Mandi's Holiday Cheesecake
Butterscotch Cheesecake
Miniature Cheesecakes

                       Mandi's Holiday Cheesecake

This cheesecake is very good.  It is low in fat and sugarless or low 
in sugar.  Perfect for the holidays.

You will need:

· 2 Pkgs. Of Neufchatel Cream Cheese
· 2 Eggs
· 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
· 8 pkgs. Or 4 tsp. Equal or Aspartame
· 1 tsp. Cinnamon
· 1/8 tsp. Nutmeg
· 1 Low Fat, Sugar Free, Graham Cracker Crust

Mix:
· 2 pkgs. Neufchatel Cream Cheese (Softened)
· 2 Eggs
· Vanilla
· Equal
· Cinnamon 
· Nutmeg

Mix all of these ingredients together in a large bowl to assure that it
is mixed well.  Pour into the graham cracker crust and bake at 350 for
approximately 50 minutes.  Then put into the refrigerator for at least 3
hours before serving.  For this cheesecake I suggest no topping.



For those of you who are not interested in watching your calories of fat and sugar intake the following recipes are for you.

                           Butterscotch Cheesecake

1/3   cup   margarine or butter melted        3 (8oz) pkgs cream cheese
1 1/2 cups  graham cracker crumbs             3       eggs
1 1/2 cups  firmly packed brown sugar         1 tsp   vanilla extract   
1(14oz can) sweetened condensed milk          whipped cream           
3/4 cup cold water                            crushed hard butterscotch
1 pkg. butterscotch pudding                   candy
       and pie mix

Preheat oven to 35 degrees. Combine margarine, crumbs and sugar; press
firmly on bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Combine sweetened condensed
milk and water in a medium saucepan and mix well. Stir in pudding mix.
Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. In a large 
mixing bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy; add eggs and vanilla then 
pudding mixture. Pour in prepared pan. Bake until golden brown around
edge, center will be soft (approximately 50 minutes). Cool to room
temperature then chill thoroughly. Garnish with whipped cream and crushed
candy. Refrigerate leftovers. Makes a 9 inched cheesecake.

Timesaver - substitute a ready made graham cracker crust instead of
preparing a pan of your own.

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                           Miniature Cheesecakes

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs          1 (8oz) pkg     cream cheese
1 TBSP  sugar                          1/4 cup         sugar
1 TBSP  butter or margarine melted     1 1/2 tsp       lemon juice
                                       1/2 tsp         grated lemon peel
                                       1/4 tsp         vanilla
                                       1               egg
                                       Strawberry or apricot preserves

Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine. Press rounded tablespoonful of
crumb mixture onto bottom of six paper lined muffin cups. Bake at
325 degrees for 5 minutes.

Combine cream cheese, sugar, juice, lemon peel and vanilla, mixing at medium speed until well blended. Blend in egg, pour over crust, filling until 3/4 full. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool before removing
from pan. Chill. Before serving top with preserves.




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