101 Cheesecake Recipes

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

1. CRUST: Combine 1st 4 ingredients in a bowl. With fingers, rub in
   butter until mixture is crumbly. Press onto bottom of 7-8″
   springform pan.
   
   
2. 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 & rind, banana,
   sweetener, lemon juice & dissolved gelatin. Puree until smooth (mash
   cottage cheese, banana with sweetener, juices & gelatin or press
   through sieve). Pour over prepared crust. Cover & chill 2-4 hrs 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 & thin
   membrane. Remove sections. Slice strawberries or grapes. Arrange on
   top of cheesecake along with orange slices.

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