Creamy Vanilla-caramel Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 15 lowfat chocolate wafer cookies (1/2 cup) or 15 reduced-fat vanilla wafers, crushed (1/2 cup)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese, softened (neufchatel)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 egg whites or 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup fat-free caramel topping
• pecan halves, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 300.
• 2 spray springform pan, 9" x 3", with cooking spray.
• 3 sprinkle cookie crumbs over bottom of pan.
• 4 beat cream cheese n medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 5 add sugar, egg whites, and vanilla.
• 6 beat on medium speed about 2 minutes or until smooth.
• 7 add yogurt and flour.
• 8 beat on low speed until smooth.
• 9 carefully spread batter over cookie crumbs in pan.
• 10 bake 1 hour.
• 11 turn off oven; cool in oven 30 minutes with door closed.
• 12 remove from oven; cool 15 minutes.
• 13 cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• 14 drizzle caramel topping over cheesecake.
• 15 garnish with pecan halves.
• 16 store covered in the refrigerator.