Chocolate-Orange Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate-Orange Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps melted butter or margarine; 1 small carton (1 lb.; about 1 3/4 cups) small-curd low-fat cottage cheese; 85 grams 2/3 cup (about reduced-fat chocolate wafer cookie crumbs; 177 milliliters alkaline-treated cocoa; 227 grams package nonfat cream cheese; 2 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs; 59 milliliters orange-flavor liqueur or orange juice; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 79 milliliters chopped semisweet chocolate; 237 milliliters sugar

This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 229 calories, 4g of protein, and 12g of fat. Head to the store and pick up alkaline-treated cocoa, nonfat cream cheese, semisweet chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine crumbs and melted butter. Pat evenly over bottom and about 1/2 inch up side of a removable-rim 9-inch cheesecake or cake pan (at least 1 3/4 in. deep).

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Butter

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Bake in a 350 oven until crust is slightly toasted, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Crust

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Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, whirl cottage cheese, cream cheese, eggs, and egg whites until very smooth.

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Cottage Cheese

Cream Cheese

Egg Whites

Egg

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In a large bowl, mix sugar and cocoa.

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Sugar

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Add cheese mixture, liqueur, and orange peel.

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Orange Zest

Liqueur

Cheese

Heat chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave oven at full power in 5-second intervals until soft. Stir until smooth, then scrape into cheese mixture. Beat with a mixer until smoothly blended.

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Chocolate

Cheese

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Pour into hot or cool crust.

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Crust

Bake in a 350 oven until center barely jiggles when cake is gently shaken, 40 to 45 minutes. Run a thin-bladed knife between cake and pan rim. Refrigerate cake, uncovered, until cool, at least 2 1/2 hours.

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