Cherry Cheesecake Pie

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Cottage cheese is the secret to this creamy slimmed-down dessert . It's festively topped with sweet cherry pie filling.

Cherry Cheesecake Pie

Average Rating: 4.2

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 5 min. Bake: 25 min. + chilling
YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
  • 1/2 cup Daisy fat-free cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
  • Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 reduced-fat graham cracker crust (8 inches)
  • 1 can (20 ounces) reduced-sugar cherry pie filling

Instructions

  • 1. In a food processor, combine the first seven ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Pour into the crust. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until the center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
  • 2. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Cut into slices; top with cherry pie filling.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 225 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 59mg cholesterol, 241mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 7g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1 fruit, 1 fat-free milk, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

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