Healthy Protein Pumpkin Cheesecake

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 6 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
• 1/2 cup sugar-free maple syrup
• 5 tablespoons splenda granular, sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup vanilla protein powder
• 1 reduced fat graham cracker crust
• 1 cup cool whip free (fat free, sugar free)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f degrees.
• 2 in large bowl combine ricotta cheese, pumpkin, maple syrup, splenda, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and protein powder. mix well.
• 3 pour mixture into pie shell and smooth out with spoon or spatula
• 4 bake for 30 to 40 minutes until filling is set.
• 5 let cool for 15 minutes. refrigerate for a least 2 hours before serving.
• 6 serve with a tbsp of the cool whip and enjoy!