Low Calorie Cheesecake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package neufchatel cheese, softened (light cream cheese)
• 1 pre-baked 9 inch pie shell or 1 graham cracker crust (purchased or homemade. i prefer the graham cracker crust)
• slivers orange zest (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 *note:if worried about salmonella, use egg substitute equivalent to the 2 yolks, and use dried egg whites, prepared according to package directions, equivalent to 2 egg whites.
• 2 drain pineapple well, reserving juice.
• 3 combine pineapple juice and orange juice with orange peel and sugar in a medium saucepan.
• 4 sprinkle gelatin over juice to soften, stir, and allow to set 5 minutes for gelatin to soften.
• 5 heat over low heat until dissolved.
• 6 beat in egg yolks with a whisk until mixture is thick and lemon colored, about 2-3 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat, add vanilla, and gradually beat in cream cheese until smooth and well blended.
• 8 stir in crushed pineapple.
• 9 in a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
• 10 gently fold into pineapple mixture, and spoon into pastry shell.
• 11 refrigerate for about 3 hours.
• 12 garnish with orange zest, if desired.