Low Fat Cheesecake
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Low Fat Cheesecake
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This crustless cheesecake is feather light and so quick to make. Serve topped with fresh berries or citrus fruit.
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Ingredients
- 345 g | 12oz quark cheese or ricotta
- 6 ½ tbsp Sukrin Gold or other granulated sweetener or sugar
- 2 tbsp plain flour Gluten-Free if preferred
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or paste
- 1 orange zest only
- 3 eggs separated
- pinch salt
- 3 oranges or fresh berries to decorate
- 1 tbsp pomegranate seeds optional
- 2 tbsp blood orange juice to drizzle optional
- icing sugar to dust optional
- rosemary or mint to garnish
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C | 350 F. Spray a 18cm (7in) springform cake tin with cake release or Fry Light. Line the base with baking paper and spray again.
- Put the quark cheese, egg yolks, flour, sweetener, vanilla extract and orange zest in a bowl and mix together with a hand whisk until smooth.
- In a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until you have soft peaks. Continue whisking at high speed until you have firm peaks, 4-5 minutes.
- Add one third of the meringue into the cheese mixture to loosen it. Fold the rest of the egg whites gently trying not to knock all the air out.
- Transfer into the prepared tin and bake for about an hour until risen and golden.
- Leave to cool in the tin – the cheesecake will deflate slightly and sink in the centre. Chill for a couple or hours or overnight.
- Top the cheesecake with fresh berries and dust with a little icing sugar or decorate with blood orange slices. Drizzle a little blood orange juice over the slices as you serve them if you like.
Notes
- Quark cheesecake tips and tricks
- Always whisk egg whites in a spotlessly clean bowl – ideally a metal or glass one as plastic can hold on to grease which will prevent the egg whites from frothing up.
- Start by whisking the eggs on medium-low speed until small bubbles form then increase the speed until you have firm peaks.
- You can use granulated sweetener (my favourite is Sukrin Gold) or sugar in this recipe.
- You can use ricotta instead of quark cheese if you are not on a diet!
- The cheesecake has a tendency to colour quite rapidly in the oven. Don’t tent it with foil! It will puff up and stick to it ruining all your work. Put a shelf well above the cheesecake (allowing plenty of room for it to rise) and place a tray or some foil there to prevent it from browning too much.
- The cheesecake will puff up in the oven like a souffle but it will deflate slightly once out of the oven. This is normal – the recipe contains very little flour and relies on the egg whites to rise.
- Decorate with fresh fruit just before serving. If you are using oranges, cut the peel and pith off before slicing thinly.
- Always whisk egg whites in a spotlessly clean bowl – ideally a metal or glass one as plastic can hold on to grease which will prevent the egg whites from frothing up.
- Start by whisking the eggs on medium-low speed until small bubbles form then increase the speed until you have firm peaks.
- You can use granulated sweetener (my favourite is Sukrin Gold) or sugar in this recipe.
- You can use ricotta instead of quark cheese if you are not on a diet!
- The cheesecake has a tendency to colour quite rapidly in the oven. Don’t tent it with foil! It will puff up and stick to it ruining all your work. Put a shelf well above the cheesecake (allowing plenty of room for it to rise) and place a tray or some foil there to prevent it from browning too much.
- The cheesecake will puff up in the oven like a souffle but it will deflate slightly once out of the oven. This is normal – the recipe contains very little flour and relies on the egg whites to rise.
- Decorate with fresh fruit just before serving. If you are using oranges, cut the peel and pith off before slicing thinly.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
338mg
(113%)
Sodium
146mg
(6%)
Potassium
143mg
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
510IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
4.9mg
(5%)
Calcium
53mg
(5%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 338mg | 113% |
| Sodium | 146mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 143mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 510IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 4.9mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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