Question about a recipe

First here's the recipe: Salsa Cheesecake 1 cup crushed tortilla chips 1 stick butter, melted 2 (8oz packages) of cream cheese, softened 16 oz container of sour cream 2 eggs 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 3 medium green onions, chopped 1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 16 oz. of chunky or cilantro chunky salsa Mix the tortilla chips with the butter in a small bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan. Put the prepared pan on a shallow-sided baking pan. Beat the cream cheese, sour cream and eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed. Stir in the cheese, onions, garlic and black pepper. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the center is set. Cool the cheesecake on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving. Run a sharp knife around the edges of the spring form pan and remove the side. Top with the salsa. Cut into wedges to serve. Makes 12 servings. Calories 418 Fat 38 grams Saturated fat 23 grams Cholesterol 134 mg Sodium 669 mg Carbs 10 grams Fiber 2 grams Protein 10 grams Now here's my questions: Do you think the cheesecake would "set up" if I used low fat or fat free cheese, sour cream and cream cheese? I would love to try this recipe but wondered if taking the 38 grams of fat out would alter it's appearance. Thanks, Sandy

Hi Sandy - It sounds interesting - let us know how it tastes. I would think that if you used low fat or fat free cream cheese/sour cream it would be fine. It has the eggs in it which is a binder. I usually switch out reg. ingredients for fat free and don't have a problem. Good luck - Marta

Hey Sandy... Perhaps you could try making the recipe the first time by using half low fat and half regular products. This might give you a good idea of how it sets up. If all looks good (and tastes good ) then switch out to all low fat or fat free products for the next run. But, chances are as Marta said, that it would be fine with all lf/ff products. Good luck! ~Suz