Todd and I both enjoy desserts -- just a little something sweet to cap off a nice dinner! Trouble is, Todd is very, very conscious of his sugar intake. It's really tough to make a tempting dessert without sugar, so I've been looking for new recipes to tempt his palette! This is one I found a couple of months ago which he's really enjoyed . . .
YUM!
ps. They released me from the hospital yesterday. Four days and three nights!!! I was so super-shocked at the whole week. I came home yesterday and crawled into bed and slept all afternoon -- I was so exhausted from my stay. LOL! I went to work today, just like the last four days never happened. Crazy. All over a stinkin' spider bite!
For tomorrow? REDWORK!!!
:)
Easy Cheese Cake - No Sugar Added!
Take a softened, 8-ounce block of light cream cheese (neufchâtel)
and add 1/4 cup of granular Splenda and a generous
2 teaspoons or so of vanilla. (Or, for a bit different taste,
trade out the vanilla for almond extract! Amaretto cheesecake!)
Beat well.
Add 1/2 cup of skim milk and beat until smooth.
Scrape sides of bowl and beat again.
Add 1 cup of skim milk (yes, more milk) and beat until well mixed.
Add 1 4-serving box of Jell-O brand instant pudding
(sugar free, fat free), cheesecake flavor, and mix until
well blended. Mixture will quickly begin to thicken.
Pour about a third of the mix into
pre-prepared graham cracker pie shell.
Add 3/4 cup of your favorite sugar-free jam --
I used Smucker's Cherry Preserves.
Top with remaining 2/3 of the pudding/cream cheese mix.
Smooth top.
Cover and chill for at least four hours.
Serve with sugar-free whipped topping!
Take a softened, 8-ounce block of light cream cheese (neufchâtel)
and add 1/4 cup of granular Splenda and a generous
2 teaspoons or so of vanilla. (Or, for a bit different taste,
trade out the vanilla for almond extract! Amaretto cheesecake!)
Beat well.
Add 1/2 cup of skim milk and beat until smooth.
Scrape sides of bowl and beat again.
Add 1 cup of skim milk (yes, more milk) and beat until well mixed.
Add 1 4-serving box of Jell-O brand instant pudding
(sugar free, fat free), cheesecake flavor, and mix until
well blended. Mixture will quickly begin to thicken.
Pour about a third of the mix into
pre-prepared graham cracker pie shell.
Add 3/4 cup of your favorite sugar-free jam --
I used Smucker's Cherry Preserves.
Top with remaining 2/3 of the pudding/cream cheese mix.
Smooth top.
Cover and chill for at least four hours.
Serve with sugar-free whipped topping!
YUM!
ps. They released me from the hospital yesterday. Four days and three nights!!! I was so super-shocked at the whole week. I came home yesterday and crawled into bed and slept all afternoon -- I was so exhausted from my stay. LOL! I went to work today, just like the last four days never happened. Crazy. All over a stinkin' spider bite!
For tomorrow? REDWORK!!!
:)
