SUGAR~FREE CHEESECAKE

     Hello all, hope everyone had a good day. It snowed all day again here, it snows just about everyday lately...lol...  Okay, so I know I said I would be making a PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE first, but instead decided to make my mom something really yummy she has been asking for instead.  

    My mother is type 2  diabetic and has been now for about 7 years.  She has however always had a sweet tooth like the rest of us , with that being said, we don't expect her 

to live a bland and boring life.  So today after her asking me for a few days to make it my father went to the market to get the ingredients for a SUGAR-FREE CHEESECAKE.  This is a really great dessert that the entire family can enjoy, and the best part is your kids won't be bouncing off the walls from all the sugar...lol...  

     The greatest part is if you already have a cheesecake recipe for instance, say one that's been passed down from generation to generation or just one you got out of a book that you absolutely love you can still use it just substitute the sugar with splenda.     


    Okay so what you will need:


    1.   splenda 
    2.   butter
    3.   graham crackers  
    4.   3 eggs 
    5.   1 pound cream cheese
    6.   1 teaspoon vanilla 
    7.   2 cups sour cream 


                                                         CRUST
                                        2 Tablespoons Splenda
                                        3 Tablespoons melted butter
                                        1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 
   
TIPS FOR THE DAY                                     
*******I found that putting the graham crackers in a plastic lock bag and running a rolling pin up and down was super easy in making graham cracker crumbs.  Also one package of graham crackers out of the box is about 1 1/2 cups of crumbs.  If that makes it any easier for you.


                                                        FILLING
                          1 pound cream cheese (softened)
                                       1 cup Splenda 
                                       1 teaspoon vanilla 
                                       3 eggs 
                                       2 cups sour cream 


    Preheat oven to 375 degrees


        Make your crust by simply mixing the above crust ingredients together with a spoon and light press into 9 inch spring form pan, bake for 10 minutes than remove from oven...


        Mix cream cheese, splenda, vanilla and sour cream, beat till fluffy and lump free.  Then you add the eggs one at a time while mixing, continue mixing until smooth.  
   
        Pour batter into spring form pan with the prepared crust and gently place on middle rack of oven for 35 minutes.  Remove from oven and let sit until cool, refrigerate overnight..... 


        After I was ready to serve this delicious cheesecake to my amazing family I decorated it with two thin slices of oranges in the center to make it look like a star shape 


        This is just my way of doing it but, like I said before you can use any cheesecake recipe just substitute the sugar for splenda.... 


        Okay well I hope you all enjoy your sugar free cheesecake, I know we will... I promise next we will be making the PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE. 


Until tomorrow, be safe and enjoy!!!!!

This ones for you Mom!!!!!!