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My wife loves cheesecake (it's one of the few desserts that diabetics can enjoy a reasonable portion of). But I found that the cheesecakes in the stores are hugely pricey! We're talking $8 for one pie! So I finally found a decent recipe for new york style cheesecake to make at home - It tastes similar to the Sara Lee ones you can buy in the foodstore and the ingredients only cost about $4. Thought I'd share...

Ingredients
2 x 8oz packages philadelphia cream cheese (left out of fridge to soften)
1 x 3oz package philadelphia cream cheese (left out of fridge to soften)
1 cup and 2 tbsps sugar
2 cups original Graham crackers (finely crushed to powder)
6 tbsp butter (melted)
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs

Add the crackers, 2tbsp sugar and butter to a bowl, mix together

Press the crumbs firmly onto the bottom of an 8" springform pan, and
about 1 1/4 inch up the sides

Bake crust at 350 for 10 mins, then remove from oven and allow to cool

With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until soft and smooth
Add the lemon peel and vanilla
Beat in the three eggs one at a time, until the mixture is smooth
Pour the mixture into the crust
Bake at 300 for approx 1 hour
Allow to cool at room temperature then refrigerate overnight

YUM! )

Craig thanks for the recipe! I can't have any sugar at all anymore, and I can use "Splenda" in place of sugar and it tastes the same to me! I can't wait to try this recipe!

It's almost similar to a diabetic diet I have to follow now, except I have to use the sweetener. Not a bad thing, but I sure am missing Mt. Dew!

Melissa (Mrs. Manc)

Can you use nutrasweet? I have diet MD but it uses nutrasweet.

We use splenda most of the time Emellbee, it should work fine.
Would it be rude of me to ask why you can't have sugar anymore?