Brownie Cheesecake

Shared by: Tammy

5 Points Per Serving

Don't you just LOVE it when you find something so sinfully delicious that you shouldn't be allowed to eat it - but it's so low in calories that you CAN!!! Okay, this isn't the lowest dessert you could choose, but believe me - for the taste you will gladly give up the 200 calories this will cost you!

1 package fudge brownie mix

1 tablespoon water

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1 jar prune baby food

1 egg white

Vegetable cooking spray

1 cup nonfat cottage cheese

16 ounces Neufchatel cheese, softened

8 ounces nonfat cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate, mini morsels

Preheat oven to 350º. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Spread into bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350º for 25 minutes; let cool on a wire rack. Tear brownies into small pieces. Press half of pieces into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Set aside. Preheat oven to 300º. Place cottage cheese in a large bowl; beat at medium high speed of a mixer until almost smooth. Add cream cheeses; beat until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla, and salt; beat well. Add eggs, I at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate. Pour half of cheese mixture into prepared pan; top with remaining brownie pieces. Pour remaining cheese mixture over brownie pieces. Bake at 300º for 40 minutes or until almost set. Turn oven off, and let cheesecake stand for 40 minutes in oven with door closed. Remove cheesecake from oven, and let cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

16 servings

Calories 197 - Calories from Fat 79 Fat 9g, Saturated Fat 5g, Cholesterol 77mg, Sodium 265mg, Total Carbohydrate 22g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 7g, Vitamin A 590 units, Vitamin C 0 units, Calcium 0 units, Iron 0 units