Frango Mint Cheesecake

Name: Frango Mint Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams block fat-free cream cheese, softened; 227 grams block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg white; 3 larges eggs; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 sheets chocolate graham crackers; 237 milliliters 1% low-fat cottage cheese; 5 Frango mint candies, chopped and divided; 0 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Frango Mint Cheesecake is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 161 calories. A mixture of eggs, cottage cheese, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Place chocolate graham crackers in a food processor; process 30 seconds or until finely ground.

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Graham Crackers

Chocolate

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Food Processor

Sprinkle crumbs over bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat crumbs with cooking spray. Wrap outside of pan with a double layer of foil.

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Cooking Spray

Wrap

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Springform Pan

Aluminum Foil

Combine sugar, flour, and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Place cottage cheese and cream cheeses in a food processor; process 1 minute or until smooth.

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Cottage Cheese

Cream

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Food Processor

Add sugar mixture; process 1 minute or until smooth.

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Sugar

Add vanilla, eggs, and egg white; process 1 minute or until well blended.

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Egg Whites

Vanilla

Egg

Add half of chopped mints; pulse once to combine.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle remaining half of chopped mints evenly over batter.

Place springform pan in a jelly-roll pan or large roasting pan; add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch.

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Jelly

Water

Roll

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Springform Pan

Roasting Pan

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the cheesecake from oven; cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes. Run a knife around outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

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Wire Rack