Berry Ricotta Cheesecake


INGREDIENTS:

Cooking spray

1 16-ounce skim ricotta cheese

1/2 cup of low fat sour cream

4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese

3 large eggs

3/4 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1 teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest

1/4 teaspoon of salt

2 cups of blueberry and strawberry

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

1 tablespoon water

STEPS:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat a circular baking pan with cooking spray.
  • Place ricotta in a food processor and process until smooth and creamy.
  • Add sour cream, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla, lemon zest and salt. Process until well blended.
  • Put cream mixture into the pan and bake until the center is just set, 50 to 55 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  • Put the cherries, honey and lemon juice in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Remove the pan from the heat. Dissolve gelatin with warm water.
  • Mix the dissolved gelatin into the cherry mixture.
  • Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours until the mixture is thickened but not yet formed to the pan.
  • After the 3 hours chilling, top the cheesecake with the cherry mixture and then serve, or keep in the refrigerator.

Per Serving:

Calories 290; Total Fat 12g; (Sat Fat 7 g, Mono Fat 3.5 g, Poly Fat .6 g) ; Protein 12 g; Carb 34 g; Fiber 1 g; Cholesterol 115 mg; Sodium 230 mg

Excellent source of: Calcium, Protein, Selenium

Good source of: Phosphorus, Riboflavin, Vitamin A

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