blended together. You can substitute the vanilla extract with almond extract and serve the cheesecake with toasted almond slivers. Enjoy!