Heavenly Dessert Cheese Cake (Low Fat)
Ingredients
1 tbsp graham cracker crumbs
1 cup low fat cottage cheese
16 oz neufchatel cheese (should
1 be light philly brand
1 neufchatel
1 cheese and it should be
1 softened)
2/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose
1 flour
2 tbsp skim milk
1/4 cup almond extract
Preparation
Lightly grease bottom of 9" springform pan. Sprinkle with
crumbs. Dust bottom; remove excess crumbs.
Put cottage cheese in blender container. Cover; process on high
speed until smooth.
In large mixing bowl of electric mixer, combine cottage cheese,
neufchatel cheese, sugar and flour.
Mix at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a
time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in milk and
extract; pour into pan.
Bake at 325°F., 45 to 50 minutes or until center is almost set.
(Center of cheesecake appears to be soft, but firms upon cooling.)
Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
Chill. Top with fresh slices of strawberries or blueberries,
if desired.
VARIATION:
Prepare pan as directed; omit blender method. Place cottage
cheese in large bowl of electric mixer; beat cottage cheese at high
speed until smooth. Add neufchatel cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing
at medium speed until well blended. Continue as directed.
Servings: 10
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