Orange Cheesecake
Description
This Latin-American dessert features Soft wholewheat bread crumbs, Bran (natural, Ground cinnamon, Butter or margarine. It delivers smooth, comforting richness. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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FILLING 1 tb Unflavored gelatin (1 pkg) 1/3 c Water 2 c 2% cottage cheese 1/3 c Orange juice 1 ts Orange rind 1 sm Banana 2 tb White sugar subs. SugarTwin 1 ts Lemon juice 1 sm Orange 8 Strawberries or grapes CRUST Combine crumbs, bran, sweetener and cinnamon in a bowl. With fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press onto bottom of 7 or 8" springform pan. FILLING In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand for about 5 minutes to soften. Place over low heat, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Let cool to room temperature. In food processor or blender, combine cottage cheese, orange juice, orange rind, banana, sweetener, lemon juice and dissolved gelatin. Puree until smooth (or mash cottage cheese and banana along with sweetener, juices and gelatin or press through sieve). Pour over prepared crust. Cover and chill in refrigerator 2-4 hours or until set. At serving time, remove side from pan. With wide metal lifter, slip cheesecake off bottom of pan onto serving plate or leave on base of springform pan. Peel orange, removing pith and thin membrane. Remove sections. Slice strawberries or grapes. Arrange on top of cheesecake along with orange slices
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Brown sugar subs. SugarTwin
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 181.0kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 3.7g6%
- Saturated Fat 1.0g5%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 230.3mg10%
- Total Carbohydrate 30.4g11%
- Dietary Fiber 2.3g10%
- Sugars 7.5g
- Protein 3.6g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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