Recipes » Desserts » Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 3 Tbs.. Grape Nuts
• 1 Tbs.. Walnuts
• 1 Tbs.. Sugar
• pinch ground cinnamon
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• Filling:
• 1/3 cup golden raisins
• 1/3 cup diced dried apricots
• 1/3 cup dark rum, or orange juice
• 3 Oz..(6 Tbs..) nonfat cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 16 Oz.. (1 3/4 cup) nonfat ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 large egg( 1/4 cup eggbeater)
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 Tbs.. lemon zest
• 1 Tbs.. fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 Tsp. salt
• 1 Tbs.. toasted pine nuts

Preparation

In a small saucepan, simmer apricots and raisins in the rum or orange juice for 20 minutes, till plump. DRAIN and put aside.

Food process or mix cream cheese, sugar, ricotta, yogurt, flour, eggbeater, egg whites, lemon zest , lemon juice and salt until smooth. Add set aside fruit.

Turn into prepared springform pan. Sprinkle pine nuts on top. Bake 325 for about 55 minutes till edges are puffed. Turn off heat, let sit in oven for 30 minutes more. Cool completely.

Chill in fridge and serve.