Joanne's Almost Fat-free Lemon Cheesecake

Name: Joanne's Almost Fat-free Lemon Cheesecake
Prep time: 7 h 55 min
Cook time: 7 h 55 min
Total time: 7 h 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters fat-free vanilla wafer cookie crumbs, or any fat-free cookie crumbs; 680 grams packages fat-free cream cheese; 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk; 3 larges eggs or 3/4 cup egg substitute; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 6 Tbsps lemon juice; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 237 milliliters fat-free sour cream; 118 milliliters sugar or sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda); 473 milliliters sugar or sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda); 59 milliliters unsalted butter, melted; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into bits, or any fat-free butter substitute

This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 405 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 7 hours and 55 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sugar substitute, eggs or, lemon zest, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Make crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

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Crust

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Oven

Lightly spray a (9-inch) springform pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Mix crumbs and melted butter in a bowl. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of pan.

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Butter

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Bowl

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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden and crust is set. Cool on rack.

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Crust

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Make filling: In large bowl with electric mixer on medium-high, beat cream cheese and sour cream for 2 to 3 minutes until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar or sugar substitute. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just until incorporated. Beat in zest and juice.

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Pour into crust.

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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).

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Let cool completely.

Make lemon curd: In the top of a double boiler, combine lemon zest, lemon juice, egg, egg yolk, and sugar or sugar substitute over gently simmering water.

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Whisk until hot and frothy, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk in butter and continue whisking for 7 minutes or until thickened and coats back of spoon.

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Butter

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