Dulce de Leche Cheesecake

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Rich and creamy Dulce de Leche Cheesecake with a #SweetSwap of SPLENDA® instead of sugar!

Summer is here (and it will officially be here this weekend!) and with that comes more summer events and BBQ's and, of course, more delicious dishes that we love. I don't know about you, but for me summer means making smarter choices, too. Whether it's getting outside and exercising more, or being more conscious of the foods we are eating. To help inspire and motivate us to make smart choices, the SPLENDA® Brand is sharing ways to reduce added sugar by swapping out full sugar for SPLENDA® Sweetener Products. Using products like SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated, SPLENDA® Sugar Blend, and SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend, we can create the dishes that we love without the added calories!  

Mascarpone Cheesecake with Dulce de Leche Drizzle

I love cheesecake. Especially homemade cheesecake! I don't really make it very often though. Really only for special occasions. I made a Chocolate Biscoff Cheesecake around this time last year and it was TO. DIE. FOR. I mean that too. I've received requests to make it for friends' birthdays, anniversary's, etc. It's a pretty special cheesecake.

I decided to make a different kind of cheesecake this time. Not chocolate, and I wanted to use mascarpone cheese instead of the usual cream cheese. Mascarpone is a creamy Italian cheese, very similar to cream cheese, but better. At least I think so. And I think it made the texture of this cheesecake absolutely perfect.

You could definitely eat this cheesecake as is, just plain. But the addition of the a little dulce de leche over the top is phenomenal. You could also top it with fresh strawberries or raspberries.