There are many ways to enjoy cheesecake while keeping the fat content low. With cream cheese being the main ingredient, cheesecakes tend to be rich in fat, but there are many alternatives to keep them light and delicious. Whether you are looking for a dessert that is low in calories, a diabetic-friendly treat, or just something a little healthier, there's a low-fat cheesecake out there for everyone.
Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!
LOW-FAT CHEESECAKE
"No one would ever guess this smooth, rich-tasting dessert is low in fat," assures field editor Vera Reid of Laramie, Wyoming. "Drizzled with cherry pie filling, it's a delicious lovely treat."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add egg substitute; beat until smooth. Pour into a 9-in. pie plate that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until puffy and light brown around the edges. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine sour cream and remaining sugar and vanilla. Spread over cheesecake. Bake 15 minutes longer. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate. , Before serving, top each serving with 2 tablespoons cherry pie filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 384mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 13g protein.
LOW-FAT CHERRY CHEESECAKE PUDDING PIE
Make and share this Low-Fat Cherry Cheesecake Pudding Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Pie
Time 5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Spoon half of the pie filling into crust.
- In a mixing bowl, combine milk, and pudding mixes. Mix until smooth.
- Fold in whipped topping.
- Spoon mixture over pie filling in crust.
- Refrigerate three hours or until set.
- Top with remaining pie filling.
- You can sprinkle with some shaved chocolate for a nice effect.
LOW CALORIE AND LOW FAT CHEESECAKE
This recipe is not the real thing! But when I'm taking in 1200 calories/day and working out 2-3 hours/day training for competitions, I have to watch my calories! To even be able to have cheesecake is a rare treat! This recipe isn't bad at all...and at 155 calories/serving, (1/8 of the cheesecake), I consider it a real treat!
Provided by Haleh Welcher
Categories Cheesecake
Time 2h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt butter in 8" round baking pan.
- Be careful, make sure butter does not burn.
- Remove from heat and stir in graham cracker crumbs until evenly distributed.
- Press evenly and firm throughout the baking pan.
- Bake crust for 10 minutes, remove and set aside.
- Reduce heat to 325 degrees F.
- With electric mixer, mix cream cheese, splenda, vanilla extract, egg whites until thoroughly mixed.
- Add cake flour, salt, and milk.
- With electric mixer,mix thoroughly.
- Pour the batter into the cooled crust and bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees F.
- Let cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
- Place in refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Hey, it's definitely not the real thing-- but at 155 calories/serving, (1/8 of the cheesecake), it tastes pretty damn good!
LOW FAT NO BAKE CHEESECAKE
Make and share this Low Fat No Bake Cheesecake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by kansashortcake
Categories Cheesecake
Time 15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Blend creamcheese with Spelenda until well blended.
- Fold in Coolwhip.
- Place mixture into crust.
- Refriderate 2-3 hours before serving.
- Top with cherry pie filling if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 177.9, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 93.6, Carbohydrate 12, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 7.4, Protein 3.4
LOW FAT CHERRY CHEESECAKE
Make and share this Low Fat Cherry Cheesecake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by David04
Categories Pie
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix first 7 ingredients in blender.
- Pour into pie crust.
- Bake 30 minutes until set.
- Refrigerate overnight. (At least 4 hours).
- Spread cherry pie filling on top just before serving.
LOW FAT BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE PIE
My brother is a huge cheesecake fan and often gets his from Junior's in Brooklyn. With his new years resolution to shed some pounds I thought this recipe might be a great way for him to have his favorite dessert without derailing his efforts. Knowing that others are also making an effort to lighten up, I thought I would post it here as well. I have not tried this yet, but this includes my minor modifications. (By my calculations, this is 3 WW points per serving.)
Provided by justcallmetoni
Categories Cheesecake
Time 55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Take half of the vanilla yogurt (6 ounces) and spoon it into a coffee filter lined strainer over a small bowl. Leave in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Apply a light coating of cooking spray to a 9 inch pie plate. Carefully pat the graham cracker crumbs along the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Combine remaining yogurt with the cottage cheese, cream cheese, and cornstarch and process until the mixture is smooth. Add egg, egg whites, and lemon zest and process until combined. Pour into pie shell and bake until the center is firm to touch, about 30 minutes.
- While the pie is baking, combine the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until berries are soft, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Remove pie from oven and carefully spread the strained yogurt over the top. Return the pie to the oven and bake an additional 5 minutes. Remove from oven and allow the pie to reach room temperature. Cover and chill until cold about an hour.
- Serve with blueberry sauce.
NO BAKE BUTTERSCOTCH AND CREAM CHEESECAKE (LOW FAT)
It's easy to enjoy this layered cheesecake. The fact that it's is very low fat doesn't hurt any and it's so easy, just mix and chill. The cook time given is chill time.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Cheesecake
Time 3h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- CRUST:.
- Combine crumbs, margarine, and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Press mixture firmly in a 9" pie pan.
- Chill one hour, or until firm.
- Or, bake in a 350 oven for ten minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool on rack before filling.
- FILLING:.
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, whipped topping, yogurt, sour cream, vanilla extract, and lemon juice.
- Mix until smooth.
- In a small bowl, combine gelatin and water. Mix until gelatin is dissolved.
- Fold into cream cheese mixture.
- Divide batter in half.
- Fold butterscotch topping into one half and leave the other one plain.
- Pour butterscotch batter into a prepared 8" pie crust.
- Spoon plain batter over top.
- Cover and refrigerate for two hours, or until set.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
LOW CALORIE AND LOW FAT CHEESECAKE(CRUSTLESS)
Make and share this Low Calorie and Low Fat Cheesecake(Crustless) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by smelly0610
Categories Cheesecake
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- With electric mixer, mix cream cheese, splenda, vanilla extract, egg whites until thoroughly mixed.
- Add cake flour, salt, and milk.
- With electric mixer,mix thoroughly.
- Pour the batter into nonstick cake pan or spring form pan and bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees F.
- Let cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
- Place in refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours.
ALMOST CHEESECAKE (LOW FAT/SUGAR)
This is a delicious dessert for when you want cheesecake but would like to omit the guilt that comes from eating a traditional cheesecake. I really enjoyed this and I am looking forward to trying out other flavors and combinations!
Provided by Mystia
Categories Cheesecake
Time 20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Blend and pour into crust.
- Refrigerate until set.
- You can add fruity toppings or incorporate fruit into the recipe. You can also use chocolate pudding or any other flavor you want.
LOW-FAT ORANGE DREAM CHEESECAKE
I am pretty sure that I found this recipe on the Betty Crocker website a few years ago. It is a nice alternative to your regular cheesecake!! Hope you enjoy!
Provided by Kelly Adkins
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 4h15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Crush graham crackers and press in bottom of 9 inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray
- 2. Stir boiling water in dry jello mix in large bowl and mix for 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Cool 5 minutes
- 3. Pour jello mix into blender. Add both cheeses and blend until smooth.
- 4. Pour mixture into large bowl and gently stir in whipped topping
- 5. Pour in pan and smooth.
- 6. Allow to cool and set up in fridge about 4 hours or until set. remove rim of pan before serving. Enjoy!!
LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE MUFFINS
Taste like Twinkies... with less sugar! the secret is replacing some cream cheese by light Ricotta cheese.
Provided by Redsie
Categories Quick Breads
Time 35m
Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with vegetable spray.
- In a large bowl, combine sugar, cocoa, yogurt, oil, vanilla and egg.
- In another bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. Stir the mixture into the cocoa mixture just until everything is combined. Divide half of the batter among the prepared muffin cups.
- In a food processor or using electric beaters, beat cream cheese, ricotta cheese and icing sugar until the mixture is smooth. Divide the cheese among the muffin cups. Top with the remaining batter.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out dry.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 196, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 25.9, Sodium 90.8, Carbohydrate 29.2, Fiber 1, Sugar 21.5, Protein 4.1
LOW-FAT. SUGAR FREE NY CHEESECAKE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of 9in. springform pan. Line bottom of pan with wax paper - leave overhang. To prepare crust: Mix crumbs, melted butter, and sugar in food processor until just blended. Add remaining ingredients and pulse JUST UNTIL COURSE CRUMBS FORM. Press mixture into bottom and sides of pan. You may either refrigerate while preparing filling, or bake crust for 10min. until golden brown. If crust is baked, transfer to a wire rack and let it cool. Filling: In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until creamy. Gradually beat in flour and vanilla. Stir in orange juice, lemon peel, and orange zest. Add egg sub. and egg yolks 1 AT A TIME, BEATING WELL AFTER EACH ADDITION. Add sour cream and beat until smooth. Pour mixture into crust. Bake for 1hr. and 45 min. Reduce oven temp. to 200 deg. and bake for 30 min. longer. Turn off oven, let cake stand in oven with door ajar for 30 min. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool slightly. While cake is still warm, gently run a knife around edge. When cool, carefully remove sides of pan. Chill for at least 2 hours. Remove from refrigerator 20 min. prior to serving.
CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE WITH LOW-FAT CREME ANGLAISE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Puree cottage cheese in food processor until very smooth. Add the cream cheese and sugar and cream together. Combine egg, egg whites, vanilla, lemon juice, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly add to the cheese mixture and continue processing, being careful not to over mix. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Mix together the graham cracker crumbs and butter in a bowl. Press crumb mixture into a 10-inch springform pan. Carefully spoon the batter on top of the crust and place the pan in a water bath. Bake until the cheesecake has set and is firm to the touch, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until chilled through, at least 4 hours.
- Once the cake cools, slice into 20 wedges and top each wedge with a dollop of low-fat crème anglaise.
- Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl. Heat a small saucepan filled halfway with water over medium heat. Place the bowl with the ingredients on top of the pan to create a double boiler. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until thickened, whisking occasionally. When the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon without running off, then it is finished. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer and cool quickly in an ice bath. Refrigerate if not serving immediately. Serve on top of chocolate chip cheesecake.
- Per serving: Calories: 144; Total Fat: 5 grams; Saturated Fat: 3 grams; Protein: 11 grams; Total carbohydrates: 14 grams; Sugar: 10 grams; Fiber: 1 gram; Cholesterol: 35 milligrams; Sodium: 378 milligrams
ORANGE DREAM CHEESECAKE LOW FAT LOW CARB
Nutritional info per serving: 100 calories, 2 grams of Fat and 11 grams of Carbs.
Provided by Opal Jackson-Cakmak
Categories Other Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- 1. 1 whole graham cracker, crushed (about 3 Tbsp.) 2/3 cup boiling water 1 - 4-serving size package sugar-free orange flavored gelatin 1 cup low fat cottage cheese 8 ounces fat free cream cheese, cubed 2 cups thawed non-fat whipped topping Optional garnishing with orange slices will add calories and carbs.
- 2. Spray bottom of 8- or 9-in. springform pan or pie plate with graham cracker crumbs. Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. Cool 5 minutes. Pour into blender container. Add cheeses; cover. Blend on medium speed until well blended, occasionally scraping down side of blender container; pour into large bowl. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into prepared pan; smooth top with spatula. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set. Remove side of pan just before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator. Serves 8.
NO-BAKE LOW FAT LEMON CHEESECAKE
Very easy...it doesn't set very well, but it still tastes really really nice! It's deliciously light.
Provided by melting pot
Categories Cheesecake
Time P1DT15m
Yield 1 cheesecake, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- For crust: Mix everything together in a bowl.
- Press into pie pan using fingers or back of spoon.
- For filling: Process/blend all ingredients until smooth.
- Pour into crust.
- Regrigerate overnight, or until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.8, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 50.1, Sodium 330.7, Carbohydrate 41.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 37, Protein 11.4
Tips:
- Choose low-fat or nonfat ingredients: This includes using low-fat cream cheese, nonfat Greek yogurt, and low-fat milk. You can also use egg whites instead of whole eggs.
- Use a sugar substitute: This will help to reduce the amount of sugar in your cheesecake without sacrificing sweetness. You can use stevia, erythritol, or xylitol.
- Bake your cheesecake in a water bath: This will help to prevent the cheesecake from cracking and will also help it to cook more evenly.
- Chill your cheesecake for at least 4 hours before serving: This will help the cheesecake to set and will also allow the flavors to develop.
- Serve your cheesecake with fresh fruit or berries: This will add sweetness and flavor to your cheesecake and will also make it more visually appealing.
Conclusion:
Low-fat cheesecake is a delicious and satisfying dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. By following these tips, you can make a low-fat cheesecake that is both healthy and delicious.
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