Name: Apricot & Almond Baked Cheesecake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 400g fresh reduced fat ricotta; 250g light cream cheese; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 tablespoon each vanilla essence; 1/3 cup Puregg Simply Egg Whites; 1 tablespoon cornflour; 8 small apricots, quartered (or use well-drained canned apricots in natural juice); 1/3 cup fruit spread, warmed; 1/2 cup natural almonds, roasted and finely chopped

Apricot & Almond Baked Cheesecake

You'd never guess this lush cheesecake is actually low fat and gluten free.

Serves 12

Prep

10M

Cook

50M

Total

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Note: Cool for 2 hours, 30 minutes.

Ingredients

400g fresh reduced fat ricotta

250g light cream cheese

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 tablespoon each vanilla essence

1/3 cup Puregg Simply Egg Whites

1 tablespoon cornflour

8 small apricots, quartered (or use well-drained canned apricots in natural juice)

1/3 cup fruit spread, warmed

1/2 cup natural almonds, roasted and finely chopped

Method

Preheat oven to 160C (140C fan forced). Grease and line a 20cm springform pan. Using an electric mixer, beat ricotta, cream cheese, sugar and essence until smooth. Add Puregg and cornflour. Beat until combined. Pour into prepared pan.

Place apricot quarters on top. Bake for 45-50 min until just set. Turn off oven. Leave cheesecake to cool for at least 4 hours in oven with door ajar. Refrigerate until chilled.

Remove from the pan and transfer to a serving plate. Brush top and sides with fruit spread. Gently press almonds onto sides. Serve with reduced fat yogurt.

ENERGY 608kJ (179cal) FAT 5.7g (3.1g sat) SODIUM 145mg CARB 16.8g SUGARS 13.8g PROTEIN 6.1g

Darlene Allston

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