"Healthified" Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

JasiBella

57% less fat • 61% less sat fat • 37% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison. Tempt your tastebuds with a chocolaty cheesecake that's easier on the waistline, once in a while.From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 25 min
makes:12 servings

Cheesecakes
12 foil baking cups
12 thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9-oz package), crushed (2/3 cup)
12 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 whole egg
1 egg white
1 oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, melted
Topping
1/3 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
Fresh raspberries, if desired

1. Heat oven to 325°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. With back of spoon, firmly press slightly less than 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs in bottom of each foil cup.
2. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in cocoa. Beat in whole egg and egg white until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Divide cheese mixture evenly among crumb-lined foil cups.
3. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes. Remove cheesecakes from pan; cool 15 minutes longer. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
4. To serve, carefully remove foil baking cups. Spread fudge topping on cheesecakes. Garnish with raspberries. Store cheesecakes covered in refrigerator.



Nutritional Information

1 Serving: Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 180mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 18g); Protein 4g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 1/2 c Dairy
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

JasiBella

57% less fat • 61% less sat fat • 37% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison. Tempt your tastebuds with a chocolaty cheesecake that's easier on the waistline, once in a while.From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 25 min
makes:12 servings

Cheesecakes
12 foil baking cups
12 thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9-oz package), crushed (2/3 cup)
12 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 whole egg
1 egg white
1 oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, melted
Topping
1/3 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
Fresh raspberries, if desired

1. Heat oven to 325°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. With back of spoon, firmly press slightly less than 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs in bottom of each foil cup.
2. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in cocoa. Beat in whole egg and egg white until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Divide cheese mixture evenly among crumb-lined foil cups.
3. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes. Remove cheesecakes from pan; cool 15 minutes longer. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
4. To serve, carefully remove foil baking cups. Spread fudge topping on cheesecakes. Garnish with raspberries. Store cheesecakes covered in refrigerator.



Nutritional Information

1 Serving: Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 180mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 18g); Protein 4g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 1/2 c Dairy
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

ren25

These were amazing. I made them for my mom and brother this past sunday and we loved them, my brother ended up eating 3. Thank you for the recipe

JasiBella

Aw, I'm so glad you and your family enjoyed them:flowerforyou:

riveraphx

yum, you post some really good recipes.

hmo4

Can you and CB come and live with me? Wait a minute, probably NOT a good idea.

ChubbyBunny

Ohhhhhh yummy!

JasiBella

:laugh:
I don't think that would be a great idea. All the cooking and baking that would go on in that house:noway:

We can start our own little business though!:laugh:

I am craving for cheesecake soooo bad. I think I'll make these mini cheesecakes though:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/16045-mini-cherry-cheesecakes?hl=mini+cheesecakes#posts-129397

ChubbyBunny

:laugh:

We can start our own little business though!:laugh:

OH! Don't tempt me!
That would be my little dream!