The Realtor's Luscious Low Carb Cheesecake

Realtor by day, Chef by night's Note:

It's okay, you can eat this! It's at least 1/2 the carbs of other cheesecakes, NO SUGAR added and nobody ever knows. I used to argue with guests who didn't believe me that it was low carb, now I don't even bother telling them. They never can tell so why should I? It's absolutely delicious- you'll love this one. You can lower the fat by using reduced fat cream cheese if you need to.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 pie

FOR THE CRUST

• 24 vanilla wafers, crushed very fine
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened to room temp

FOR THE FILLING

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened to room temp
• 1 cup Splenda granular
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. If you don't want to make a crust, you can use one of the ready made ones but the carbs will be higher.
3. Using a fork or pastry blender, combine the butter and the Nilla wafer crumbs. Press them into a 9" pie plate. Do the bottom and go as far up the sides as you can. If you don't get it all the way up the side, don't worry about it. Set aside.
4. Beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until well blended. Add eggs and mix just until blended. Pour into crust.
5. Bake 35-40 minutes or until the center is almost set. The center may crack. Don't make this one if you can't deal with a cracked cheesecake. Something about the Splenda makes it happen about half of the time. I never worry about it because I usually cover it up with topping anyway.
6. Cool and then refrigerate overnight.
7. You can serve this as-is or you can top this with cool whip, pie filling or whatever fruit topping you like. I usually use Comstock No Sugar Added Cherry Pie Filling and Sugar Free Cool Whip. Diabetics, just remember to add the carbs for whatever toppings you use.

Reviews

[kittycatmom]

Oh my goodness!!! This is a delicious and wonderful cheesecake! No one knew they were eating low carb, and I didn't feel a need to share! lol! Delicious! I did add the juice of 2 Key Limes. Absolutely the best! I will be using this recipe from now on. One note, to avoid the possible "cracking" I baked mini pies. Results were excellant. Thanks Realtor! Made for Holiday Tag