Lemon Cheesecake South Beach Recipes

LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the oven and baking sheet: Preheat the oven to 350°F. On a baking sheet place a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to wrap around the outside of the springform pan. Set it aside.
• Reduce the heat and create a steam bath: Turn the oven down to 325°F. Place a 9x13-inch baking dish on the lower rack of the oven and fill with boiling water; this will create a steamy environment for the cheesecake to bake.
• Allow the cheesecake to cool slowly: Turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool for 60 minutes with the oven door closed. Crack open the oven door (place a wooden spoon between the door and the frame of the oven to keep it just cracked) and allow the cheesecake to cool for an additional 45 minutes before removing from the oven to cool on a baking rack, until it reaches room temperature. The cheesecake may have domed slightly while baking but should deflate to a flat top with a small ridge around the edge, as it slowly cools. Remove the foil once the cheesecake has cooled to room temperature (anytime after the cheesecake has pulled away from the edges of the pan and it's cool enough to handle).
• Transfer to the refrigerator: Once the cheesecake is at room temperature, transfer it to the refrigerator to chill for at least 6 hours before serving.

LEMON DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up the inside of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, extracts and, if desired, food coloring. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

THE SOUTH BEACH DIET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat ingredients for'cake' until smooth.
• Pour into a 9" greased square pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven for 15 minutes-- leave oven on.
• Meanwhile-- mix topping ingredients together and mix well.
• After the 15 minutes has elapsed, pour topping over the cheesecake and spread evenly, and bake for 10 minutes more.
• Chill.

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.

LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crush the digestive biscuits in a food bag with a rolling pin or in the food processor. Melt the butter in a saucepan, take off heat and stir in the brown sugar and biscuit crumbs.
• Line the base of a 20cm loose bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Press the biscuit into the bottom of the tin and chill in the fridge while making the topping.
• Beat together the mascarpone, caster sugar, lemon zest and juice, until smooth and creamy. Spread over the base and chill for a couple of hours.

LIGHT AS A FEATHER LEMON COOKIES - SOUTH BEACH

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar substitute, 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, lemon peel, and baking powder. Add the margarine and pulse on and off until coarse crumbs form. Add the egg and lemon juice and process just until a dough forms.
• Form the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour, or until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Shape the dough into 1" balls and place them 1" apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are golden. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and dust them with the tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Cool on a rack.

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.