Light Chocolate Cheesecake

This was published in light and tasty this month. I tried it using half splenda and half sugar and adding strawberries to garnish. It is very good! Perfect for the chocolate lover!

Steps

Preheat over to 325f.

Prepare a 9-in springform pan by spraying with non-stick cooking spray.

Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of the pan and swirling up sides of pan to coat lightly.

Set aside.

In food processor , add half-and-half , cream cheese , cottage cheese , sugar , splenda , cocoa , flour and vanilla.

Process by pulsing several times until mixture is smooth.

Add egg substitute and pulse until blended.

Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of mixture , pulse once or twice to blend and pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until almost set.

Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.

Carefully run knife around edge of pan to loosen and remove sides of pan.

When cool , slide cake onto serving dish.

Microwave the strawberry preserves just until liquid.

Serve with the strawberry preserves spooned over the top of each serving.

Sprinkle with shaved baking chocolate , and arrange quartered strawberries on plate.

Cooking time does not include cooling.

Ingredients

chocolate graham crackers, fat-free half-and-half, low-fat cream cheese, fat-free cottage cheese, granulated sugar, splenda sugar substitute, baking cocoa, all-purpose flour, vanilla, egg substitute, chocolate chips, white chocolate baking square, strawberry, sugar-free strawberry jam