Diet friendly easy cheesecake recipe

September 8, 12:22 PMNutrition ExaminerCarol Bardelli

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Cheesecake in moderation is a delicious treat.

It's the first day back to work after a long weekend, if you're lucky and didn't have to work. Either way, you may be craving a treat you can share with the kids, your spouse, or even guests. Here's a fairly easy recipe for mini cheesecakes that won't even break your diet if you don't overdo it. Enjoy!

Just A Bite Mini Cheesecakes

1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
5 eggs
1 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 pints sour cream, at room temperature
Additional 1/2 cup sugar
Additional 1 1/2  teaspoons vanilla

For topping:
Fresh pineapple chunks, diced
Cherries

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the cheese. Add eggs and beat in sugar and  teaspoons of vanilla. Line muffin tin with paper liners. Pour cheese mixture into the cups. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Remove tins from oven and let the muffins cool while still in tins.  Combine sour cream with remaining sugar and vanilla. Spread cream frosting on the tops of cakes. Put frosted cakes back in the oven for 5 minutes to allow frosting to heat. Cool, remove cakes from tins. Serve topped with pineapple or cherries.  Makes about 45 mini cheesecakes.

From "All American Meals Cookbook" by Carol Bardelli, available soon in PDF format.

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