Orange Cheesecake

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Title: ORANGE CHEESECAKE
Categories: Desserts, Low-cal
Yield: 8 servings

CRUST
1 c Soft wholewheat bread crumbs
1/4 c Bran (natural)
1/4 c Brown sugar subs. SugarTwin
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
2 tb Butter or margarine
FILLING
1 tb Unflavored gelatin (1 pkg)
1/3 c Water
2 c 2% cottage cheese
1/3 c Orange juice
1 ts Orange rind
1 sm Banana
2 tb White sugar subs. SugarTwin
1 ts Lemon juice
1 sm Orange
8 Strawberries or grapes

CRUST Combine crumbs, bran, sweetener and cinnamon in
a bowl. With fingers, rub in butter until mixture is
crumbly. Press onto bottom of 7 or 8" springform pan.

FILLING In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water
and let stand for 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, orange rind, banana, sweetener, lemon
juice and dissolved gelatin. Puree until smooth (or
mash cottage cheese and banana along with sweetener,
juices and gelatin or press through sieve).

Pour over prepared crust. Cover and chill in
refrigerator 2-4 hours 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 and thin membrane. Remove
sections. Slice strawberries or grapes. Arrange on
top of cheesecake along with orange slices. Makes 8
servings.

1/8 cheesecake 1 Fruits & Vegetables Choice, 1 Protein
Choice 12 g carbohydrate, 10 g protein, 4 g fat 124
calories

Source: Diabetes Dialogue Nov 1989 Shared by
Elizabeth Rodier

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