Chocolate Sour Cream Cheesecake

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Chocolate Sour Cream Cheesecake
Yield: Makes 12 servings
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Ingredients:
Chocolate Crumb Crust (recipe follows)

3
packages (8 ounces each) fat-free cream cheese, softened

1
cup reduced-fat sour cream

2
eggs

2/3
cup sugar

1/3
cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4
cup fat-free chocolate syrup

3
tablespoons all-purpose flour



Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare Chocolate Crumb Crust; set aside. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed until fluffy. Beat in sour cream until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time until blended. Stir in sugar, cocoa, chocolate syrup and flour until smooth. Pour over crust.

2.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until set in center. Loosen cheesecake from edge of pan with knife. Cool on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate overnight.

3.
Remove side of pan. Garnish cheesecake with dollops of nonfat whipped topping, chocolate shavings and chocolate curls, if desired.


Chocolate Crumb Crust: Combine 1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder in medium bowl; stir in 1/4 cup melted margarine. pat mixture into bottom and up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack.Yield: 1 pie crust

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
Sodium 478 mg
Protein 11 g
Fiber trace g
Carbohydrate 33 g
Cholesterol 52 mg
Saturated Fat 1 g
Total Fat 8 g
Calories from Fat 28 %
Calories 251
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1-1/2
Meat 1/2

Chocolate Crumb Crust

Yield: Makes 1 (9-inch) crust
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Ingredients:
1-1/4
cups graham cracker crumbs

2
tablespoons sugar

2
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4
cup (1/2 stick) margarine, melted



Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and cocoa in bottom of 9-inch springform pan; stir in margarine. Pat mixture evenly onto bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.

2.
Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.





Chocolate Sour Cream Cheesecake

This recipe appears in: Pies & Tarts