Low-fat Philly-style Cheesecake

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat graham crackers, crushed
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 32 ounces neufchatel cheese (or light cream cheese, 4-8oz pkgs)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup egg substitute (such as egg beaters)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 mix graham cracker crumbs, 3 tbsp sugar and melted butter thoroughtly.
• 3 press mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan to form crust.
• 4 bake crust for 10 minutes.
• 5 mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla thoroughly. do not overmix, this contributes to cracking.
• 6 add egg slowly, mixing just enough to blend.
• 7 bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 8 cool.
• 9 chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.