Low Calorie Cheesecake

Toby Jermain's Note:

I found this on a cream cheese package, I think ??? It's easy and very tasty. I love a good cheesecake, but I am rarely in the mood to go to all of the trouble to make a quote "real" unquote one. Prep time does not include chilling time

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 2 eggs , separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package neufchatel cheese , softened (light cream cheese)
• 1 pre-baked9 inch pie shell or 1 graham cracker crust (purchased or homemade. I prefer the graham cracker crust)
• slivers orange zest (to garnish) (optional)

Directions:

1. *Note:If worried about salmonella, use egg substitute equivalent to the 2 yolks, and use dried egg whites, prepared according to package directions, equivalent to 2 egg whites.
2. Drain pineapple well, reserving juice.
3. Combine pineapple juice and orange juice with orange peel and sugar in a medium saucepan.
4. Sprinkle gelatin over juice to soften, stir, and allow to set 5 minutes for gelatin to soften.
5. Heat over low heat until dissolved.
6. Beat in egg yolks with a whisk until mixture is thick and lemon colored, about 2-3 minutes.
7. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and gradually beat in cream cheese until smooth and well blended.
8. Stir in crushed pineapple.
9. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
10. Gently fold into pineapple mixture, and spoon into pastry shell.
11. Refrigerate for about 3 hours.
12. Garnish with orange zest, if desired.

Reviews

[Turehu_Awhi]

This was a delicious, low(ish) calorie dessert that totally satisfied my cheesecake cravings. I make mine without a crust and put it in little ramekins, which makes it more of a mousse sorta thing. I also have used lemons instead of oranges, and strawberries in syrup instead of pineapple. Both are good! Cheers!