Low Fat Strawberry Cheesecake
Cottage cheese and sour cream make this light and healthy version of strawberry cheesecake.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
15 minCook
60 minReady
6 hrsTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
graham cracker pie crust
9 inches |
*
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 2 | cups |
cottage cheese
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sour cream
|
|
|
strawberry glaze
|
* | ||
| 1 | pint |
strawberries
fresh |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
graham cracker pie crust
9 inches |
*
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 5 | ml |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 158 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 473 | ml |
cottage cheese
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sour cream
|
|
| 1 | x |
strawberry glaze
|
* |
| 473 | ml |
strawberries
fresh |
*
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 300℉ (150℃). Prepare crust; set aside.
In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks until light. Blend in salt, lemon juice, vanilla, almond extract, sugar, flour and lemon peel.
Put cottage cheese into a large bowl. Add a small amount of egg yolk mix ture. Beat on high speed until curd is broken and nearly smooth. Add remaining egg yolk mixture and sour cream; beat untill blended.
Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust. Bake 1 hour.
Top with Strawberry Glaze, and fresh strawberries. Refrigerate 5 hours before serving.
