Low-Carb Cheesecake Recipe

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Serves 12

Butter for the pan

2 pounds of real cream cheese, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups Equal Spoonful

4 large eggs, at room temperature

Zest of one lemon, minced (optional)

Zest of one orange, minced (optional)

2 tablespoons heavy cream

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and set aside.

Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese well on medium speed until it's

absolutely smooth. Slowly beat in the sweetener. Add the eggs one at a time

and beat well after each addition. Add the remaining ingredients, scrape down

the bowl, and stir to combine. (I use the dry grated orange and lemon peel from

Spice Islands and it works just fine.)

Pour the cheesecake into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 10

minutes. Turn the heat down to 275 degrees and bake for one hour, or until the

edges are lightly brown. Then turn off the oven.

Run a knife around the edge of the pan and return the pan to the oven to cool

slowly. Don't worry if the center of the cheesecake looks a little wiggly; it

will firm up in the oven.

Cover the cooled cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night, or up

to 3 days. To serve, run a knife around the edges again and remove the sides of

the pan.

This is so great that even your non-dieting guests will rave over it. And

here's what it's worth to us per serving:

Protein - 8.2 Gm. Fat 28 Gm. Carbohydrate - 4 Gm.

CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE FOR CHEESECAKE

If you don't want to use fruit, this is great. Just before serving the

cheesecake, melt 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips in a glass measure in the

microwave at 70 percent power for 1 minute. Stir every 20 seconds and stop the

moment the chocolate is liquid. Drizzle the liquid chocolate over the

cheesecake in a random pattern. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to set before

serving.

Per serving: Protein - .8 Gm Fat - 4 Gm Carbohydrate -

8.7 Gm

Enjoy!

Jeanne in Friend, NE :-)

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