Lisa's Easy Cheese Pie

2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened

3 eggs

2/3 cup raw sugar or natural sugar substitute

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Sour Cream Topping:

1 cup sour cream

2 tbs. raw sugar or natural sugar substitute

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350º. In a large mixing bowl add cream 

cheese, eggs, sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla, beat with 

an electric mixer until batter is smooth and ingredients 

are well incorporated. Pour batter into a pie pan greased 

with non-stick cooking spray, and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. 

Take pie out of the oven, leaving the oven on. Let cheese 

pie cool for 20 minutes on cooling rack. While pie cools,

in a small bowl mix together sour cream, 2 tablespoons

sugar and vanilla. Once cheese pie cools the 20 minutes,

spoon the sour cream topping into the center of pie, and

spread evenly leaving about an inch all the way around 

the "crust" free of the sour cream mixture. Bake 10 - 15

minutes longer. Remove cheese pie from oven and place

on a cooling rack until completely cooled. Cover and 

refrigerate for 6 - 8 hours, or overnight. Serve with your 

favorite fruit topping, whipped cream, fruit puree, 

chocolate or caramel sauce etc. 

Easy Pineapple Topping:

1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple (in 100% pineapple

juice), drained

1 tbs. raw sugar or natural sugar substitute

In a bowl, add pineapple and sugar, mix well. 

Refrigerate for 2-3 hours to chill. Add a few 

tablespoons of pineapple topping onto each 

slice of cheese pie before serving, if desired. 

Note: I absolutely love the all-natural sweetener

SlimSweet. SlimSweet is a great alternative to 

artificial sweeteners on the market. It's made 

from Monk fruit extract, and does not have any 

bitter aftertaste like some alternative and low-

carb sweeteners. It works perfectly in this recipe.

I purchase it online on Amazon. It's hard to find

elsewhere. To me, it's really delicious, and also

dissolves great in homemade tea, lemonade,

coffee and the like, it's great in oatmeal, and 

other hot cereals too. I prefer to use a little less

SlimSweet than recipes call for as I think it's 

sweeter than regular sugar, you can experiment

with your recipes, and use as much as your taste

buds prefers, just don't add more than a recipe 

calls for! *Must refrigerate once opened or it 

will becomeas hard as a rock though!