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Ingredients
- For graham cracker crust:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 TBS granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- pinch of kosher salt
- For the cheesecake:
- 2 - 8 oz. packages of reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 cups non-fat, plain Greek yogurt
- Calories - 190.6, Total Fat - 9.6g, Carb. - 23.3g, Protein - 6.5g, Fiber - 3.2g
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