Joanne's Almost Fat-free Lemon Cheesecake

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This cake had a lot going against it. First, I don't like cheesecake or any non-chocolate desserts. Second, it has no sugar or fat. But it was my diabetic dad's birthday and he loves lemon. This had so many good reviews I was excited to make it for him. I tasted the batter and thought "Lord, please don't let me get diabetes and I promise to be good from now on". It was not yummy. Then, I baked it for an hour, not a minute more and the top cracked like the bottom of a dried up lake. I covered it with the lemon curd so you couldn't tell. I was sure it would taste like a disaster, but I was shocked. It was so good I had seconds. Everyone liked it a lot and we are not big fans of cheesecake. I think it was a tad overcooked, so maybe next time I'll take it out 5 minutes earlier. The lemon curd was fantastic. I made this cake exactly as the recipe called for and I did not miss the fat or sugar.

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This is a great low calorie recipe. When my husband got diabetes I started looking to change the sugar and fat content of our diet. TIP: every recipe I have tried (cookies, cakes, etc has worked great to use half sugar and half sugar substitute. This recipe is designed for all sugar substitute, but alot are not. Try it on your favorite recipe and cut down the sugar!!

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2 years ago I changed my eating habits which resulted in a 95 pound weight loss. I monitor what I eat everyday and count the calories and nutritional information. One thing I won't give up is a desert in the evening and it is hard to find GOOD low fat low calorie deserts. This cheesecake is perfect. The nutritional information I have calculated based on 1/12 th of cheesecake is: 200 calories, 4 g fat, 41 mg cholesterol, 551 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrates, 10 g sugar 0 g fiber and 12 g protein. The only change I made was that I could not find fat free vanilla wafers so I used reduced fat vanilla wafers. The curd is a little tart which I like however for others in my family I added some sugar free strawberry sundae topping on top of the curd and it cut the tartness.

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Our neighbor has a gigantic lemon tree, so they share with us, and I needed a recipe that would use them up. I wasn't the biggest cheesecake fan, but all the great reviews convinced me it would be worth it. I LOVED this recipe!!! I make it all the time now, and love the creamy texture. I really love lemon, so I have always used much more lemon zest than called for in both the cake and the curd. I even add a couple tablespoons of whole-fruit raspberry spread into the curd for an extra delicious kick!
I should mention I haven't used Splenda - since I never have any on hand, but I would like to try it if I can remember to buy some one of these days.
As another reviewer said, the only bad thing about this cheesecake is waiting for it to cool and set before you can eat it!!! :
YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I have NEVER baked anything before in my life. Ive been living with my mother inlaw due to illness and she is an excellent cook. She was out of town one week and I decidedt to surprise my husband with this cheesecake. I used fat free everythign and even used store named fat free cream cheese and sour cream as I could not find name brand. I sued splenda and even used heart smart light tub butter and the cake set up perfectly! It did have a crack in it but to be frank, I dont care lol. The taste was TO DIE FOR! I did not use all the lemon b/c I was afraid it would be too lemony and it was perfect. More lemon flavor would have been just fine as well! Hands down deliecious! I had trouble not sampling the batter as I was pouring it into the pan, which btw tasted awesome as well :

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And not that difficult to make. The worst part was wanting for it to completely cool so I could sample it : Nice, rich and creamy!

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Teresa
I have diabetes and use splenda in my cooking all the time. I do use light cream cheese instead of fat free and my cheesecakes are the best. I suggest you try using splenda and lower fat cream cheese when cooking for your friend and you will see that it taste just as good and your friend will be able to eat guilt free!

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I chose this recipe to make for a friend who has diabetes and high cholesterol. It was good. But I decided to try it using regular cream cheese and real sugar using all the same measurements. It was the most creamy, tasty cheese cake I have ever made. This is a great recipe to use anyone who needs a restricted diet or who can indulge in a full-fat slice on occasion. I did not make the lemon curd and will try it sometime but the lemon in the cake stands on its own, refreshing and light.

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Has anyone figured out a calorie count for one serving? I am on a weight reduction program and need to keep track of the caloric value of what I eat.
I used eggbeaters instead of eggs and I didn't make the lemon curd. I garnished it with fat free reddi whip and fresh peach slices (about 1/3 peach per serving
I served it to guests and watched them carefully because I didn't tell them it was fat free. I just said that it was an "experiment". They cleaned their plates (as I did and I thought they were going to lick them! This cheesecake tastes great!

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I made this for a July 4th picnic and topped it with blueberries and strawberries to make it a bit more festive for the holiday. What a hit! Though we had never met them before, we gave up a couple of pieces to the folks next to us at the picnic. They (along with those we were picknicking with said it was the best cheesecake they'd ever had and asked for the recipe. I used half sugar, half splenda and eggbeaters for the filling and eggs and splenda for the curd.... worked out perfectly.