Recipe: Delicious "Skinny" Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

"Skinny" Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake. A great low fat dessert for any brunch, dinner party or special occasion like Valentine's day coming up. Join the Recipe Critic for the latest and greatest! I made a special trip to Costco.

These skinny strawberry cheesecake bars are as rich and indulgent as traditional cheesecake, but much healthier for you. Share them with your Calling something healthy versus skinny versus low-fat versus lightened-up? Ideally, I would call these lightened-up strawberry swirl cheesecake bars, but. You can cook "Skinny" Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of "Skinny" Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

Prepare 1 of 8 oz pack of reduced fat room temp creamcheese.
You need 1/4 cup of sugar.
You need 2 large of egg whites.
Prepare 3/4 cup of fat free vanilla greek yogurt.
You need 1 tbsp of all purpose flour.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
You need 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice.
Prepare 3/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs.
It's 1 1/2 tbsp of melted butter.
Prepare 1/4 cup of sugar free strawberry jam.

These decadent looking Skinny Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits are deceptively light compared to traditional cheesecake - the secret ingredients in this recipe are low-fat cottage cheese and non-fat Greek yogurt. Pour filling onto the crust and then swirl the strawberry jam on top of the batter. Skinny Mini Desserts are perfectly portioned for those must have times when a decadent treat is called for. Our Skinny Mini Cheesecake is the first in a long line of a-m-a-z-i-n-g-l-y delicious mini Mini Strawberry Cheesecake.

"Skinny" Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake step by step

Preheat oven to 350? and line an 8x8 baking pan with foil and grease s bit with butter or non stick spray.
Mix together the melted butter and crumbs until all the crumbs are moist and pack it evenly to the bottom of the pan.
In a mixer gently beat the cream cheese until smooth and add in the sugar and beat until just incorporated.
Gradually add in the yogurt, egg whites, vanilla and flour (making sure not to over beat).
Mix in lemon juice.
Pour batter all over crumbs and spread evenly.
Take jam and microwave for about 10- 15 seconds and stir until smooth.
Drop dollops all over th top of the cheesecake and with a toothpick run it through the jam and the cheesecake mix to create the marble effect! Use as much or as little of the jam until you're happy with the look!.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the sides pull away from the pan and the centre is still a bit not set. If it starts to crack you're over baking it!.
Allow to cool at room temp for an hour or so before putting it in the fridge for several hours until completely set..
Overnight is best!.

NOTE: This dessert is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol. I'm so excited to eat this dessert tonight! I found this recipe on Gina's Skinny Recipes blog and absolutely fell in love with it. I decided to make a few modifications and since I have my girlfriends coming over tonight I thought this would be the perfect. Check out my Skinny Strawberry Kiwi Cheesecake Bites.