Cranberry Phyllo Cheesecake

By ladydee009

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/3 cup dried pitted plums
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 8 - ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray
• 8 sheets frozen phyllo dough (14x9-inch rectangles), thawed
• 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from diabeticliving.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For topping, in a small saucepan, combine cranberries, dried plums, 1/4 cup sugar, and the orange juice. Cook over medium heat until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens slightly, stirring frequently. Set aside.
2.For filling, in a food processor, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, the egg, egg white, and vanilla. Cover and process until smooth, scraping the side of the bowl as necessary. Set aside.
3.For crust, coat a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom or a pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Unfold phyllo dough; remove 1 sheet of the phyllo dough. (As you work, cover the remaining phyllo dough with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.) Coat the phyllo sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Top with a second sheet of phyllo dough; trim to form a 139 inch rectangle. Gently press trimmed phyllo rectangle into the tart pan or pie plate, allowing ends to extend over edge of pan. Coat with nonstick cooking spray; sprinkle with some of the wheat germ. Coat and layer 2 more sheets of phyllo; place across phyllo in pan in a crisscross fashion. Coat with nonstick cooking spray; sprinkle with more of the wheat germ. Repeat twice with remaining phyllo and wheat germ. (If desired, turn under edges of phyllo to form an edge.) Bake for 5 minutes.
4.Spoon filling into phyllo crust, spreading evenly. Spoon cranberry mixture onto filling. Using a knife, carefully cut through cranberry mixture and filling to marble slightly
5.Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until phyllo is light brown and filling is set. If necessary to prevent overbrowning, cover edge of tart with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Makes 10 slices.


Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
PER SERVING: 156 cal., 6 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 37 mg chol.,153 mg sodium, 21 g carb. (1 g fiber), 5 g pro.

Diabetic Exchanges
Other Carb (d.e): 1.5; Fat (d.e): 1