3. Nutritional Benefits Of Eating Cheesecake During Pregnancy
Cheesecake contains a few simple basic ingredients: cream cheese, eggs, sugar, sour cream and vanilla extract. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one serving, slice or one-sixth of the whole cheesecake contains 257 calories, 20g carbohydrates, 18g fat, 4g protein, and 40 mg calcium.
4. Homemade Cheesecake
Let’s take a look at a simple recipe for preparing homemade baked cheesecake that will surely satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.
You will need:
24 ounces cream cheese
4 tablespoons lemon juice
3 large eggs
2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
¾ cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
How to:
Take the cream cheese out of the refrigerator and give it adequate time to soften.
To make the crust, preheat your microwave at the temperature of 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Crush the Graham cracker using a rolling pin.
Put the Graham cracker crumbs in a large mixing bowl.
Melt the butter and pour it into the mixing bowl slowly.
Mix the content using your hands. Press the mixture into the bottom of your pie pan and place it in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
To make the cheesecake batter, take another bowl and add cream cheese, lemon juice, granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Blend the mixture well.
Separate the egg whites from the yellow yolks carefully. Beat the egg whites at high speed to obtain a fluffy mixture.
Add the yellow egg yolks to your cheesecake batter and mix well.
Add the ¼ proportion of the egg white fluffy mixture into the batter and blend it properly. Slowly add the remaining egg whites and fold the mixture well.
Pour the mixture into the pie pan and place it in the oven (300 degrees Fahrenheit) for about 45 minutes.
During the process of baking, the cheesecake mixture rises and develops a fluffy texture.
After 45 minutes of baking, let it stand for 15 minutes before you take it out of the microwave oven.
Put the cheesecake in the refrigerator and serve cold.