A special treat for my love!

Tonight, I made a special treat for my wonderful husband.  His favorite dessert - cheesecake!  I even made it with a nut crust and Splenda instead of sugar for my diabetic sweetie.  It turned out pretty well!!

I have had these cute little heart-shaped springform pans forever, and haven't used them.  Are they not the cutest little things ever??

And now...on to the cheesecake!!

The Cast:

Almonds

Splenda

Melted Butter

Cream Cheese

Eggs

Vanilla

First, I took the almonds and Splenda for a little spin in the food processor to grind them up.  Then, I added some melted butter and mixed them together.

I put some of the nut mixture in each pan and pressed it down using my Pampered Chef Mini Tart Shaper, then threw them in the oven while I made the cheescakey filling.

Cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla went into the food processor and took a quick little whirl.

I divided the filling up between the 3 little pans and smoothed them out a little.  So pretty!

Here they are after 30 minutes in the oven.  A little bit cracked...because my cheesecake ALWAYS cracks. I am just too lazy to do a water bath, but maybe one of these days...  Until then, we just don't pay those cracks any attention!!!

Before I tell you how they tasted, please observe a moment of silence for one fallen soldier who perished at the hands of the clumsy cook...

Oops.

And now...the verdict...

Once I could tear my honey away from his cheesecake long enough to let me know how it was, he proclaimed it to be...

"Guilt-free and delicious!!"

Now...what ELSE can I make in those cute little pans??