Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Title:
Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Yield:
10 Servings

Categories:
Cheesecake




Ingredients:




----------------------------------TOPPING----------------------------------


   1/4 c  Walnuts; chopped fine


   1/2 c  Fat-free chocolate cookie


          -crumbs





-----------------------------------CRUST-----------------------------------


     3 c  Crispy rice cereal


   1/3 c  Brown sugar; packed


     2 tb Margarine; melted


   1/4 c  Fat-free caramel topping



----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------


    16 oz Fat-free cream cheese;


          -softened


   3/4 c  Granulated sugar


   1/4 ts Salt


     2    Egg whites


   1/2 ts Lemon peel; grated


     1 ts Pure vanilla extract


     1 c  Fat-free sour cream





 Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a 9" pie pan with cooking spray; set aside. In


 a mixing bowl, combine walnuts and chocolate crumbs; set aside. Place


 crispy rice cereal, brown sugar, and margarine into food processor bowl.


 Using metal blade, process until mixture is fine crumbs. Press in bottom


 and 1" up sides of prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Spread caramel topping


 evenly over bottom of crust. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the


 chocolate-walnut mixture and sprinkle remainder over topping; set aside. In


 another mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, granulated sugar, salt, egg


 whites, lemon peel, vanilla extract, and sour cream. Spread mixture over


 prepared crust. Bake for 45 minutes or until center is set and cheesecake


 starts to crack around edges. Remove from oven and cool 1 hour.


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 Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 18:16:55 -0500


 


 From: matejka@bga.com (Anita A. Matejka)