11. Squash Cheesecake Bars
You will need:
8 ounces nonfat cream cheese
9 crackers
½ cup squash puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup oats
Sugar according to taste
3 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons nonfat milk
¼ teaspoon salt
How to:
Preheat the oven at a temperature of 350 degrees F. Grease the baking tray using cooking spray.
Put the crackers, sugar, flour, oats and butter in a food processor and grind the content into a fine powder. Add milk to moist the mixture and to obtain a smooth batter.
Pour the batter into the baking tray and put in the oven for about ten minutes. After baking, take the tray out of the oven and put it aside to cool.
Reduce the temperature of the oven to 325 degrees Fabled the cream cheese and sugar using an electric mixer. Put the squash puree and eggs into the mixture and blend properly.
Lastly, add vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon and flour and beat the mixture well.
Pour the mixture of squash puree and eggs on top of the crackers mixture and put it in the oven for another 35 minutes.
Let the content cool down and cut them into even shaped bars.
Before serving, decorate your cheesecake bars with squash puree on the top.
12. Strawberry Cheesecake
You will need:
For the crust:
1 ¼ cups finely ground graham cracker
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
5 tablespoons melted whipped butter
A pinch of salt
2 tablespoons pancake syrup
For the cream cheese filling:
8 ounces of low-fat cream cheese
2 cups sliced strawberries
2 large eggs
2 egg whites
2/3 cups sugar
½ teaspoon almond extract
For the sour cream topping:
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
How to:
Preheat the oven at a temperature of 350 degrees C.
Grease the baking tray using canola oil.
Put cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter and pinch of salt to a food processor. Blend the mixture well. Pour the content into the baking tray and set aside.
Add cream cheese, eggs, egg whites, almond extract, and sugar in as large mixing bowl and blend it properly. After attaining a fluffy mixture, place it on top of the biscuit layer.
Bake the content for about half an hour. Give a standing time of twenty minutes and let the cheesecake cool down.
Add sliced strawberries on top of the cold cheesecake.
To make the topping, mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla essence in a small bowl. Spread the topping on top of the cheesecake. Bake for another ten minutes.
Your strawberry cheesecake with sour cream topping is ready to serve.