On the Fifth Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to Me…
Sweet and Rich with a Hint of Nuttiness…Turtle Cheesecake Bars!
Ingredients:
- 1 pre-made oreo pie crust
- 1 (8 oz) package reduced fat cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar substitute (or 2 tbs stevia)
- 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese, (pureed in a blender until smooth)
- 1 whole egg
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 cup sugar free caramel ice cream topping (or fat free)
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 375. Line 8×8 baking dish with foil (to ensure easy removal of bars), and spray foil with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Remove Oreo crust from pre-made pan, and crumble/press it down, re-forming it into your foil-lined pan. Put crust into the oven to bake for 8 minutes, then remove from oven.
3. Meanwhile, when crust is baking, cream together all of the ingredients, (except for the caramel and pecans), with a hand held mixer until smooth. (Or you could mix everything together in a blender or food processor, and skip the step of blending the cottage cheese beforehand).
4. Pour filling over Oreo crust, smoothing out filling with a spatula. Sprinkle the pecans over the top of the cheesecake bars.
5. Place cheesecake bars in the oven, bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cheesecake is almost set in the center. Let cool, and chill in the refrigerator for a few hours, or overnight.
6. After chilled, remove from the refrigerator, and pull entire cheesecake out of pan, using the foil to lift cheesecake out of pan and onto a cutting board. Cut bars into 12 even bars, (I used a pizza cutter and wiped the blade clean with a paper towel between each cut).
7. Just before serving, drizzle caramel over bars. (You can do this up to a few hours ahead of time, however I found that the caramel tends to ’sink in’ to the bars when put on well in advance, which of course tastes the same, but I like the pretty presentation of the fresh caramel drizzle!)
Enjoy! Love Katie
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 156 calories per bar
Weight Watchers Points Plus Value: 5 per bar
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