Low Fat Strawberry Cheesecake

Name: Low Fat Strawberry Cheesecake
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P6H
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: graham cracker pie crust; eggs; salt; lemon juice; vanilla extract; almond extract; sugar; flour; lemon zest; cottage cheese; sour cream; strawberry glaze; strawberries

Submitted by tomrn96

Cottage cheese and sour cream make this light and healthy version of strawberry cheesecake.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

60 min

READY

6 hrs

Ingredients

GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST
9 inches *

LARGE EGGS
separated

TEASPOON SALT

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT *

CUP SUGAR

⅔

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted

1 ½

TEASPOONS LEMON ZEST
grated

CUPS COTTAGE CHEESE *

CUP SOUR CREAM

STRAWBERRY GLAZE *

PINT STRAWBERRIES
fresh *

Directions

Preheat oven to 300℉ (150℃). Prepare crust; set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks until light. Blend in salt, lemon juice, vanilla, almond extract, sugar, flour and lemon peel.

Put cottage cheese into a large bowl. Add a small amount of egg yolk mix ture. Beat on high speed until curd is broken and nearly smooth. Add remaining egg yolk mixture and sour cream; beat untill blended.

Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust. Bake 1 hour.

Top with Strawberry Glaze, and fresh strawberries. Refrigerate 5 hours before serving.