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35 cal pumpkin cheesecake bites

Mindful_Trent
Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
I really like these - easy to make, and very healthy. With the brands/versions I used, mine came out to 35 calories each, making 15 small cupcake sized servings (instead of the 16 servings he suggests in the recipe).

I highly recommend this guy's site - it's got some good recipes and very interesting articles/blog posts.

http://graemethomasonline.com/pumpkin-cheesecake-bites/

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites

1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup greek yogourt
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup Splenda or Stevia

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Add all ingredients into a blender and beat until smooth. Pour mixture into mini muffin cups or 8″ x 8″ pyrex baking dish. Bake ~30-35 minutes or until middle is set and outside is lightly browned.

Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Makes 16 mini cheesecakes.

Nutrition info (per piece): 33 kcal, 1 g fat, 3 g carbohydrates, 3 g protein.
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  • gavinsmama
    gavinsmama Posts: 13
    bump!
  • Buttsmom
    Buttsmom Posts: 351 Member
    Thanks for sharing, those sound good.
  • Jqgod
    Jqgod Posts: 9 Member
    This sounds really tasty... i think i just might!!
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    Thank you for this! Bump
  • bluemartini6
    bluemartini6 Posts: 81
    Bump
  • downtome
    downtome Posts: 529 Member
    Thanks! Bump
  • tbtravels
    tbtravels Posts: 43 Member
    Yum.... Bump!!
  • melissashparago89
    melissashparago89 Posts: 27
    omg soudns amazing
  • Martha_VH
    Martha_VH Posts: 386 Member
    Pumpkin cheesecake?!? DEF trying these!
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    Trent, do you use the stevia?
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Trent, do you use the stevia?

    Yup. I used much less than the recipe calls for, though, since I use 100% pure stevia (no fillers/additives/etc.) and it's very concentrated. I seriously added maybe 1/8 of a tsp of stevia - not 1/2 a cup!!! They weren't super sweet - if you wanted them to be sweeter I'd add a little more, but no more than 1/4 to 1/2 a tsp of pure stevia at the most.
  • lucasdany
    lucasdany Posts: 63 Member
    bump
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Bump!
  • petey49
    petey49 Posts: 58 Member
    I was looking for something like this. I want to bring treats into the office on Monday and am not much of a cook or baker.

    What is pure stevia versus splenda or what the recipe calls for? Also can you use low fat cottage cheese?
  • heyitsmekatie
    heyitsmekatie Posts: 544 Member
    you had me at cheesecake! thanks for the recipe.
  • jilld76
    jilld76 Posts: 324
    these sound really yummy! Anyone have any experience with substituting something for the splenda? I've never tried stevia, but I've never really liked anything flavored with splenda. I don't mind sweet n' low, but I'm not sure about using it in a recipe. I suppose I could use regular sugar and just figure out the extra calories.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    Oh no way! I think I'd use regular sugar and just recalculate the cals, but still, this sounds DELICIOUS.
  • 90poundsoflard
    90poundsoflard Posts: 81
    These sound yummy!
  • blondie76
    blondie76 Posts: 552 Member
    YUMMY!
  • aneajo
    aneajo Posts: 287 Member
    Sounds yummy
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    I was looking for something like this. I want to bring treats into the office on Monday and am not much of a cook or baker.

    What is pure stevia versus splenda or what the recipe calls for? Also can you use low fat cottage cheese?

    Yeah, I used low-fat cottage cheese - I don't see why you couldn't use any cottage cheese you wanted.

    Pure stevia is a really fine powder - they don't sell it in a ton of places. You can't substitute it 1:1 for regular sugar or the splenda that's made for baking, because it's much sweeter/more concentrated. 1 serving for coffee is like 1/32 of a tsp or something ridiculous like that. Common stevia products have fillers/additives and it's not as concentrated, so you use more of it to make something as sweet vs. using pure stevia. To be honest I don't know the exact conversion - I used about 1/2 a tsp of pure stevia or something small like that for the batch I made. Here's a website about it: http://www.quick-weightloss-solutions.com/stevia-for-cooking.html

    Make sure you make a test batch and have an alternative in case it doesn't work out. It took me a couple tries to get it right - you have to blend it really smooth (cottage cheese chunks cook a little funny), and I had to cook it longer than the recipe called for.
  • karriecook
    karriecook Posts: 84 Member
    bump
  • meganld
    meganld Posts: 71 Member
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  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
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  • frostiegurl
    frostiegurl Posts: 708 Member
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  • amandakay23
    amandakay23 Posts: 156
    Mmmm bump
  • suziehomemaker
    suziehomemaker Posts: 116
    bump
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    maricari Posts: 133
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  • astovey
    astovey Posts: 578 Member
    sounds delish!
  • gehlerc
    gehlerc Posts: 651 Member
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