Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 237 milliliters crushed chocolate wafers (20 cookies); 454 grams cups 2% cottage cheese; 1 egg white; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 227 grams package reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed; 118 milliliters sugar; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 151 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sugar, egg white, cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Line a strainer with four layers of cheesecloth or one coffee filter; place over a bowl.

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Coffee

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Sieve

Bowl

Place cottage cheese in strainer; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Cottage Cheese

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Sieve

Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-in. springform pan with cooking spray; press cookie crumbs onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides.

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Cookie Crumbs

Cooking Spray

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Springform Pan

Place pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan; set aside.

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Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Transfer cottage cheese to a food processor (discard liquid from bowl); cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until smooth.

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Cottage Cheese

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the cream cheese, sugar and salt; cover and process until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Sugar

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Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the vanilla, eggs and egg white just until smooth. Reserve 1 cup of batter; pour remaining batter into prepared pan.

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Egg Whites

Vanilla

Egg

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Combine the reserved batter with melted chocolate; stir until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls over plain batter; cut through with a knife to swirl.

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Chocolate

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Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to larger pan.

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Water

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull.

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Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Water

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Springform Pan

Wire Rack