Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake
- 1/2 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1-1/2 tbsp. butter
- margarine, melted
- 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
- 2/3 cup skim milk
- 1 pkg. unflavoured gelatin
- 2 eggs, separated, at room temperature
- 12 oz. low fat cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 6 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
- Chocolate crumb crust: In small bowl, combine crumbs and cocoa; add butter and stir until evenly blended.
- Press mixture evenly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Filling: In small saucepan over medium high heat, bring 2/3 cup milk to a boil; set aside.
- In container of blender, sprinkle gelatin over remaining 1/4 cup cold skim milk; let stand 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add boiling skim milk; cover and blend at low speed 2 minutes.
- Add 3 tbsp.
- sugar, egg yolks and vanilla; blend at medium speed until well mixed.
- Add cottage cheese; blend at high speed until smooth.
- Remove 3/4 cup mixture to use for marbling; chill until mixture begins to thicken.
- Combine 1 tbsp.
- sugar and cocoa; add to blender container and blend until mixed.
- Pour chocolate mixture into large bowl.
- Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds when dropped from spoon.
- In small bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until foamy.
- Gradually add remaining 2 tbsp.
- sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
- Fold beaten whites into chocolate mixture; pour chocolate mixture into prepared crust.
- Spoon large dollops of vanilla mixture over chocolate; with knife or spatula, gently swirl to create marbled effect.
- Cover; refrigerate until firm, about 4 to 5 hours.
vanilla wafer crumbs, butter, margarine, unsweetened cocoa, milk, unflavoured gelatin, eggs, cottage cheese, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, unsweetened cocoa
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/3642 (may not work)