guilt free cheesecake

Name: Guilt Free Cheesecake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 3 eggs; - 9 oz. cottage cheese; - ¾ cup cream cheese; - ½ cup sugar; - ¼ cup cornstarch; - 1 tsp. baking powder; - 1 tsp. vanilla; - 1 tbs. grated lemon zest; - 1 tbs. lemon juice; - your favorite jam; - whipped cream; - for the crust:; - 2 cups cheerios; - 1 pat of butter

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Catherine Cappiello Pappas

Amityville, NY

Updated on Apr 10, 2014

*Adapted from Richard Simmons This is a cheesecake without all of the guilt and yet is delicious!!

Rate

prep time 5 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

- 3 eggs
- 9 oz. cottage cheese
- ¾ cup cream cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tbs. grated lemon zest
- 1 tbs. lemon juice
- your favorite jam
- whipped cream
- for the crust:
- 2 cups cheerios
- 1 pat of butter

How To Make guilt free cheesecake

Step 1

Preheat oven 350 degrees: In a clean food processor place the Cheerios and process until smooth. Butter a 9 inch pie dish. Spread the processed Cheerios along the bottom of the pie dish and set aside. Place in a food processor the eggs, cottage cheese, cream cheese and sugar; process until smooth. Add the cornstarch, baking powder, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice and give a quick process. Pour the batter into the prepared pie dish. Bake 55 minutes or until firm. Let cool, then refrigerate. Top with your favorite jam and whipped cream.
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