I put the recipe for my FAVORITE cheesecake in here. Its a little
difficult but its worth the extra steps! Its sooo good! I skip the lemon
rind... and add lots of lemon juice. It has like 3-4 carbs per slice if you cut
the cheesecake into 8 slices. And be sure if your using a spring form pan
that you have a good one, and wrap the pan in aluminum foil or else water
will get into the cheesecake!

Low Carb Cheesecake (the best)

~5 (8-ounce) blocks cream cheese, softened*
~1-3/4 cups Splenda sugar substitute (add more if necessary and see if
it's sweet enough)
~2-1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
~3 tsp lemon juice
~2 teaspoons vanilla extract
~1/4 teaspoon salt
~5 large eggs
~(*OR 4 blocks of cream cheese and one cup of sour cream)


How To Prepare: ~To prepare the filling, beat cheeses at high speed of
mixer until smooth.

~Add Splenda and the next 4 ingredients (through salt); beat well.


~Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, but not over-
beating. (Add the sour cream last and just stir through.)


~Spray a spring-form pan with No-Stick spray. Pour the cheese mixture
into prepared pan. Tap pan on counter to get rid of air bubbles.


~Place the cheesecake in a bigger pan and after you put it on the shelf in
the oven, pour very hot water about 1" into the pan to make a water bath --
the cheesecake cooks more evenly that way)


~Bake at 325° or 350°F for 1 hour, or until cheesecake is almost set. The
middle should still be a bit loose.


~Turn off oven and leave it in the oven up to 1 hour.


~Remove cheesecake from oven, run very sharp knife around the edge of
the pan if it looks like it's sticking to the edge of the pan.


~Chill for at least 8 hours. When slicing, dip knife in very hot water
between slices and wipe off knife for perfect pieces.


Optional: For the whipped cream: I beat about 1/3 cup heavy cream with
approx 1 TBS Splenda. I decorate the top with whipped cream and top with
fresh raspberries. It’s been a big hit.