Ingredients

  • 23 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs (5 cookie sheets)
  • cooking spray
  • 2 cups fat-free cottage cheese
  • 8 ounces light cream cheese
  • 34 cup packed brown sugar
  • 12 cup granulated sugar
  • 12 cup fat free sour cream
  • 14 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 14 cup fat free caramel sundae syrup, divided
  • 4 14 ounces chocolate, coated caramel peanut nougatbars chopped and divided (Snickers recommended)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 300.
  • Sprinkle crumbs into bottom and halfway up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
  • Combine cheeses in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until smooth.
  • Add brown sugar and next 6 ingredients (brown sugar through egg whites); process just until blended.
  • Pour half of batter into prepared pan.
  • Drizzle with 2 tablespoons syrup; sprinkle with half of chopped candy bar.
  • Pour remaining batter into pan; drizzle with 2 tablespoons syrup.
  • Bake at 300 for 50 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with remaining chopped candy bar; bake 10 minutes or until almost set.
  • Turn oven off; let cheesecake stand for 1 hour in oven with door closed.
  • Remove cheesecake from oven; cool to room temperature.
  • Cover and chill at least 8 hours.