Mini Cappuccino Cheesecakes

This creamy indulgence has only 5 grams of fat per serving. (But after you've taken a bite, you'll want to eat more than one!)

Makes 12 cheesecakes

4 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (1/4 cup)
2 containers (8 ounces each) fat-free soft cream cheese
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
2 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 egg whites
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee (dry)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Baking cocoa, if desired

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Spray 12 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches, with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the chocolate wafer crumbs on bottom of each muffin cup.

2. Beat cream cheeses in medium bowl, using wire whisk, until smooth. Beat in 2/3 cup sugar, the milk, flour, vanilla extract and egg whites until almost smooth.

3. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the batter. Beat 2 tablespoons sugar and the coffee into remaining batter, using wire whisk, until blended. Carefully spoon about 3 tablespoons coffee batter into each muffin cup. Carefully spoon 2 tablespoons reserved vanilla batter over coffee batter. Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over vanilla batter.

4. Bake about 18 minutes or just until set. Cool 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours. Run small metal spatula around edge of each muffin cup; remove cheesecakes. Sprinkle with cocoa.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 45 ); Total Fat 5 g (Saturated Fat 3 g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 290 mg; Total Carbohydrate 20 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 9 g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 18 %; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 12 %; Iron 0%

Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Very Lean Meat; 1 Fat

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Purchasing
The pretty flower garnishes shown in the photo are edible decorations. You can find them at specialty food stores that carry cake-decorating supplies or near the cake decorations in your supermarket. Add a mint leaf to the flower garnishes for a fresh look.

Substitution
For a less-intense coffee flavor, you can use dry instant coffee instead of the instant espresso.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved