Atkins Friendly Cheesecake Food

LOW CARB ATKINS FRIENDLY CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven To 375 Degrees F.
• Soften cream cheese in a large bowl. (Or microwave on defrost for 5 minutes.).
• With an electric mixer, blend cream cheese until creamy for one minute.
• Add sugar,eggs,vanilla and sour cream and blend until incorporated.
• Spray a 9' Round cake pan with Pam cooking Spray to prevent sticking.
• Add Batter to cake pan.
• Bake in oven for 45 minutes or until somewhat firm in the center. It will be brown and cracked around the edges. A true New York style cheese cake. If you do not want it to get real brown about halfway through the baking process put a tent of aluminum foil over it but make sure it does not touch top of cheese cake.
• You can substtitute whipped non sugared whipping cream that you made yourself without sugar instead of the sour cream.
• 5 carbs per serving. Whole cheese cake contains 8 servings.

" ATKINS FRIENDLY" CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• FOR THE CRUST:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put 1 1/2 cups of almonds in blender and grind to medium/ fine texture.
• Add 1/3 cup of vanilla flavored whey protein powder.
• Add 4 tablespoons of melted butter.
• Add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of nutmeg.
• Add about 3 tablespoons of Splenda and blend.
• Spray pie dish with non-stick spray and pour in mixture.
• Use your hands to make the crust.
• Cook for 12- 15 minutes.
• Let cool.
• FOR THE CHEESECAKE:.
• Heat oven to 325�°F.
• Put cream cheese in a large bowl and mix until smooth.
• Beat in Splenda and sour cream and mix well.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat until very smooth, NO lumps.
• Pour into crust and put in oven with a pan of water on the lower rack.
• Bake 1 hour.
• Chill before eating.