Weight Loss with Desserts : A Sought After Collection

[Amber1975]

Friends , the days are over when you had to crave after  sweet, delicious,creamy and mouth watering desserts while trying to lose weight.

Here, is a much coveted collection of low fat and low calorie desserts ,that satisfy that craving with no guilt feelings.

Low Fat Summer Cheese Cake

Prep Time: 4 hours, 20 minutes         

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 15 ginger or vanilla wafer cookies (such as Mi-Del brand)
• Cooking spray
• 1 8-ounce pack fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1 8-ounce pack light cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 4 egg whites
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups seasonal berries

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Place cookies in a small food processor and make crumbs-or place cookies in a large resealable bag and crush with a rolling pin.

Scatter crumbs in the bottom of the pan and press down. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool.

Meanwhile, place cream cheeses and cottage cheese in a large mixing bowl or in a blender. Beat with an electric mixer or blend until smooth and creamy. Add egg and beat/blend into cream cheese mixture, followed by egg whites, beating until blended. Add lemon juice, zest and sugar, and beat/blend until well combined.

Empty cheesecake filling into springform pan. Bake in oven for 50 minutes, until the center is almost set. Remove from oven. Run a palette knife around the outside of the cheesecake to allow air to circulate a little, and cool on a wire rack. Carefully remove rim of pan, then chill for at least 4 hours.

Top with berries.

Serves 12

Per Serving: Calories 211, Calories from Fat 61, Total Fat 6.8g (sat 3.2g), Cholesterol 35mg, Sodium 300mg, Carbohydrate 28.1g, Fiber 1.2g, Protein 9.3g

For more recipes,

Easy Strawberry Short Cake

Low-Fat  Key Lime Bars

Low-Fat Berry Delight

Breakfast Fruit Soup

Summery Peach Tarts

Strawberries with Lemon Syrup

For more salad, main course and desserts recipes from all cuisines of the world,

http://www.cherishinglife.webs.com/recipes.htm

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[Amber1975]

Aug. 7, 2009 at 3:11 PM

Please note that these recipes will remain available till 11 August,after that a new August edition of Cherishing Life will be published.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

(Original Poster)