Bless-Your-Heart Cheesecake
- 1 envelope gelatin, unflavored unflavored
- 1/2 cup milk, skim
- 16 ounces cottage cheese (low-fat 1%)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest grated
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup strawberries fresh, halves
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1/4 cup raspberry jam seedless
- 1 tablespoon water
- In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over milk; set aside to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Place saucepan over very low heat; cook, stirring constantly until gelatin is completely dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes; remove from heat; cool slightly.
- In food processor fitted with metal blade or in blender, process cottage cheese, sugar, orange peel and salt until smooth.
- With processor running, slowly add gelatin mixture.
- Spoon mixture into a 9-inch (6 1/2-cup) heart-shaped baking pan or an 8 x 6 1/2-inch round baking pan.
- In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; sprinkle over cheesecake mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate until firm, 2 to 3 hours.
- To unmold, using a metal spatula or knife, loosen edge around pan; quickly dip into warm water; unmold onto a serving platter.
- Arrange strawberries and raspberries in rows across cheesecake.
- In a small saucepan, heat raspberry preserves and water until melted; brush over berries.
- Refrigerate until preserves are cold, about 30 minutes.
- (If a round pan is used, arrange berries to resemble a heart.)
gelatin, milk, cottage cheese, sugar, orange zest, salt, graham cracker crumbs, butter, strawberries fresh, raspberries, raspberry, water
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/bless-your-heart-cheesecake-5431 (may not work)