So, I found this recipe for tiramisu cheesecake, and decided to give it a shot. It was extremely rich and ridiculously delicious. Of course I tweaked the ingredients, but it was well worth it. For starters, I used a no calorie sweetener, Murray sugar free vanilla wafers, sugar free cool whip, and unsweetened cocoa.
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What You Need
1 pkg. (12 oz.) NILLA Wafers (about 88), divided
5 tsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee, divided
3 Tbsp. hot water, divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup Sugar
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
4 Eggs
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
2 Tbsp. Unsweetened cocoa powder
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Make It
HEAT oven to 325°F.
LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spread half the wafers onto bottom of prepared pan. Add 2 tsp. coffee granules to 2 Tbsp. hot water; stir until dissolved. Brush half onto wafers in pan; reserve remaining dissolved coffee for later use.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Remove 3-1/2 cups batter; place in medium bowl. Dissolve remaining coffee granules in remaining hot water. Stir into removed batter; spread over wafers in pan. Top with remaining wafers; brush with remaining dissolved coffee. Cover with remaining plain batter.
BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan. Spread with COOL WHIP just before serving; sprinkle with cocoa powder.
