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You know what sucks? When you’re trying to do a detox and you make a cheesecake and can’t really eat any of it! Did I try it? Yes. I cannot make any type of dessert and not try it. Not even that I want to eat it (I did), but I don’t like making something for something (my mom’s birthday) without making sure it is edible and tastes okay. So yes I had a few bites but oh well.
Cheesecake is my mom’s favorite dessert and I knew that was what I wanted to make her for her birthday. I had never made it before, so I wasn’t quite sure how it would turn out. I kept going back and forth on whether to make a blueberry or cherry cheesecake, but in the end decided on cherry. I used low fat cream cheese and no-sugar added canned cherries to make the cheesecake less sinful. Instead of the typical graham cracker crust, I wanted to make a crust that tasted similar to the crumb that I use when I make my apple crisp. So guess what? I used the exact same recipe and made it into a crust!
Low-Fat Cherry Cheesecake with Crumb Crust
For the crust:
- 1/2 C. butter, melted
- 1 C. flour
- 1 C. oats
- 1 C. brown sugar
- 1/2 Tbs. cinnamon
For the Cheesecake:
- 2 packages low-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 C. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 can no-sugar added cherry pie filling
- Preheat oven to 325
- Combine all crust ingredients and press into bottom of greased 9 inch pie pan.
- With your electric mixer beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until completely smooth.
To assemble:
- 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture
- 1/2 of the cherries
- 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture
- 1/2 of the cherries
- 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture
- Spoon leftover cherry juice onto cheesecake in a dot pattern
- Take a knife and swirl to make desired design
- Bake for 60-70 minutes or until knife comes out clean
Enjoy!
Lastly I want to say happy birthday to my mom! Love you so much!!
Love this picture of her and my brother’s unintentional photo bomb!
Have a great day (:
