Felt like a Cheat!!!

[Mothercooter]

I found this recipe in the archives and was craving pumpkin so I gave it a whirl...

As far as I can tell, this is induction friendly. Next time I make it, I'll probably leave out the Splenda and use two splashes of the syrup.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Custard

1 cup pumpkin
4 oz cream cheese
2 eggs
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
dash salt
1 splash vanilla
1 packet Splenda
1 spash Splenda sweetened maple syrup
3 tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 350. Mix until smooth. Pour into casserole dish. Cook for 40 - 45 minutes, test to see if its done by sticking a knife in it. If it comes out clean, its ready.

I made it without the syrup and used half splenda half liquid sweetener. I whipped a little cream and sweetened it with just a few drops of the liquid stuff. I had a piece, (okay 2, but they were sooo small!!) with a little whipped cream and feel strangely guilty!

I plugged it into fitday and here is the info for the whole cheesecake

fiber 13g cals 811g fat 62g carb 41g protein 26g

each slice if sliced into 16 slices contain about 2.5 grams carbs. Thats without subtracting fiber. It just still felt so wrong!!! It was better than the ones I made last yr using condensed milk (ahhh i used to love that stuff used it in every dessert i made, heavenly liquid death!) It was so good though I noticed I had to use something i hadnt had to since starting atkins...
Self control!

I hadnt had that prob yet as far as over eating goes with atkins but this was so good I really had to really stop myself.

I have to really watch those sweet things they can sometimes waken the sugar monster in me. Its like flirting with death. You know it will get ya you just dont know when. This was the first sweet thing i have had in over a week, maybe more, its been a while. Im not gona temp the sugar monster anymore but at least now I know when everyone is chowing down on the carb loaded desserts this thanksgiving at my house where its being hosted this yr, I will have a legal treat for myself. Mmmmmm pumpkin cheesecake!!! By the way this tastes more like a creamy pumpkin pie than cheesecake.

SOooooooooo good though!!!!!

[sadie147]

What I do is i cut up whatever I have baked into individual pieces, then wrap them in saran wrap and freeze them. It makes it much harder to binge on them.

i love to bake but only do it for special occaisions, this weekend is thanksgiving for us so I will be making individual cheesecakes, and a pumpkin pie. Any leftovers I will freeze right away...

It's really hard not to go overboard with sweets, which is why I don't bake them very often.

[Desertthorn]

I never tried this recipe but have made a pumpkin custard before and OMG it is like a cheat. Good time for a reminder. October and Pumpkins are good together.

[Mothercooter]

Hmmmm... wonder how well this freezes.

[2big4mysize]

yep sweets portion control is a huge issue for most of us. I love pumpkin anything! Glad you were able to stop at just 2.

[sadie147]

You should try freezing one small piece and see how it goes. I have heard in the past that cheesecake doesn't freeze well, but it seems to freeze ok for me . I think if' it's more eggy and custard like it may turn a little runny...but you can try with a small piece to see.