Prep Time: 25 MINUTES
Serves: 8
Cook Time: 1 HOUR
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup of butter (melted)
- 16 oz fat free cream cheese (2 packages, room temperature)
- 1 cup Stonyfield Organic Low Fat Plain Yogurt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lemon (juice and zest only)
Instructions
- For the crust, mix the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together.
- Press the mixture onto the bottom of an ungreased 8 or 9-inch springform pan and chill.
- Preheat the oven to 300°.
- In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, cream together the cream cheese and sugar.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, 8oz of yogurt, lemon juice and zest and mix until combined.
- Spoon the mixture into the crust.
- Place the cheesecake on the middle rack of your oven.
- Add a pan of water on the lower rack.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes being careful not to open the oven while the cheesecake is baking.
- Turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool for 30 minutes in the oven with the door ajar.
- Remove the lemon cheesecake and continue to cool on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, garnish with fresh blueberries or any other of your favorite fruits.
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