"You won’t feel guilty about indulging in this classic dessert. Using low-fat cream cheese and replacing butter with egg whites in the cookie-crumb crust reduces total calories by one-third and slashes fat to less than half the traditional recipe...."
INGREDIENTS
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Cheesecake:
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1/2 cup sugar
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20 reduced-calorie vanilla wafers
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1/8 teaspoon salt, divided
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3 large egg whites, divided
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Cooking spray
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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3 tablespoons cornstarch
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2 (8-ounce) blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup (4 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
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4 large eggs
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Strawberries (optional)
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Sauce:
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4 cups sliced strawberries (about 1 1/2 pounds)
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1/2 cup water
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon water
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice