Posted by lorna-organic 7NM on Mon, Mar 2, 09 at 4:01
Not the Usual Low Cal Cheesecake--Butternut
1 eight ounce package of cream cheese
3-1/2 cups roasted butternut chunks
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
a dash of freshly grated nutmeg
3 large eggs
1/2 cup white flour
Graham Cracker Crust
1/2 a sleeve of graham crackers
1/3 cup melted butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
Put graham crackers into food processor, whirl until you have crumbs. Add melted butter and brown sugar, whirl until well mixed. Press graham cracker mixture into the bottom of a buttered 8-9" spring form pan, pressing the mixture up the side of the pan as far as you can, about 1/2". Bake at 350 for twelve minutes.
Cut cream cheese into large chunks, place in food processor, along with butternut and maple syrup. Blend well. Add spices and three eggs. Blend well. Add flour, again, blend well. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust. Bake at 350 for one hour. Cool for half an hour before releasing spring on baking pan. Refrigerate when cool. Will taste best if allowed to set for several hours before serving.
This cheesecake has about one quarter the amount of fat of a regular cheesecake. The sugar and maple syrup represent about one quarter of the normal amount of sweetener in cheesecake. The recipe is my own.
