No-Bake Cheesecake with Health One Meal Replacement

For the past week or so I have been craving cheesecake.  Sound familiar?  So I started my research - checking recipes for the "real" thing to see the different types of ingredients.  I also wanted to compare baked or not baked.  My goal was to determine what I might be able to do to have a YUMMY cheesecake and stay on program.  I had lot's of starts and stops.  But after quite a few tries, various ingredients, baking and not baking, I think this is it!

In this cheesecake, the crust is not baked.  I found if I baked it, it became very tough.  You may try baking; but, I would recommend against it.  Also, the filling is not baked.  I just couldn't get the filling to bake evenly or have the right consistency without having to add more ingredients (calories) than I was willing to use.

This cheesecake is absolutely decadent.  The texture is so smooth and creamy; and, I love the crust!  This would be wonderful with some grated nutmeg (picture below), a few berries sprinkled around or some sugar-free chocolate syrup dotted on the plate.

No-Bake Cheesecake w/Health One Meal Replacement

Makes one serving - but it is rather rich so you may want to split this into two servings.

Meal Replacement – 160 calories

Additives – 85.5 calories

Crust Ingredients

• 1/2 package of Vanilla Meal Replacement
• 1 tablespoon of graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon of LIQUID Butter Buds ßthis is the Butter Buds that come in packages that are mixed with hot water – when mixed it is like melted butter.  This is the first time I used this product and I will definitely be using it again!

Crust Directions

• Mix dry ingredients.
• Add LIQUID Butter Buds a bit at a time.  The mixture should still be crumbly.
• Press the mixture into a small pie plate (mine is a cute little 5 inch pie plate)
• Set in fridge

Filling Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons very hot water
• 1/8 teaspoon dry knox gelatin (unflavored) (if you would like a firmer cheesecake, increase this to 1/4 teaspoon)
• 2 tablespoons fat-free cream cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 package of Vanilla Meal Replacement
• 1 teaspoon Splenda
• 1/4 cup of fat-free whipped topping

Filling Instructions

• Mix dry Knox gelatin into hot water stirring rapidly with a fork to dissolve the gelatin
• Combine gelatin water, fat-free cream cheese, vanilla and the 1/2 package of Vanilla Meal Replacement.  (I used my Magic Bullet blender).
• Pour the mixture into a bowl and fold in the whipped topping.
• Spoon the filling into the crust.
• Place in the fridge to firm the filling.

Serving and Variation Ideas - be creative and make this recipe yours!  

• Sprinkle with nutmeg
• Put dots of sugar-free chocolate syrup or sugar-free jam around the plate
• Serve with fruit
• Instead of the vanilla, add another flavoring such as almond extract
• Stir in some lemon or orange zest

There are so many things that you can do to dress this up!  Just be careful - if you're family tastes it, they will want to eat it...it's that good!

Enjoy!

Nutrition facts calculated by Recipe Calculator:
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