Creamy Strawberry Cheesecake

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This creamy baked cheesecake made with low-fat cottage cheese and reduced fat cream cheese is topped with an easy strawberry sauce and sliced berries.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 20 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

1/2

cup HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs

cup sugar, divided

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

container (24 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese

cups cholesterol-free egg product, divided

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened

1/2

tsp. almond extract

cups sliced strawberries, divided

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Mix crumbs, 2 Tbsp. of the sugar and butter until well blended; press firmly onto bottom of pan. Set aside.

PLACE cottage cheese and 1/2 cup of the egg product in blender or food processor container; cover. Blend well; set aside. Beat Neufchatel, 3/4 cup of the remaining sugar, remaining 1-1/2 cups egg product and extract in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until well blended. Add cottage cheese mixture; mix well. Pour over crust.

BAKE 1 hour 20 minutes or until cheesecake is puffed and center is almost set. Cool on rack 15 minutes. Carefully run metal spatula or knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen; remove side of pan. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

PLACE 1 cup of the strawberries and remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar in blender container; cover. Blend until pureed. Arrange remaining sliced strawberries on top of cheesecake; drizzle with strawberry puree. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

An occasional dessert can be part of a balanced diet, but remember to keep tabs on portions.

How to Soften Neufchatel Cheese

Place completely unwrapped packages of Neufchatel on microwavable plate. Microwave on HIGH 15 to 20 seconds or until slightly softened.

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eric303

posted:4/28/2005

I like this recipe because its easy to make and cheap.Everyone likes it.

a cook

posted:4/11/2005

I'm a diabetic so I used splenda and part of the sugar.

a cook

posted:4/1/2005

This wasn't what I expected. I am not sure about the cottage cheese/cream cheese mixture. It definitely wasn't very good.

jwebster2000

posted:3/31/2005

The mouth watering picture is what made me make this cheesecake. I thought it was really easy to make. Everyone including my 2year old son loved it. Now I want to make another one. It was that tastey and easy.

a cook

posted:3/30/2005

superb, mouth watering, light up my eyes and others. taste buds enjoy and come alive and tingly.

Nilay

posted:3/20/2005

Lovely... absolutely delicious!...I will recommend to do all my friend..

yuvicela

posted:3/17/2005

Delicious

DONNA82944

posted:2/4/2005

almost as good as "original new york" cheesecake.

nora282

posted:1/12/2005

It was great, everything was just right.

a cook

posted:10/22/2004

i didn't like it. the cottage cheese gave it a wierd and not so good taste to it. I did love the strawberry sauce. so make the sauce, not the cheesecake.