Cheesecake ( orange )

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupSoft wholewheat bread crumbs
¼cupBran (natural)
¼cupBrown sugar subs (SugarTwin)
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
2tablespoonsButter or margarine
1tablespoonUnflavored gelatin (1 pkg)
cupWater
2cups2% cottage cheese
cupOrange juice
1teaspoonOrange rind
1smallBanana
2tablespoonsWhite sugar subs. SugarTwin
1teaspoonLemon juice
1smallOrange
8Strawberries or grapes

Directions

CRUST

FILLING

CRUST: Combine 1st 4 ingredients in a bowl. With fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press onto bottom of 7-8" springform pan.

FILLING: In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water & let stand about 5 minutes to soften. Place over low heat, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Let cool to room temperature. In food processor or blender, combine cottage cheese, orange juice & rind, banana, sweetener, lemon juice & dissolved gelatin. Puree until smooth (mash cottage cheese, banana with sweetener, juices & gelatin or press through sieve). Pour over prepared crust. Cover & chill 2-4 hrs or until set. At serving time, remove side from pan. With wide metal lifter, slip cheesecake off bottom of pan onto serving plate or leave on base of springform pan. Peel orange, removing pith & thin membrane. Remove sections. Slice strawberries or grapes. Arrange on top of cheesecake along with orange slices.

Exchanges ⅛ cheesecake: 1 Fruits & Vegetables Choice 1 Protein Choice; 12 g carbohydrate; 10 g protein 4 g fat; 124 calories