Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Cups
These easy Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Cups are the perfect lightened up dessert for fall and winter!
Ingredients
- 12 Nilla Wafer cookies
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 5.3 oz container of fat free vanilla Greek yogurt, (I use Dannon Light & Fit)
- 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons orange juice, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375. Place cupcake liners into 12 cups of a standard sized muffin/cupcake tin and place a Nilla Wafer in the bottom of each liner.
- In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, yogurt, five tablespoons of the sugar, a tablespoon of the orange juice, vanilla, and egg and mix together using an electric mixer until smooth and well combined. Stir in the orange zest until spread throughout. Spoon the mixture evenly on top of the nilla wafers in the prepared liners and spread flat with a spatula or the back or a spoon. Bake for 15-16 minutes and remove from oven to cool.
- While the cheesecake cups are cooking, mist a small saucepan with cooking spray and bring over medium heat. Add the cranberries and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. In a small dish, stir together the cornstarch and warm water until smooth and add to the cranberries. Add the remaining tablespoon of orange juice and tablespoon of sugar and stir to combine. Allow the strawberry mixture to bubble and thicken. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and cover until needed.
- Once the cheesecake cups have cooled to room temperature, spoon the cranberry topping evenly over the center of each cup and transfer the topped cheesecake cups to the refrigerator. Chill for at least one hour. Serve chilled.
Notes
WW Points per cheesecake cup: 5 (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
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Nutrition Information per cheesecake cup:
110 calories, 12 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 5 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 3 g protein, 1 g fiber, 105 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
3 per cheesecake cup (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
110 calories, 12 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 5 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 3 g protein, 1 g fiber, 105 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
3 per cheesecake cup (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)