Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

My wife and I are both trying to lose weight and we both have a deep running sweet tooth that needs to be satisfied. But what is a person to do when most sweet desserts are the loaded with calories? Well I found this recipe from Gina's Skinny Recipes  for a Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake with 132.9 calories with 5.6 grams of fat. The recipe is incredibly easy to follow and the end result is truly a truly delicious creamy cheesecake. I'm sure I will be asked to repeat this one again very soon.

Ingredients
non stick cooking spray
1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
1 tbsp light butter, softened
8 oz package reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
6 oz fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt 
2 large egg whites
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp all purpose flour
1/4 cup strawberry jam 

Directions
Heat oven to 350°. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray.

Mix together graham cracker crumbs and butter with a fork until evenly moistened. Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan.

Gently beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in fat free yogurt, egg whites, lemon juice, and flour. Do not over beat. Pour over graham cracker crust.

Stir jam until smooth. Drop by small spoonfuls over surface of filling. Using a knife, swirl jam gently through filling to create marble effect.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool to room temperature. Chill a few hours in the refrigerator.

Tropical Creamy Dessert

Here's another recipe from my wonderful mother-in-law, yes I'm probably kissing up a little bit, but she really is awesome. She got this recipe from Kraft as well and it was so good, I only wish we had more. If you haven't noticed yet we had a whole dinner that revolved around Caribbean flavored foods and of course we had to have a dessert that kept with the theme. This dessert is rich, light, and very full filling.

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp. grated lemon zest

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

4 cups chopped assorted fresh fruit, such as papaya, strawberries, pineapple and mango

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup prepared TANG Orange Flavor Drink Mix

1/2 cup Baker's Angel Flake Coconut, toasted

1. Beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add milk, lemon peel and juice; mix well

2. Spoon evenly into 8 dessert glasses; cover. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

3. Place fruit in medium bowl. Add sugar and prepared orange drink; toss to coat. Spoon evenly over desserts; sprinkle with coconut.