Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        ***CRUNCHY CRUST***
  1                cup  grape nuts cereal
  2        tablespoons  oil or melted butter
  1         tablespoon  apple juice
                        ***FILLING***
     3/4           cup  apple juice
  2        tablespoons  agar flakes
  1                cup  low-fat ricotta cheese
     2/3           cup  plain nonfat yogurt
  1              pinch  ground ginger
     1/4      teaspoon  ground nutmeg
     1/2           cup  sliced strawberries

Preparation:

TO MAKE CRUST: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Oil bottom and sides of a 9" springform pan. Place Grape Nuts in a blender and process until finely ground. Place crumbs in a small mixing bowl. Blend oil and one tablespoon apple juice into crumbs to moisten. Moisten fingers with water and pat crumb mixture into bottom of pan. Bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven and set aside to cool. TO MAKE FILLING: Bring apple juice to a boil and whisk in agar. Reduce heat and simmer until agar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for one minute. (If let sit too long, will solidfy.) Combine agar mixture, cheese, yogurt and ginger in a food processor and blend until very smooth. Pour into crust, sprinkle with nutmeg and chill for 2 hours or overnight. Serve cheesecake garnished with sliced strawberries.

Nutritional Information:

17 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Cholesterol; 10mg Sodium