Pecan Cheesecake

Name: Pecan Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoons butter flavoring; 340 grams carton 1% low-fat cottage cheese; 680 grams packages light process cream cheese product, softened; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 2 egg whites; 2 eggs; 227 grams carton nonfat sour cream alternative; 3 Tbsps finely chopped toasted pecans, divided; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 79 milliliters vanilla wafer crumbs

Pecan Cheesecake is a vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. One serving contains 273 calories, 7g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of process cream cheese product, carton nonfat cream alternative, carton cottage cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Coat bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with vanilla wafer crumbs.

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Cooking Spray

Vanilla

Wafer

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Springform Pan

Place cottage cheese in container of an electric blender; cover and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides.

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Cottage Cheese

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Blender

Add cream cheese and next 5 ingredients; cover and process until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Transfer mixture to a large bowl.

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Bowl

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes). Fold beaten egg white mixture and 2 tablespoons pecans into cream cheese mixture. Spoon into prepared pan.

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Cream Of Tartar