Jefferson County Recipe of the Day: Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Orange Mist Cheese

Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Orange Mist Cheesecake: this recipe helps satisfy your sweet tooth without all of the calories!

Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Orange Mist Cheesecake

Ingredients

for crust:
3/4 cup sugar free shortbread cookie crumbs (about 20 1-3/4 inch cookies)
1 1/2 tablespoons Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa
2 tablespoons splenda (or similar artificial sweetener)
3 tablespoons melted butter

for filling:
3 – 8 oz packages low-fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup Splenda
3/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
3 eggs
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups HERSHEY’S Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350°.

~Prepare crust:
Stir together cookie crumbs, cocoa, and splenda.Blend in butter, mixing well. Press crumb mixture evenly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

~Bake 8 minutes; cool.

~Prepare filling:
Beat cream cheese, splenda, and milk powder until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in whipping cream and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips and orange peel. Pour batter into prepared crust.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan.

~Cover; refrigerate several hours or until chilled.