" Atkins Friendly" Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups almonds
• 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder
• 4 tablespoons of melted butter
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons splenda sugar substitute
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 3 put 1 1/2 cups of almonds in blender and grind to medium/ fine texture.
• 4 add 1/3 cup of vanilla flavored whey protein powder.
• 5 add 4 tablespoons of melted butter.
• 6 add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of nutmeg.
• 7 add about 3 tablespoons of splenda and blend.
• 8 spray pie dish with non-stick spray and pour in mixture.
• 9 use your hands to make the crust.
• 10 cook for 12- 15 minutes.
• 11 let cool.
• 12 for the cheesecake:.
• 13 heat oven to 325�°f.
• 14 put cream cheese in a large bowl and mix until smooth.
• 15 beat in splenda and sour cream and mix well.
• 16 beat in vanilla.
• 17 beat in eggs one at a time.
• 18 beat until very smooth, no lumps.
• 19 pour into crust and put in oven with a pan of water on the lower rack.
• 20 bake 1 hour.
• 21 chill before eating.