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Healthy Living: Diabetes: Grrreat Sugar Free Recipes!

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Equal Sugar Free Strawberry Cream Pie
Makes 8 servings

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 - 9in. Reduced-Fat Graham Cracker Crust or homemade g.c. crust

* 1 pkg (8oz) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened

* 1 tsp vanilla

* 1 3/4 tsps EQUAL for RECIPES or 6 packets EQUAL sweetener or 1/4 C EQUAL SPOONFUL

* 1 C cold water

* 2 Tbp. cornstarch

* 1 pkg. (0.3oz) sugar free strawberry gelatin

* 3 1/2 tsp. EQUAL for RECIPES or 12 packets EQUAL sweetener or 1/2 C EQUAL SPOONFUL

* 1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced

* 8 Tbps. frozen light whipped topping (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

<> BEAT cream cheese, vanill and 1 3/4 teaspoons EQUAL for RECIPES in a small bowl until fluffy, spread evenly in bottom of crust.

<> MIX cold water and cornstarch in small saucepan, heat to boiling, whisking constantly until thickened, about 1 minute. Add gelatin and 3 1/2 teaspoons EQUAL for RECIPES, whisking until gelatin is dissolved.

COOL 10 Mminutes.

<> ARRANGE half of the strawberries over the cream cheese; spoon remaining gelatin mixture over strawberries.

<> REFRIGERATE until pie is set and chilled, 1 to 2 hours. Serve with whipped topping, if desired.

Nutrional information per serving:
200 cal, 5g pro., 26g carb, 8 g fat, 16 mg chol., 181 mg sodium.
Diatetic Food exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1 1/2 bread, 1 1/2 fat
43% calorie reduction from traditional recipe.

For more great EQUAL recipes visit Equal Recipes

SUGAR FREE MOCHA CHEESECAKE

Submitted by: Jenn Hall
"For those of you who are watching your sugar intake. Here's a delicious sugar free creamy rich cheesecake!"

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups sugar free chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
4 tablespoons butter
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup brown sugar substitute
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 teaspoons instant espresso powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup sour cream

DIRECTIONS:
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

2) Combine the chocolate wafer cookie crumbs, pecans and butter or margarine and mix well. Press into the bottom and 1/2 up the sides of one 9 inch springform pan.

3) In a large bowl, with and electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the cream cheese and brown sugar substitute until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and espresso until smooth and well blended. Approximately 2 minutes. Add the flour and sour cream and beat until smooth. Scrape filling into the prepared crust and smooth top.

4) Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 to 30 minutes or until cheesecake is set around the edges but still jiggles slightly in the center. Let cake cool for 2 to 3 hours then refrigerate until well chilled. Approximately 6 hours or overnight. One hour before serving, run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove the cake from the springform pan.
Slice and serve.

Makes 1 -9 inch springform

SUGAR FREE MOCHA CHEESECAKE

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