All I have to say is wow! Serve this after a special occasion dinner and blow everyone's mind. A true cheesecake that happens to be sugar-free. Sugar-free chocolate chips are easier to find these days as they are made by both Hershey's and Lily's, but Ghirahdelli semi-sweet dark chips work beautifully as long as you are mindful they are not sugar-free.

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil cooking spray
  • about 10 ounces sugar free chocolate cookies, Voortman or Murray are good brands found at Walmart or most supermarkets
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • Three, 8 ounce packages Philadelphia Reduced Fat Cream Cheese - do not use fat free as it has starch thickeners that don't work for cooking/baking
  • 1 cup Splenda granular
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Fage Total Greek yogurt - one small cup is 6 ounces
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar free chocolate chips - Hershey's or Lilies

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300F.
  • Lightly spray a 9 inch springform pan with vegetable cooking spray and place on baking sheet.
  • Pulse the cookies in the large bowl of a food processor until they are finely ground.
  • Add butter and blend until moistened.
  • Press crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan and chill while preparing the filling.
  • Mix cream cheese, Splenda, cocoa, vanilla, and Greek yogurt with electric mixer on medium speed or in food processor until well blended and very smooth.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition until blended.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared crust. Scatter the chocolate chips over the surface of the batter.
  • Bake at 300F for 45 to 50 minutes until center is just set.
  • Cool on rack at room temperature.
  • Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  • Serve with shaved chocolate and Splenda sweetened whipped cream.
June 28, 2023
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