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Chocolate Mint Cheesecake

This special dessert is a perfect ending to any meal.

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 cups 182g / 6.4ozGraham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon 15mlButter - melted
1 tablespoon 15mlWater
2 tablespoons 30mlCocoa powder
16 oz 454gLow-fat cream cheese
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozSugar
1/4 cup 59mlPeppermint schnapps
2   Eggs - beaten
3/4 cup 82g / 2.9ozCocoa
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. To make the crust, combine the first four ingredients. Press into the bottom of a springform pan and bake for 5 minutes. Remove crust from oven and let cool.

Combine the cream cheese and sugar and beat well. Add the remaining ingredients and pour over the crust. Raise the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 40 minutes until set. Cool before serving.

This recipe yields 12 servings. Serving size: 1/12th of cake.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Saturated Fat, 1 1/2 Carbohydrate.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 209; Calories from Fat 107; Total Fat 12g; Saturated Fat 7g; Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 248mg; Carbohydrate 22g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 12g; Protein 6g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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