Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake

Savor all the rich flavor of cheesecake but with less fat and calories as in this lightened verson of Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake.

Ingredients

Cooking spray $

9 chocolate graham crackers, broken into pieces 

 

3 tablespoons vegetable oil $

2 tablespoons water 

 

1 1/4 cups (6 ounces) fresh or frozen and defrosted raspberries 

 

1 1/4 cups sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided $

2 (8-ounce) blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened $

2 (8-ounce) tubs fat-free cream cheese, softened $

1 cup reduced-fat sour cream $

2 large eggs $

3 large egg whites $

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour $

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 

 

2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest $

1/4 teaspoon salt $

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Pulse graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground. Add oil and water; pulse until clumps form. Press crumbs into bottom and 1 inch up side of pan. Bake until fragrant (about 10 minutes). Cool on rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
2. Process raspberries in food processor with 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth. Strain purée into a small saucepan. Boil mixture for 3 minutes, until slightly thickened. Cool to room temperature.

3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar until smooth (about 5 minutes). Add sour cream and beat until just combined. Add eggs then egg whites, one at a time, beating after each addition to incorporate. Add flour, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt, and mix until combined.



4. Pour batter into prepared pan, then place cheesecake into a roasting pan. Drop teaspoons of raspberry purée all over top of cheesecake. Using a wooden skewer or knife, swirl the purée. Place roasting pan in oven and add hot water to roasting pan to a depth of 2 inches.

5. Bake until cake is set but the center still jiggles (about 1 hour, 10 minutes). Turn off oven. Cool cheesecake in closed oven for 30 minutes. Remove springform pan from water bath. Run a knife around inside edge of pan; cool to room temperature. Chill until firm (at least 6 hours) before unmolding.

 Saurce: myrecipes