LOW FAT APPLE RUM CHEESECAKE
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
Crust
1 1/2 C. crushed graham crackers
1 T. sugar
3 T. reduced-fat margarine, melted
Cheesecake
8 oz. nonfat cream cheese, softened
1/2 C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs or 1/2 C. liquid egg substitute
Topping
4 large Macintosh apples, peeled and sliced thin
1/3 C. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 T. chopped pecans
1/3 C. apple jelly
2 tsp. rum extract
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine cracker crumbs, sugar and melted margarine. Press into the
bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and bake for 10 minutes.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese and sugar until
well-blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and pour over baked crust.
Combine sugar and cinnamon. Toss apples with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Spoon over cream cheese. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake for 1 hour
and 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Combine apple jelly and rum extract in a 1-cup glass measure;
microwave for 45 seconds to melt. Spoon over cheesecake. Refrigerate
this dessert for at least 1 hour or until serving time. Loosen cake
from rim of pan and remove carefully.
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