Cherry Cheesecake Made Over
- 2 chocolate graham crackers, crushed
- 2 cups BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed, softened
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 3 Tbsp. sugar, divided
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 whole egg
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup drained canned pitted tart cherries in water with 1/3 cup liquid reserved, divided
- 2 tsp. MINUTE Tapioca
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sprinkle graham crumbs onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Process cottage cheese in food processor until smooth.
- Add Neufchatel, yogurt, 2 Tbsp.
- sugar, flour and vanilla; process until blended.
- Add whole egg and egg whites, 1 at a time, pulsing after each just until blended.
- Pour into springform pan.
- Bake 40 to 45 min.
- or until center is almost set.
- Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
- Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, bring reserved cherry liquid, tapioca and remaining sugar to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
- Simmer on medium-low heat 2 min.
- or until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Gently stir in cherries.
- Cool, then refrigerate until ready to use.
- Spoon cherry sauce over cheesecake just before serving.
crackers, s, cheese, nonfat yogurt, sugar, flour, vanilla, egg, egg whites, cherries, tapioca
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cherry-cheesecake-made-over-122828.aspx (may not work)