Twice Spice Cheesecake Bites (3 Pts)

Twice Spice Cheesecake Bites (3 Pts)
 
 Crust:
 Canola cooking spray
 3/4 cup gingersnap cookie crumbs, about 16 cookies broken into 1" small pieces and ground into crumbs( a food processor or rolling pin)
 Streusel Topping:
 1/2 cup brown sugar
 1/2 cup flour
 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats or old fashioned
 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or  ground cinnamon
 1/2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
 2 tablespoon melted butter or stick margarine
 2 tablespoon maple syrup
Filling:
 16 ounces light or 1/3 less fat cream cheese,  in blocks
 3/4 cup granulated sugar
 2 eggs
 1/4 cup egg substitute or 2 egg whites

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.  Coat bottom and part way up the sides of a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan with canola cooking spray. Add gingersnap crumbs and tilt pan from side to side to coat bottom evenly with cookie crumbs; set aside.
 
 With a pastry blender or fork, mix brown sugar, flour, oats, and pumpkin pie spice together in an 8-cup measure Drizzle melted butter and maple syrup over the top and blend with pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly; set aside.
 
 Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar in mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Beat in eggs and egg substitute, one at a time, until smooth. Pour over gingersnap crust in prepared pan.
 
  Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over the cream cheese mixture and bake almost 30 minutes, until just puffed and center is dry (Do not overbake). Cool completely. Store covered in refrigerator. Cut into 24 bite-sized pieces.
 
 Makes 24 bite-size cheesecake bars
 
 You can make these ahead of time, cool and cut them, and keep them in the refrigerator. When it's time for a holiday party or you have some surprise guests, just place some on a serving plate and you're good to go!
 
 Per serving: 133 calories, 3 g protein, 14.5 g carbohydrate, 4.5 gfat, 2.8 g saturated fat, 29 mg cholesterol, .3 g fiber, 147 mgsodium. Calories from fat: 32 percent.
 
 Shared by: Jamie, clippingcooking MC Formatted by Mary [mnmpoms@ponyexpress.net]
 
 Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 55 Calories; trace Fat (6.4%calories from fat); 1g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;16mg Cholesterol; 6mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.