Low fat Low Calorie No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

Cheesecake is one of my all time favorite desserts!! but SUPER high in fat content!! I found a great recipe and tweaked it a little bit for a low fat low calorie no bake strawberry cheesecake!! You can put any fruit you like on top, or you can make it with regular crust, but I choose sugar free chocolate for my crust...because every girl needs a little chocolate lovin in her life! =)

SO, what you need:
-sugar free chocolate graham cookies (mine were those animal graham cookies)
-1/2 container fat free cream cheese
-1/2 container low fat cream cheese
-1 cup fat free sugar free frozen whip
-strawberries, sliced & hulled
-2 tbs sugar free jam (seedless)
-3 oz bittersweet chocolate
-2 tsp canola oil
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/3 c powdered sugar-2 or 3 tbs fresh squeezed orange juice

(finished product)

Using a food processor, crumble about 25 or so (depending on your size) cookies. Melt the chocolate in a bowl and combine melted chocolate into graham cracker mixture. Also add the canola oil. It should easily combine. Coat a pie dish and lightly layer the bottom and sides with the cookie crumble crust. Place in freezer for 20 minutes or so until it firms up.

 

In a seperate mixing bowl, whip both cream cheeses (cheeses?? correct english?? lol), powdered sugar, and vanilla. Once evenly mixed, lightly fold in the frozen whip (make sure its thawed before you do this!). Spread evenly into pie crust.

 

 

Place in fridge for another 20 - 30 minutes or until it firms up.

In a seperate bowl, combine strawberries, jam, and OJ. Stir until the strawberries are evenly coated. Place on top of pie. Chill for 20 more minutes and BAM! Great cheesecake....i have to say, it really was fantastic..between 3 people it was gone in a week! LOL =) oops! Each serving has approx 200-230 calories, which is great for cheesecake. (and im talking a big hefty serving!) It would be great with blueberries & blackberries as a topping, or even peaches!!

I tried making it with all fat free cream cheese, but the consistency of fat free is just a lot less firm, so it was more like a cheesecake pie =) This one held up a lot better. I freezed it for a bit before serving so it was fairly firm.

 

ENJOY!