Thick, Dense, Restaurant Style Cheesecake
One portion of this dish contains approximately 10g of protein, 37g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cottage cheese, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9 inch round springform pan with cooking spray.
Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over bottom.
Combine egg and cottage cheese in blender or food processor and process until smooth. Gradually blend in cream cheese. Put mixture in a bowl and whisk in the sugar, melted butter, cornstarch, sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla.
Pour into prepared pan and bake on center rack for 1 hour 15 minutes or until edge is firm. Turn off oven.
Let cheesecake stand in oven one exactly hour to cool.
Combine cornstarch, water, corn syrup and crushed strawberries in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Strain. Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Arrange whole (or you can slice them) fresh strawberries over top of cheesecake. Cover strawberries with the glaze.