Blueberry Cheesecake
Compared with most cheesecakes, this version of blueberry cheesecake isn’t particularly high in fat, as it uses low-fat cottage cheese instead of the traditional cream cheese, and is lightened by folding in whisked egg whites before baking.
Source: Cook Smart for a Healthy Heart, Reader’s Digest Canada
| Servings | Prep Time | Cook Time |
| 8servings | 25minutes | 1 1/2hours |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 8servings | 25minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 1 1/2hours |
Ingredients
- 120 g wheat bran cookies
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 2 tbsp reduced-salt margarine melted
- 1 2/3 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 5 tbsp reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 large lemon rind finely grated
- 1 cup icing sugar sifted
- 140 g blueberries
- 60 g blueberries to decorate
- Fresh mint leaves to decorate
- 1 tbsp icing sugar sifted, to decorate
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Line the bottom of a 20 cm (8 in.) springform cake pan with parchment paper.
- Place the cookies in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Tip into a bowl, add the oats and margarine, and mix.
- Spread this mixture evenly over the bottom and just up the sides of the prepared pan, pressing down firmly, and set aside.
- Place the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Add the ricotta cheese, 1 egg, 2 egg yolks, cornstarch and lemon rind. Blend briefly until evenly mixed. Tip the mixture into a bowl.
- Beat the 2 egg whites with an electric mixer in another bowl to form soft peaks. Slowly add the icing sugar and beat until thick and glossy. Gently fold half the egg whites into the cheese mixture. Fold in the blueberries, then the remaining whites.
- Pour the mixture over the base and bake for 30 minutes. Cover loosely with foil and reduce the heat to 325ºF (160ºC). Bake for a further hour or until the cheesecake feels just set in the centre. Turn off the oven and leave the blueberry cheesecake inside to cool for 30 minutes, with the door slightly ajar.
- Transfer the blueberry cheesecake to a wire rack to cool completely, then chill until ready to serve. Remove it from the pan, peel off the lining paper and place it on a serving plate. Decorate with blueberries and a few mint leaves, and dust with icing sugar.
Recipe Notes
Per serving: 294 calories, 14 g protein, 13 g total fat, 4 g saturated fat, 94 mg cholesterol, 33 g total carbohydrate, 23 g sugars, 2 g fibre, 199 mg sodium
Blueberries are a good source of vitamin C and, like cranberries, they contain compounds that have been shown to inhibit the bacteria that can cause urinary tract infections. Studies have suggested that these compounds may also help to protect against cataracts and glaucoma.
