Best Low Fat Summertime Lemonade Cheesecake Recipes

LIGHT, SUMMERY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a loaf pan, or any pan with sides at least 4 inches high.
• Beat sugar and butter using an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl until creamy, scraping the bowl often with a rubber spatula. Continue to beat, adding eggs 1 at a time, until well combined.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and continue beating the sugar mixture. Gradually add flour mixture alternatively with buttermilk until well combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Add lemon zest and lemon extract; mix well. Spread pound cake crust mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.
• Let pound cake cool completely. Cut cake into pieces and press into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese and sugar using an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon pudding, sour cream, and lemon zest; blend well. Pour filling into prepared crust and spread evenly.
• Fill an oven-safe container with water and place it in the preheated oven under the rack where you will place the cheesecake; this will prevent cracking.
• Bake cheesecake in the preheated oven until almost set, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt together in a bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Pour in sugar while beating constantly until glossy peaks form.
• Remove cheesecake from oven, leaving oven on. Spread meringue topping over the filling to edges, using a spatula to tap for desired peaks. Return cheesecake immediately to oven.
• Continue to bake cheesecake until meringue is golden brown, 14 to 15 minutes. Turn off the oven. Crack the oven door open, and let cheesecake set and slowly cool for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cheesecake cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes more. Refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

PINK LEMONADE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make the crust: in a small bowl, stir the crushed cookies and melted butter together until well combined.
• Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• Make the filling: in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in the lemonade concentrate, vanilla, and red food coloring; pour cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan; turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
• Chill, uncovered, overnight.
• Make the glaze: in a small saucepan, stir the lemonade concentrate, lemon juice, cornstarch, and food coloring together; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cool and stir 2 minutes more; pour over cheesecake; garnish with lemon; chill until ready to serve.

LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in flour. Beat in lemon juice and egg substitute. Stir in yogurt. Pour into crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

LOW SUGAR & LOW FAT LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix cookie crumbs with the melted butter and press into the bottom of a cheesecake pan.
• Bake for 6 - 8 minutes and remove from oven.
• Next using a mixer, beat softened cream cheese, sugar and sugar substitute, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice and sour cream until creamy.
• Pour mixture into the baked cookie crust and return to the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until set depending on your oven.
• While cheese cake is in the oven, mix the topping and set aside.
• Remove cheese cake from the oven and let cool slightly.
• After the cake has cooled, pour the sour cream mixture over the top of the cake and return to the oven for 10 minutes.
• When the topping is set, remove from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes and then place the cheesecake into the fridge until completely cold.
• Before serving, run a butter knife around the edges or the sides of your pan and carefully remove for slicing.

NO-BAKE LOW FAT LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust: Mix everything together in a bowl.
• Press into pie pan using fingers or back of spoon.
• For filling: Process/blend all ingredients until smooth.
• Pour into crust.
• Regrigerate overnight, or until set.