Slim and trim cheesecake

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Eggs, separated
2 Envelopes gelatin, unflavored
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
½ teaspoon Almond extract
½ teaspoon Cream of tartar
1½ cup Orange juice
Low calorie sweetner to equal 1/2 c. sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Lowfat cottage cheese
Vegetable spray
Fresh strawberries

Directions

In medium saucepan, beat together egg yolks and orange juice until blended.

Sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand 1 minute. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly , until gelatin is dissolved, about 5 min. Remove from heat.

Stir in sweetener, lemon juice and flavorings. Pour into blender container.

Add cottage cheese. Cover and blend at high speed until smoothe, about 30 sec. Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon., about 45 min.

In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar at high speed until stiff but not dry, just until whites no longer slip when bowl is tilted. Gently, but thoroughly, fold chilled gelatin mixture into whites.

Pour into 8 or 9 inch springform pan or 10 inch pie plate lightly coated with cooking spray. Chill until set, several hrs or overnight. Garnish with fresh strawberries, if desired. NOTES : Posted by Shelly Hinzman--Pittsburgh, PA Recipe by: Best Tasting Healthy All-time favorites Posted to bakery-shoppe digest V1 Number 041 by ShellyH <shelly@...> on Apr 18, 1997

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