Orange Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust:
1 C. soft breadcrumbs, whole wheat
1/4 C. bran, natural
1/4 C. brown sugar substitute (Sugar Twin)
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. butter, or margarine
Filling:
1 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin (1 package)
1/3 C. water
2 C. cottage cheese, 2 percent
1/3 C. orange juice
1 tsp. orange rind
1 small banana
2 Tbsp. white sugar substitute (Sugar Twin)
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 small orange
8 strawberries, or grapes
Cooking Instructions
Crust: Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl. With fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press onto bottom of a 7- or 8-inch spring form 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 and rind, banana, sweetener, lemon juice, and dissolved gelatin. Puree until smooth, mashing cottage cheese, banana with sweetener, juices and gelatin, or press through sieve. Pour over prepared crust. Cover and chill 2 to 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 spring form pan. Peel orange, removing pith and thin membrane. Remove sections. Slice strawberries or grapes. Arrange on top of cheesecake along with orange slices.
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