Lemon Cheesecake with Berry Topping


Serves: 12
Total Calories: 190

Ingredients

3/4 cup fat-free granola
1 (16-ounce) container fat-free cottage cheese
1 (8-ounce) package fat-free cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 egg whites, beaten
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1/4 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup fresh strawberries
1/4 cup fresh raspberries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°. Place granola in food processor or blender, and blend until slightly ground. Lightly spray 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray and place ground granola in pan.

Combine cottage cheese and cream cheese in food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Add flour, sugar, egg whites, lemon juice, and lemon rind to cheese mixture. Pour into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes. Turn oven off and let the cheesecake remain in oven for another hour, with the door slightly open. Remove pan from oven and allow cheesecake to cool completely before removing sides of pan. Top cheesecake with mixed berries and serve.


Fun Fact: Lemon trivia:

  • The average lemon holds about three tablespoons of juice and has about eight seeds.

  • Lemons are technically berries (as are oranges, watermelons, and tomatoes).

  • A lemon tree produces fruit almost year-round, and can bear as many as 3,000 lemons per year.
  • Nutritional Facts:

    Serves: 12
    Total Calories: 190
    Calories from Fat: 67

    This Lemon Cheesecake with Berry Topping recipe is from the Recipe Hall of Fame Fresh from the Farmers Market Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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