Join us as we uncover the secrets to low-fat desserts that you'll really want to eat. While a crisp apple or bowl of juicy berries makes an admirable end to a meal, there’s an allure to baked desserts that is hard to resist. But many desserts carry a lot of fat and calories; for most of us, they should be more the occasional indulgence than regular weeknight fare. We wanted to come up with recipes for two classic desserts, carrot cake and cheesecake, that would make them both light enough and good enough to enjoy most any day of the week. Many light carrot cakes look like the real thing, but one bite quickly dispels the notion. Not only dry but also heavy and dense, these cakes may be "light" when it comes to fat and calories but not when it come to texture. We wanted tender cake, sweet and lightly spiced. And we wanted our cake to be slathered in a thick, creamy frosting. The recipes we tested for light cheesecake were no better than the carrot cakes — in fact, they were worse. Most were plagued by a rubbery texture and pasty, Spackle-like consistency. And in place of the lightly sweetened, tangy flavor of a full-fat cheesecake, these lightened cakes were tinged with off, artificial flavors. We would have to do some serious testing to come up with a lightened cheesecake that would pass muster among tasters. Recipes: Light Carrot Cake Light Cream Cheese Frosting Light New York Cheesecake Light Fresh Strawberry Topping Tasting Lab: Coffee--Tasting Supermarket Whole Bean Coffee
| Title | America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 26 : Lighter Cheesecake |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | America's Test Kitchen From Cooks Illustrated |
| First Air Date | 2001-08-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-02-15 |
| Number of Episodes | 638 |
| Number of Seasons | 25 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
| Casts | Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 1 Meatloaf Dinner Meatloaf Dinner
2007-01-06Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 2 Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers
2007-01-13Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 3 Best Beef Stew Best Beef Stew
2007-01-20Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 4 Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing
2007-01-27Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 5 Two Ways with Pork Two Ways with Pork
2007-02-03Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 6 Faster Family Favorites Faster Family Favorites
2007-02-10Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 7 Lighter Family Favorites Lighter Family Favorites
2007-02-17Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 8 Fish and Chips at Home Fish and Chips at Home
2007-02-24Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 9 Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev
2007-03-03Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 10 Meat and Potatoes for Company Meat and Potatoes for Company
2007-03-10Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 11 Staying in For Chinese Take-Out Staying in For Chinese Take-Out
2007-03-17Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 12 Not Your Average Stir-Fry Not Your Average Stir-Fry
2007-03-24Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 13 More Tex-Mex Favorites More Tex-Mex Favorites
2007-03-31Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 14 Even More Italian Classics Even More Italian Classics
2007-04-07Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 15 Flambé at Home Flambé at Home
2007-04-14Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 16 Hearty Eggs for Breakfast Hearty Eggs for Breakfast
2007-04-21Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 17 Summer Cooking Summer Cooking
2007-04-28Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 18 Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters
2007-05-05Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 19 Beer Can Chicken Dinner Beer Can Chicken Dinner
2007-05-12Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 20 Rainy Day Barbecue Rainy Day Barbecue
2007-05-19Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 21 Strawberry Cream Cake Strawberry Cream Cake
2007-05-26Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 22 Dark Chocolate Desserts Dark Chocolate Desserts
2007-06-02Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 23 Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
2007-06-09Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 24 Easy Apple Desserts Easy Apple Desserts
2007-06-16Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 25 Favorite Citrus Desserts Favorite Citrus Desserts
2007-06-23Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 26 Lighter Cheesecake Lighter Cheesecake
2007-06-30Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...