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Cake:
Cooking spray
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup, plus 2 teaspoons, sugar, divided
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 pound 2% low-fat cottage cheese
1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup low-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 eggs, room temperature
2 egg whites, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Strawberry Topping:
4 cups strawberries (small are best)
1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam or orange marmalade
Instructions
Cooking spray
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup, plus 2 teaspoons, sugar, divided
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 pound 2% low-fat cottage cheese
1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup low-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 eggs, room temperature
2 egg whites, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Strawberry Topping:
4 cups strawberries (small are best)
1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam or orange marmalade
1. Preheat oven to 300F. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine cracker crumbs, 2 teaspoons sugar and butter. Press evenly on bottom of pan.
2. Place cheeses in bowl of a food processor; process until smooth. Add 3/4 cup sugar, sour cream, flour, eggs, egg whites and vanilla; process until smooth. Pour into pan and bake 55 minutes or until just set. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate until cold, several hours to overnight.
4. For strawberry topping, remove rim from pan and arrange berries on top of cake. Stir jam with a whisk until smooth. Spoon over fruit. Some berries will not be entirely covered. Serves 10.
Recipe by Jean Kressy, "Lighten Up," Jan. 2010
Nutritional Information
2. Combine cracker crumbs, 2 teaspoons sugar and butter. Press evenly on bottom of pan.
2. Place cheeses in bowl of a food processor; process until smooth. Add 3/4 cup sugar, sour cream, flour, eggs, egg whites and vanilla; process until smooth. Pour into pan and bake 55 minutes or until just set. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate until cold, several hours to overnight.
4. For strawberry topping, remove rim from pan and arrange berries on top of cake. Stir jam with a whisk until smooth. Spoon over fruit. Some berries will not be entirely covered. Serves 10.
Recipe by Jean Kressy, "Lighten Up," Jan. 2010
Per serving: 240 calories, 9g fat, 70mg chol., 10g prot., 33g carbs., 1g fiber, 320mg sodium.
