Chocolate-amaretto cheesecake (low-fat)

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 eaches Chocolate wafers, finely crushed
1½ cup Light process cream cheese
1 cup Sugar
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
¼ cup Plus 2 tbl unsweetened cocoa
¼ cup All-purpose flour
¼ cup Amaretto
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 each Egg
2 tablespoons Semisweet choc. mini-morsels
Chocolate curls (optional)

Directions

Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in bottom of a 7-inch springform pan.

Set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cream cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth. Add egg and process just until blended. Fold in chocolate morsels.

Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, and transfer cheesecake to a serving platter. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Yield: 12 servings (about 200 calories per serving).

You can substitute an 8-inch pan for this cheesecake recipe, if desired. The larger cheesecake will require only 45 to 50 minutes baking time.

Protein 6⅘, fat 7.9, carbohydrate 26⅒, cholesterol 36, iron ⅘, sodium 293, calcium 59.

Chocolate-mint cheesecake; Substitute ¼ cup creme de menthe for amaretto. Yeild 12 servings (about 197 calories per serving.

Protein 6.7, fat 7⅒, carbohydrate 27⅕, cholesterol 36, iron ⅘, sodium 289, calcium 58.

To make chocolate curls, melt 3 squares semisweet chocolate. Pour the melted chocolate onto wax paper and spread to a 3-inch-wide strip. Let stand until cool but not firm. Pull a vegetable peeler across the chocolate, and transfer curls to a plate. Store chocolate curls in the freezer.

Light & Easy Cooking Collection, 1990 Oxmoor House, Inc.

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