Luscious But Low-Fat Cheesecake

Name: Luscious But Low-Fat Cheesecake
Prep time: 6 h 30 min
Cook time: 6 h 30 min
Total time: 6 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 3 larges egg whites; 3 larges eggs; 59 milliliters flour; 237 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon zest; 907 grams container low-fat cottage cheese; 237 milliliters low-fat (1%) Greek yogurt; 454 grams packages each) neufchâtel cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains around 13g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 277 calories. If 90 cents per serving falls in your budget, Luscious But Low-Fat Cheesecake might be a super vegetarian recipe to try. Head to the store and pick up butter, flour, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 6 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and 1 tbsp. sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9-in. springform pan.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Butter

Sugar

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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Meanwhile, drain cottage cheese in a strainer 15 minutes. Whirl cottage cheese in a food processor until smooth.

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Cottage Cheese

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Food Processor

Sieve

Add neufchtel and 2 cups sugar and blend until no lumps remain. Then add flour, vanilla, lemon zest, salt, eggs, and egg whites and blend until mixture is smooth, scraping inside of bowl as needed.

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Egg Whites

Lemon Zest

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Bowl

Pour into prepared pan.

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Bake until edges are puffed slightly and center barely jiggles when pan is shaken gently, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven, leave door slightly ajar, and let cheesecake sit in oven another 30 minutes.

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Frying Pan

Mix together yogurt and remaining 1 tbsp. sugar. Put cheesecake on a cooling rack. Carefully spread yogurt-sugar mixture over top of cheesecake and let cool completely. Chill, covered with foil, at least 4 hours. Run a thin knife around the outside of the cheesecake to loosen, remove side of pan, and slice cheesecake with a hot knife.

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