Creamy Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake

Creamy Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake
From Eat Better America

Makes: 16 servings
Prep Time: 20 min
Start to Finish: 5 hr 5 min

Ingredients:

15 chocolate or vanilla wafer cookies, crushed (1/2 cup)
2 packages(8oz each)1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
3 egg whites or 1/2 cup fat-free egg product
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups Yoplait® Original low fat vanilla yogurt
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3 cup fat-free caramel topping
pecan halves, if desired


Directions:

1. Heat oven to 300°F. Spray spring form pan, 9x3 inches, with cooking spray. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over bottom of pan.

2. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar, egg whites and vanilla. Beat on medium speed about 2 minutes or until smooth. Add yogurt and flour. Beat on low speed until smooth.

3. Carefully spread batter over cookie crumbs in pan. Bake 1 hour. Turn off oven; cool in oven 30 minutes with door closed. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.

4. Drizzle caramel topping over cheesecake. Garnish with pecan halves. Store covered in the refrigerator

5. Enjoy

Nutritional Information 1 Serving: {Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 17g); Protein 5g}