Recipes for a healthier cheesecake?

Apud85
Apud85 Posts: 74 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Per the post title, does anyone have any good recipes for a healthier cheesecake?

Thank you! :-)
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Healthier in what way?
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Try this one and tell me what you think, I want to try it but I haven't got to it yet...

    http://www.abakinggirl.com/2013/01/21/greek-yogurt-cheesecake/
  • Apud85
    Apud85 Posts: 74 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Healthier in what way?

    Healthier meaning lower calorie/healthier ingredients, i.e., using greek yogurt, almond flour, smaller sized bites, etc.

  • Apud85
    Apud85 Posts: 74 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Try this one and tell me what you think, I want to try it but I haven't got to it yet...

    http://www.abakinggirl.com/2013/01/21/greek-yogurt-cheesecake/

    I've never seen this one before! It looks really good, I'll let you know!


  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.
  • Zx14chick
    Zx14chick Posts: 255 Member
    Oh my goodness, I have to try the Greek yogurt cheesecake. The blueberry lemon one sounds amazing, too!
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    Cant do that, must make low cal and eat it all... :p
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    You can try also a ricotta based recipe. It has less calories and fat than cream cheese. Not to mention that it tastes better in a cheesecake ;) Just replace cream cheese with ricotta and follow whatever recipe you have as usual. I have also tried it with other types fresh soft cheese and all of them more or less work fine.
  • terricherry2
    terricherry2 Posts: 222 Member
    My mum makes it using quark (bluergh) and she quite likes it as an alternative to cream cheese/ricotta.
  • kokoAndorinha
    kokoAndorinha Posts: 7 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    I don't have that self control haha. If it's in my house then I'll eat it. :wink:
  • Apud85
    Apud85 Posts: 74 Member
    kokoAndorinha wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    I don't have that self control haha. If it's in my house then I'll eat it. :wink:

    Same, especially with an entire cheesecake in the house when it's just my husband and me.
  • cat_lady77
    cat_lady77 Posts: 203 Member
    I really enjoy making pies from pudding mixes, like banana or chocolate. Apparently, they have cheesecake flavored pudding (just now finding this out!) so you could use that! It's not as firm as cheesecake but the flavor is probably good. I like using banana, but you could do strawberry, lime, coconut, lemon, pretty much anything you want! They have sugar free mixes too :)
    http://www.cooks.com/recipe/yr3px84a/easy-chocolate-cheesecake-pudding-pie.html
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Apud85 wrote: »
    kokoAndorinha wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    I don't have that self control haha. If it's in my house then I'll eat it. :wink:

    Same, especially with an entire cheesecake in the house when it's just my husband and me.

    freeze it. That's what I do.

    Have to no way can we eat this in less than 4 days

    cijxeu2vh30c.jpg

    so I cut it in half and freeze half of it for later.

    I don't believe in lower calorie cheese cake as you can see...and that one had double brownie bottom...
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I still make the regular batter and just bake them in muffin tins. It really helps with portion control.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    The right way to slice cake.

    Lower fat cream cheese or quark as mentioned above.
    Half the sugar or use an artificial sweetener.
    Sweeten with fresh fruit.
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
    We make cheesecake by mixing cream cheese and cool whip and using a graham cracker crust. Makes 8 pieces 247 cals a pc. Not as heavy as traditional cheesecake but, that is what I love about it. So delicious!
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    Here's the answer, end topic. Some things (cheesecake), shall not be ruined trying to make them "healthier". Eat less of it, and enjoy it properly, or don't bother.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    mistikal13 wrote: »
    I still make the regular batter and just bake them in muffin tins. It really helps with portion control.

    I like that idea too. Then you can freeze the extra... easier than freezing slices of cake.

    Now if I could find a good cheesecake recipe, lol. Still want to try that Greek yogurt cheesecake though, out of curiosity.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    Apud85 wrote: »
    kokoAndorinha wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    I don't have that self control haha. If it's in my house then I'll eat it. :wink:

    Same, especially with an entire cheesecake in the house when it's just my husband and me.

    freeze it. That's what I do.

    Have to no way can we eat this in less than 4 days

    cijxeu2vh30c.jpg

    so I cut it in half and freeze half of it for later.

    I don't believe in lower calorie cheese cake as you can see...and that one had double brownie bottom...

    Do you know how good frozen cheesecake is? :p
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Okay, this is NOT cheesecake, but to have something cheesecake-ish on the regular? Simply lightly sweeten a big tub of ricotta cheese. Add some vanilla extract if you're feeling fancy. I have no amounts for this, I just wing it.

    Put it into a buttered square baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour. It will completely firm up once cooled in the refrigerator.

    It's GREAT for breakfast with berries.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    Okay, this is NOT cheesecake, but to have something cheesecake-ish on the regular? Simply lightly sweeten a big tub of ricotta cheese. Add some vanilla extract if you're feeling fancy. I have no amounts for this, I just wing it.

    Put it into a buttered square baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour. It will completely firm up once cooled in the refrigerator.

    It's GREAT for breakfast with berries.

    This actually sounds delicious. I love ricotta.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    1/2 calorie cheesecake:

    Make your favorite cheesecake.

    Portion out your 'regular' sized slice.

    Now cut said slice in half and consume one half. Place other half in container to consume tomorrow.

    Here's the answer, end topic. Some things (cheesecake), shall not be ruined trying to make them "healthier". Eat less of it, and enjoy it properly, or don't bother.
    ^^^This...

    IMO, making a lower calorie "healthier" version is just a way giving yourself permission to eat the whole thing and thus continuing down a path of disordered eating. Learning how to eat and enjoy a sensible portion is the true key to long-term success...
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    I've made this and it's pretty damn good:

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=141848361

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    FunkyTobias wrote: »
    I've made this and it's pretty damn good:

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=141848361

    I've made it too. It's ok. But definitely not like a real cheesecake.
  • Apud85
    Apud85 Posts: 74 Member
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    Okay, this is NOT cheesecake, but to have something cheesecake-ish on the regular? Simply lightly sweeten a big tub of ricotta cheese. Add some vanilla extract if you're feeling fancy. I have no amounts for this, I just wing it.

    Put it into a buttered square baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour. It will completely firm up once cooled in the refrigerator.

    It's GREAT for breakfast with berries.

    This sounds awesome!! Thank you!
  • kickassbarbie
    kickassbarbie Posts: 286 Member
    You can just make a thin base as normal (or use half butter half apple sauce.)

    A tub of 0% greek yoghurt
    A sachet of cheesecake or white chocolate jell-o (I add a tablespoon of caster sugar sometimes),
    Mix up with a hand mixer pour onto your normal base, pop in freezer for 30 mins. Then fridge or serve and yummy low, fat low cal cheesecake for 4 people.

    Super simple if craving cheesecake and comes out a similar taste/consistency.

    (Quark cake is a German version of cheesecake, slightly less sweet, healthier than real baked cheesecake if you want a baked one.)
  • Curtez
    Curtez Posts: 62 Member
    Perhaps replacing cake with something healthy such as fruits
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    Thou shall not desecrate they sacred cheesecake by substituting low-anything ingredients !
    Take upon they a portion made right by weight and measure.
    And again I say rejoice !
  • minizebu
    minizebu Posts: 2,716 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    The right way to slice cake.

    Lower fat cream cheese or quark as mentioned above.
    Half the sugar or use an artificial sweetener.
    Sweeten with fresh fruit.


    Thanks for posting this. I love Numberphile!
  • Tezzi_B
    Tezzi_B Posts: 41 Member
    Apud85 wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Try this one and tell me what you think, I want to try it but I haven't got to it yet...

    http://www.abakinggirl.com/2013/01/21/greek-yogurt-cheesecake/

    I've never seen this one before! It looks really good, I'll let you know!


    Hey,

    So i have baked the lemon and blueberry greek yogurt cheesecake off of the website, it smells and looks amazing but i have to let it chill for a few hours... fingers crossed it tastes as good as it looks :smile: 503cv01xb7fk.jpg
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