Joanne's Almost Fat-free Lemon Cheesecake (paula Deen)

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 1 3/4 cups crumbled fat free vanilla wafers
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese
• 1 cup nonfat sour cream
• 2 cups splenda granular (sugar substitute)
• 3 large eggs or 3/4 cup egg substitute
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 large egg, plus
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 cup splenda granular (sugar substitute)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 lightly spray a 9" springform pan with cooking spray.
• 3 mix crumbs and melted butter in a bowl.
• 4 press crumb mixture onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of pan.
• 5 bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden and crust is set.
• 6 cool on rack.
• 7 make filling: in large bowl with electric mixer on medium-high, beat cream cheese and sour cream for 2 to 3 minutes until fluffy.
• 8 gradually beat in splenda.
• 9 beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just until incorporated.
• 10 beat in zest and juice.
• 11 pour into crust.
• 12 bake for 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until center is almost set, but still slightly jiggly. (do not overbake, as it will firm as it cools).
• 13 let cool completely.
• 14 make lemon curd: in the top of a double boiler, combine lemon zest, lemon juice, egg, egg yolk, and splenda over gently simmering water.
• 15 whisk until hot and frothy, about 5 minutes.
• 16 gradually whisk in butter and continue whisking for 7 minutes or until thickened and coats back of spoon.
• 17 remove from heat and cool for 30 minutes.
• 18 run a thin blade around the edge of the springform pan and remove sides.
• 19 transfer to a serving plate.
• 20 spread lemon curd over top.
• 21 let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 22 garnish with raspberries, if desired.
• 23 cool cheesecake in refrigerator several hours or overnight before serving.
• 24 note: when i put just splenda in the ingredients, it would not take it. i would not recommend using anything but sugar or splenda in this - no other substitutes.