Champion Nutrition Recipe of the Week - Guiltless Cheesecake!

Guiltless Cheesecake

Recipe by Chelle Stafford
Makes 2 servings

Time for dessert!!  Being mindful of your diet doesn’t have to mean depriving yourself of tasty treats. This high protein dessert makes a great ending to your day, providing casein – a type of protein that acts on a time-release, continuing to work on your hard-earned muscle throughout the night.

Ingredients

1 cup plain greek yogurt

1 scoop vanilla protein powder (minimum 20g protein per scoop, my scoop = 1/3 cup)

1 graham cracker, crushed

2 strawberries

Directions

In a small bowl, carefully mix the yogurt and protein powder until blended, and then continue to mix until smooth.

Divide crumbs between two small dessert glasses, reserving 1 Tbsp of graham crumbs for topping.

Divide the protein-yogurt mixture between the glasses. Top with reserved crumbs.

Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.*

Serve with Strawberry as garnish.

Tip

Try different flavors of protein powder!

*Notes:

• The 2 hour chilling time is required to allow the powder and yogurt to blend, eliminating the “gritty” texture.
• Use a protein powder with a flavor you enjoy. If you don’t like your protein powder, you won’t like recipes made with it.

Nutrition

Per serving: 198 calories, 23 g protein, 18 g carbs, 3 g fat.

Chelle's original recipe and photos, as seen in the Spring 2012 issue of World Physique Magazine Women (VIEW)

Guiltless Cheesecake

Recipe by Chelle Stafford
Makes 2 servings

Time for dessert!!  Being mindful of your diet doesn’t have to mean depriving yourself of tasty treats. This high protein dessert makes a great ending to your day, providing casein – a type of protein that acts on a time-release, continuing to work on your hard-earned muscle throughout the night.

Ingredients

1 cup plain greek yogurt

1 scoop vanilla protein powder (minimum 20g protein per scoop, my scoop = 1/3 cup)

1 graham cracker, crushed

2 strawberries

Directions

In a small bowl, carefully mix the yogurt and protein powder until blended, and then continue to mix until smooth.

Divide crumbs between two small dessert glasses, reserving 1 Tbsp of graham crumbs for topping.

Divide the protein-yogurt mixture between the glasses. Top with reserved crumbs.

Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.*

Serve with Strawberry as garnish.

Tip

Try different flavors of protein powder!

*Notes:

• The 2 hour chilling time is required to allow the powder and yogurt to blend, eliminating the “gritty” texture.
• Use a protein powder with a flavor you enjoy. If you don’t like your protein powder, you won’t like recipes made with it.

Nutrition

Per serving: 198 calories, 23 g protein, 18 g carbs, 3 g fat.

Chelle's original recipe and photos, as seen in the Spring 2012 issue of World Physique Magazine Women (VIEW)

Guiltless Cheesecake

Recipe by Chelle Stafford
Makes 2 servings

Time for dessert!!  Being mindful of your diet doesn’t have to mean depriving yourself of tasty treats. This high protein dessert makes a great ending to your day, providing casein – a type of protein that acts on a time-release, continuing to work on your hard-earned muscle throughout the night.

Ingredients

1 cup plain greek yogurt

1 scoop vanilla protein powder (minimum 20g protein per scoop, my scoop = 1/3 cup)

1 graham cracker, crushed

2 strawberries

Directions

In a small bowl, carefully mix the yogurt and protein powder until blended, and then continue to mix until smooth.

Divide crumbs between two small dessert glasses, reserving 1 Tbsp of graham crumbs for topping.

Divide the protein-yogurt mixture between the glasses. Top with reserved crumbs.

Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.*

Serve with Strawberry as garnish.

Tip

Try different flavors of protein powder!

*Notes:

• The 2 hour chilling time is required to allow the powder and yogurt to blend, eliminating the “gritty” texture.
• Use a protein powder with a flavor you enjoy. If you don’t like your protein powder, you won’t like recipes made with it.

Nutrition

Per serving: 198 calories, 23 g protein, 18 g carbs, 3 g fat.

Chelle's original recipe and photos, as seen in the Spring 2012 issue of World Physique Magazine Women (VIEW)