Part 1
Part 1 of Low-Fat Chocolate Marble Cheesecake: Process the cottage cheese and prepare the mold.
Ingredients
Cottage cheese ((2 percent) low-fat small curd)
2 cups
Neufchatel cheese ("1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese")
8 oz
Eggs
3
Sugar
1 cup Plus 1 tablespoon
Vanilla extract
1 1/2 Tbs
Strained lemon juice
1/4 tsp
Salt
1/4 tsp
Unsweetened dutch processed cocoa
3 Tbs
Instant coffee or espresso powder
1/4 tsp
Graham cracker crumbs (Or zwieback or crushed chocolate cookies)
3 Tbs
Instructions
1
Prep Oven and Pan
Special Equipment: 8 inch round pan with a solid bottom (no springform), at least 2 inches deep. Ovenproof baking dish or skillet, at least 11 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. 8 inch cardboard cake circle or pan bottom, optional. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Place a round of parchment paper in the bottom of the cake pan, and spray sides of pan with vegetable oil spray. Put water kettle on to boil.
2
Process Cottage Cheese
Process the cottage cheese in a food processor for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until silk smooth, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl once or twice as necessary. Set aside. SEE PART 2
