Dessert for 8
Low-Fat Cherry Cheesecake
A light cream cheese filling bakes in a graham cracker crust, then cools briefly under a layer of cherry pie filling.
Typical price
$3.82for 4 servings
$0.95 per serving$3.82 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianHigh-proteinKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical | 4 oz | $0.68Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.09Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.02Typical price |
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.22Typical price |
| Cherries$4.99/lb typical | 0.95 lb | $4.68Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.64 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 beaten eggs
- 4 oz low-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/4 cup sugar substitute
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 reduced fat graham cracker crust
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F.
- Blend the eggs, cream cheese, cottage cheese, dry milk powder, sugar substitute, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the filling into the graham cracker crust and place it on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 28 to 30 minutes until the center is firm and the eggs are fully set.
- Cool the cheesecake for 5 minutes, then spread the cherry pie filling over the top.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
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