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Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake

Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake Recipe

This is a wonderful cheesecake - it tastes sinful but it is very light. I made it for a brunch and nobody could believe it was under 300 calories! It's a Rose Reisman recipe (another one of her winning recipes!)
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine Irish
Servings 1 cake
Calories 274.9 kcal

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 2 1/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Filling

  • 2 cups smooth 5% fat ricotta cheese
  • 3/4 cup low-fat yogurt
  • 4 ounces light cream cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream or 2 tablespoons other coffee liqueur
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Topping

  • 1 1/4 cups low-fat sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Baileys Irish Cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F Spray a 9-inch springform pan with vegetable spray.
  • Make crust: in a bowl, stir together wafer crumbs, water and oil until mixed. Pat mixture onto the bottom and side of the prepared pan.
  • Make filling: in a food processor, combine ricotta cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, egg, egg white, liqueur,vanilla, sugar and flour; purée until smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust.
  • Place a pan of hot water on the bottom rack of the over. Bake the cheesecake in the centre of the oven for 50 minutes. The cake will still be quite loose.
  • Make topping: in a bowl, stir together sour cream, sugar and liqueur. Carefully pour a thin stream of this mixture over top of the hot cheesecake, smoothing it with a knife. Return the cake to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. The topping will be loose and will set as the cake cools.
  • Run a butter knife around the edge of the cake. Let it cool on a wire rack until it is room temperature. Chill.

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Nutrition

Serving: 117gCalories: 274.9kcalCarbohydrates: 34.6gProtein: 7.7gFat: 12.3gSaturated Fat: 6.5gCholesterol: 44.4mgSodium: 172.4mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 23.5g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Cheesecake, Dessert, For Large Groups
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