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                     Mini Cheesecakes (Phillies Free)

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Low-Fat                          Cheesecakes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12                    Reduced fat vanilla wafers
  24       oz           Fat free cream cheese (3 pkg) --
                        - softened
     3/4   c            Sugar
   1       ts           Vanilla
   3                    Eggs
   1       c            Assorted fruit -- cut up -OR-
  20       oz           Can reduced calorie cherry pie
                        - filling

  Place wafers, flat side down, on bottom of each of 12 paper-lined
  muffin cups.
  
  Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla with electric mixer on medium
  speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Do not
  overbeat after adding eggs.
  
  Pour over wafers, filling each cup.
  
  Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes. Cool before removing from pan.
  Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Top with fruit just before
  serving.

  Yield: 12 Servings
  
  Lemon Cheesecakes:

  Stir 1 tb fresh lemon juice and 3/4 ts grated lemon zest into
  batter.
  
  Pumpkin Cheesecakes:

  Mix 3/4 cup canned pumpkin, 3/4 ts ground cinnamon, 1 dash ground
  cloves, and 1 dash nutmeg in with cream cheese. Omit fruit.
  
  Cherry Cheesecakes:

  Omit fruit. Top with 20 oz can reduced calories cherry pie filling
  before serving.
  
  Quick Crust:

  Substitute 9 oz ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (extra
  serving size) for crumbs. This variation makes 10 servings and adds
  6 g fat per serving.

  Honey Crunch:

  Omit sugar. Mix 1/2 cup honey in with cream cheese. Omit fruit. Top
  with 3/4 cup lowfat granola cereal; drizzle with 1 tb honey before
  serving.
 

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