S'mores Protein Cheesecake
Warm, sunny Cali weekends call for yummy BBQ and delicious desserts. S'mores always seem appropriate for BBQ's, but it's not the same if you're not on the beach to roast those marshmallows! So, I thought I'd combine a traditional summer dessert, cheesecake, with good old s'mores! Of course, I had to throw a healthy twist on it too.
Ingredients:
Crust
3 large rectangles of honey Graham Crackers, crushed
2 tbs butter
Filing
10 ounces nonfat, plain greek yogurt
12 ounces nonfat cream cheese
1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I use Quest Nutrition Chocolate Milkshake)
2 tbs dark chocoa powder
3 tsp truvia
2 eggs
Topping
1 large rectangles of honey Graham Crackers, crushed
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips ( I use Ghirardelli)
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. Coat 6" cake pan with nonstick spray
3. Melt butter and mix with graham cracker
4. Press crust mixture onto the bottom of the pan
5. Using a mixer, combine greek yogurt, cream cheese, and eggs
6. Mix in protein powder, cocoa powder, and truvia
7. Once thoroughly mixed, evenly pour filling on top of crust
8. Sprinkle crushed graham cracker, chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows on top of the filling
9. Bake for 20 minutes
10. Reduce oven temperature to 200F and continue baking for 60-70 minutes
11. Cheesecake should be slightly jiggly when removing from the oven
12. Let cool for 30 minutes, then place in fridge over night (or at least 4-5 hours)
13. Serve with Lite Cool Whip or vanilla ice cream
Macros (1 out of 6 slices): 21g P, 23g C, 9g F
Crust
3 large rectangles of honey Graham Crackers, crushed
2 tbs butter
Filing
10 ounces nonfat, plain greek yogurt
12 ounces nonfat cream cheese
1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I use Quest Nutrition Chocolate Milkshake)
2 tbs dark chocoa powder
3 tsp truvia
2 eggs
Topping
1 large rectangles of honey Graham Crackers, crushed
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips ( I use Ghirardelli)
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. Coat 6" cake pan with nonstick spray
3. Melt butter and mix with graham cracker
4. Press crust mixture onto the bottom of the pan
5. Using a mixer, combine greek yogurt, cream cheese, and eggs
6. Mix in protein powder, cocoa powder, and truvia
7. Once thoroughly mixed, evenly pour filling on top of crust
8. Sprinkle crushed graham cracker, chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows on top of the filling
9. Bake for 20 minutes
10. Reduce oven temperature to 200F and continue baking for 60-70 minutes
11. Cheesecake should be slightly jiggly when removing from the oven
12. Let cool for 30 minutes, then place in fridge over night (or at least 4-5 hours)
13. Serve with Lite Cool Whip or vanilla ice cream
Macros (1 out of 6 slices): 21g P, 23g C, 9g F