Orange Cheesecake
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Course : Cheesecakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        CRUST
   1      cup           Soft wholewheat bread crumbs
     1/4  cup           Bran (natural)
     1/4  cup           Brown sugar subs. SugarTwin
     1/2  teaspoon      Ground cinnamon
   2      tablespoons   Butter or margarine
                        FILLING
   1      tablespoon    Unflavored gelatin (1 pkg)
     1/3  cup           Water
   2      cups          2% cottage cheese
     1/3  cup           Orange juice
   1      teaspoon      Orange rind
   1      small         Banana
   2      tablespoons   White sugar subs. SugarTwin
   1      teaspoon      Lemon juice
   1      small         Orange
   8                    Strawberries or grapes
 

Preparation:

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.

 

Nutritional Information:

1/8 cheesecake 1 Fruits & Vegetables Choice, 1 Protein Choice 12 g carbohydrate, 10 g protein, 4 g fat 124 calories