Lower fat cheesecake

1 cheesecake

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Oat bran (or rolled oats)
2 tablespoons Butter; melted
2 tablespoons Honey
1 teaspoon Vanilla
¼ cup Arrowroot powder OR- corn starch
1 cup Lowfat plain yogurt
2 cups Lowfat cottage cheese
½ cup Honey
4 Egg yolks
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Vanilla
½ teaspoon Sea salt
4 Egg whites beaten until stiff

Directions

CRUST

FILLING

CRUST: Grind oat bran to flour in a blender. Stir butter into bran.

Add honey and vanilla. Press into bottom of cheese cake pan. Bake at 350 F. for 15 minutes. Cool. (May be placed in freezer if you're in a hurry.)

FILLING: In a blender or processor blend all ingredients, except egg whites, until smooth. Fold stiffly beaten whites into the mixture.

Pour over crust. Bake at 300 F. for 45 to 50 minutes or until center is firm (does not jiggle). Turn off heat. Leave door of oven partially open. Let cake cool in oven 1 hour. Finish cooling at room temperature. Then can be refrigerated.

Source: Arrowhead Mills "Something Sweet" tri-fold Reprinted by permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc. Electronic format courtesy of: Karen Mintzias

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