The South Beach Diet Cheesecake Recipes

THE SOUTH BEACH DIET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat ingredients for'cake' until smooth.
• Pour into a 9" greased square pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven for 15 minutes-- leave oven on.
• Meanwhile-- mix topping ingredients together and mix well.
• After the 15 minutes has elapsed, pour topping over the cheesecake and spread evenly, and bake for 10 minutes more.
• Chill.

BREAKFAST CHEESECAKE (SOUTH BEACH DIET, PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Blend the cottage cheese for about a minute until perfectly smooth and free of lumps.
• Add yogurt and blend another minute.
• Add remaining ingredients and blend just to mix.
• Correct seasoning.
• Spray a 9 inch square pan with cooking spray.
• Pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake about 40 minutes or til set (insert a needle or small sharp knife that comes out clean).
• Let remain in turned off oven, with the oven door closed, until oven cools completely.
• Remove from oven; let cool on a rack.
• Chill for at least 12 hours.

LOW CARB/SUGAR FREE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In large bowl combine softened cream cheese, Splenda, and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Blend in eggs, one at a time.
• Remove one cup of batter and spread into bottom of glass or crockery baking dish which has been sprayed very lightly with non-stick spray.
• Add pumpkin and spices to remaining batter and stir until blended.
• Carefully spread pumpkin layer over first layer.
• Bake in preheated oven 35-45 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Allow to cool, then chill several hours or overnight.
• Serve with whipped cream if desired and wait for compliments.
• I used a 10" by 8" glass baking dish to cook this. Next time I think I would double the recipe and only increase to a 9" by 13" baking dish to make a thicker cheese cake. This would show of the layers better. Some cinnamon dusted on the top would have been a nice touch.

LEMON CHEESECAKE - SOUTH BEACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Coat a 10" springform pan with cooking spray and line the sides with a double layer of 6"-wide (high) waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of the sugar substitute, and sugar until smooth. Beat in the cornstarch, lemon juice, flour, eggs, and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla extract. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the top of the cake is brown.
• Turn the oven off and allow the cake to remain in the oven for 1 hour longer.
• In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar substitute, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Spread over the cheesecake and return to the oven for 10 minutes, or until the topping is set. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight before slicing.