Recipe - Orange Cheesecake (H-Ch)

CRUST
Three fourths cup Reduced fat graham cracker
crumbs
1 tablespoon Margarine; melted
1 teaspoon Instant coffee crystals;
dissolved in
2 teaspoon Boiling water; cooled
slightly

FILLING
1 cup Nonfat cottage cheese;
welldrained OR lowfat
cottage cheese
1 1/3 cup Plain nonfat yogurt cheese
OR vanilla flavored yogurt
8 ounce Lowfat cream cheese;
softened
1 cup Sugar
2 Egg whites
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 teaspoon Grated orange peel
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Almond extract
2 Eggs

TOPPING
Three fourths cup Nonfat sour cream
1 tablespoon Sugar
Three fourths teaspoon Vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray 8inch springform pan with nonstick vegetable
cooking spray. Set aside. In medium mixing bowl, combine crust ingredients.
Press mixture evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Set aside.

2. Place cottage cheese in food processor or blender. Process until smooth.
Add remaining filling ingredients. Process just until blended, scraping
sides of bowl frequently. Pour filling into prepared pan. Bake for 50
minutes to 1 hour, or just until cake is firm around edges but still shiny
and slightly soft in center.

3. Cool cheesecake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, increase oven temperature to
425F. In small mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients. Spread evenly on
cheesecake to within One half inch of edges. Bake for 5 minutes. Immediately run
a sharp knife between the cheesecake and the pan. Cool completely at room
temperature.

4. (These steps help prevent cracking on the top of cheesecake.)
Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight before serving. Garnish individual slices
with orange peel or grated chocolate, if desired.

5. Tip: If bottom of springform pan is not a tight fit, place cheesecake on
baking sheet before placing in oven.

PER SERVING: one 130g slice, or onetenth; 211 calories using nonfat
ingredients. 6 grams fat (26% cff).

Recipe from Healthy Choice, www.healthychoice.com RECIPE BOX (C) ConAgra
Inc.

Notes: MochaGraham crust, orange and almonds, and lowfat! Suggested
serving size would be hard to cut.

from Pat Hanneman (Kitpath) Mar98

Recipe by: Healthy Choice: Desserts Mar98

Posted to EATLF Digest by KitPATh phannema@wizard.ucr.edu on Mar 06,
1998