Picture updated 7/16/17
Every now and then, I'll run across a recipe on the Weight Watcher website that I HAVE to try. This recipe happened to be Jennifer Hudson approved. 😉 You know it's good, if Jennifer Hudson approves of it. It's very rare finding a really good recipe on their daily recipe section. Half the time, I don't even have the ingredients for those recipes to make.
I couldn't believe how fast these little cheesecakes were done. It only took 15 minutes in the oven for them to bake. Regular cheesecake takes almost an hour! From now on, this is how I'm going to make my cheese cakes. If I want it to be a different flavor, I'll just switch up the ingredients.
I made these cheesecakes last night, and the recipe makes a total of twelve. There's only 4 left and Ben hasn't eaten any of them. Oops! Good thing, he doesn't like cheese cake. I had to use oreos for the crust, because we didn't have any graham crackers. The topping is my favorite part. I could eat a can of cherry pie filling by itself!
Ingredients from Weight Watchers
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Weight Watcher's Cherry Cheesecake
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- ¾ cup(s) graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tbsp light butter, melted
- â…” cup(s) low fat cream cheese
- 6 Tbsp fat-free cream cheese
- 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 large egg white(s)
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup(s) sugar
- ¾ cup(s) light fruit pie filling, cherry
Instructions
- Place 12 cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Spoon 1 tablespoon of crumb mixture into bottom of each liner and press down gently; refrigerate until ready to use.
- In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat both types of cream cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice, egg whites, vanilla extract and sugar; beat until smooth.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly into muffin liners; bake until set, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Top each cheesecake with 1 tablespoon cherry pie filling. Yields 1 cheesecake per serving.
Notes
Points Plus: 3
WW Freestyle Smart Points 6
WW points are calculated using the recipe builder and not the nutrition info calculator.
- Category: Easy
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cheesecake
- Calories: 117
- Fat: 4.23
- Carbohydrates: 15.88g
- Fiber: .3g
- Protein: 3.6g
If you like low point snacks like this give these a try!
Weight Watcher's Marshmallow Bark 3 PP
Skinny Frozen Hot Chocolate 3 PP
jgisvold says
I guess I did use oreos, my bad. I thought I had used graham crackers and had to re-read my post again.
For the nutrition info, I used graham crackers.
B. Ann says
I see you used oreos for the crust, not graham crackers. So my question is, did you re-calculate the original WW recipe using oreos? Or is the information given based on the graham cracker crust?
jgisvold says
Yes it is the same recipe. I used a chocolate graham cracker crust instead of what the recipe calls for...
VALERIE says
In the picture, the crust looks like chocolate / brownie. But the ingredients above do not state anything about chocolate. I am confused - Is the picture attached for this actual recipe??? Thanks!
Deepta @ little miss muffin says
Fantastic! Just when I was worrying about the number of calories each bite packs...along comes this recipe 🙂 Thank you!
jgisvold says
Hi there, updated post with Nutrition Info.
Nicole says
How many calories in each one?
Susan Fleming says
Has anyone tried freezing these? Would like to make ahead for a Christmas party. Thanks
Margriet says
I think I am going to make these for my family Christmas party instead of one in the baking dish. Much easier to serve and who's going to know how good it is for them anyway?
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
jgisvold says
Yes, you can use a regular size muffin pan.