The South Beach Diet Cheesecake Recipes

VANILLA RICOTTA "CHEESECAKE" (SOUTH BEACH DIET)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix well. (Use a blender or hand mixer if necessary to achieve whipped, smooth texture. Use care, if it is not blended well enough it will not cook to a smooth texture).
• Pour into 4 ramekins.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

LEMON CHEESECAKE - SOUTH BEACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Coat a 10" springform pan with cooking spray and line the sides with a double layer of 6"-wide (high) waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of the sugar substitute, and sugar until smooth. Beat in the cornstarch, lemon juice, flour, eggs, and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla extract. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the top of the cake is brown.
• Turn the oven off and allow the cake to remain in the oven for 1 hour longer.
• In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar substitute, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Spread over the cheesecake and return to the oven for 10 minutes, or until the topping is set. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight before slicing.

BREAKFAST CHEESECAKE (SOUTH BEACH DIET, PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Blend the cottage cheese for about a minute until perfectly smooth and free of lumps.
• Add yogurt and blend another minute.
• Add remaining ingredients and blend just to mix.
• Correct seasoning.
• Spray a 9 inch square pan with cooking spray.
• Pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake about 40 minutes or til set (insert a needle or small sharp knife that comes out clean).
• Let remain in turned off oven, with the oven door closed, until oven cools completely.
• Remove from oven; let cool on a rack.
• Chill for at least 12 hours.