Today is National Cheesecake Day.
Perfect reason for making one I suppose.
I have only made a few, and they do not turn out all that well.
If you have a secret to a crack free cheesecake, please share.
On a completely different subject, the scale has NOT been my friend lately, so I set about to create a cheesecake that would not require 2 hours on the treadmill to burn off.
I still wanted it to taste like cheesecake.
Many “guilt-free” cheesecake recipes call for ricotta, or goat cheese, and to me this is not an acceptable substitution.
I think my mini {portion controlled} cheesecakes taste like the real deal, and those little cracks, easy to cover up with berries.
For the crust:
1 cup of graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup of almond meal
1/3 cup of honey
1/3 cup of melted coconut oil
For the Filling:
8 oz of light cream cheese
1/2 cup of non-fat Greek style yogurt
2 tbsp honey
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
preheat the oven to 300F
line a muffin pan with cupcake liners
combine the cracker crumbs, almond meal, honey, and coconut oil
stir until well combined
place about 1 tablespoon in each liner and press into the bottom of the cup
In a food processor combine all of the filling ingredients and pulse until the filling is smooth
(this only takes about a minute)
pour evenly over each crust
bake for 25 minutes
cool to room temperature and then chill until ready to serve
top with fresh berries
A cheesecake that you can feel good about enjoying!
About Heather @French Press
The scale is never my friend. I love this recipe…however I cannot stop at one!!!
ha! I thought we were friends for a while, but no more.
So cute, love that they’re guilt free too. And such great portion control!
as long as you eat only one:)
I always love finding new uses for Greek yogurt and a healthier cheesecake sounds like a fantastic way to use it!
I’m always looking for ways to “skinny” recipes – this turned out WAY better than I had hoped.
Look at how cute those are!! I am a cheesecake fanatic. I always asked my mom to make me a cheesecake for my birthday instead of a real cake because I loved it so much. Can’t wait to try these little beauties!
I always wanted a cheesecake wedding cake, and then we decided to get married outdoors in California in July – didin’t happen:)
These are adorable! I love the idea of mini cheesecakes in the paper cups.
thanks so much (made clean-up SO easy)
Great post. I found you via the Tuesday Talent Show from Chef in Training
I have linked a pizza I did with leftover roast chicken. Have a good week.
Ps I am your newest follower
Guilt-free? Sweet!
LOVE the addition of greek yogurt in these! What a combination to make one skinny dessert! Cheesecake is my weakness!
These look so good! I love individual desserts and cheesecake is Mr. Whisk’s favorite!
I’m always looking for “guilt-free” recipes, especially since I’ve started trying to eat healthier and become a better me! This recipe is definitely going to be pinned and maybe sometime soon made:)
This looks delicious!! I’d love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/08/tasty-thursdays-2.html
Thanks, Nichi
shared! thanks for linking with kids in the kitchen!
The scale isn’t my friend at the moment…I’m sure it’s lying!
They look delicious especially with the raspberries on the top.
Great idea! I just finished a no-bake pie that was pretty light. I’m just hopping over from Made You Look!
These look super delish…love that they are mini {big slices of cheesecake are too rich for me}…would be great for parties! Thanks for sharing the recipe :~)
When I saw this on Six Sisters I was dubious but I am a believer. I love the crust recipe and your pictures are great!
I MUST try this!! It looks soooOooo delicious!!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
Great idea to use yogurt in the cheesecake to make it more figure friendly!! I will have to remember that for sure!! When we bake cheesecakes, we always put a deep cookie pan on the rack under the cheesecake and fill it with water. It steams up around the cheesecake and helps keep it from cracking. (but every once in a while it will still crack and then I just top it with lots of chocolate ganache:-)
Heather,
Love this recipe! I love cheesecake in any form and I can’t wait to try this lighter one. Looks delish! Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday each week. I appreciate YOU! Can’t wait to see what you link up next
Michelle
Looks delicious!! Thank you so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays last week. Hope to see you again this week!! The party is live at http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/08/tasty-thursdays-3.html
Nichi – The Mandatory Mooch
Wow, i love the raspberries on top. These would definitely hit the spot!! Thanks for linking to Foodtastic Friday!! I always enjoy your posts!!!
These are adorable, I love the mini size
I wanted to thank you for submitting this to Recipe Sharing Monday last week. The new party is up this morning and I’d love it if you joined us again. Have a great week!