Low Cal/Fat Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

I forgot to mention a big part of Easter yesterday! My cousin, Kayla's fiance, Timmy got baptized! What a great day to be reborn!

Jon (R) and Timmy (L) before he was dunked!

Anyway...onto today's post!

I wanted to make a yummy dessert for Easter that Vance and I could eat without feeling too guilty. I scoured Pinterest, Googled Weight Watchers recipes, etc. I finally landed on a recipe that I was pretty sure would please my wonderful husband and still tickle my taste buds! The solution? Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake! (Please note, I used 1/3 less sugar strawberry preserves instead of sugar free jam, since the hubs can't have artificial sweeteners, so the cals were around 152 per slice for my version.)

My finished product!

Low Fat Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 9 • Size: 1 slice • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 4 pts
Calories: 132.9 • Fat: 5.6 g • Carb: 15.1 g • Fiber: 0.1 g • Protein: 5.8 g

Ingredients:

• non stick cooking spray
• 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tbsp light butter, softened
• 8 oz package reduced fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 oz fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
• 2 large egg whites
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup strawberry jam

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray.
2. Mix together graham cracker crumbs and butter with a fork until evenly moistened.Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
3. Gently beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in fat free yogurt, egg whites, lemon juice, and flour. Do not over beat.Pour over graham cracker crust.
4. Stir jam until smooth. Drop by small spoonfuls over surface of filling. Using a knife,swirl jam gently through filling to create marble effect.
5. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool to room temperature. Chill a few hours in the refrigerator.

Recipe card I made using the template from here. Feel free to print it out!

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this was a hit with not only my hubs and myself, but my whole family! One of my younger cousins ate FOUR slices! Geesh! Haha! My mom thought it needed a little more sugar or maybe a little less lemon juice. Next time I make it, I'll probably use half the lemon juice to see if that helps. Let me know if you've made it or if you do! I'd love to hear what you think about it!

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