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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
6 chocolate wafers, finely crushed
1 1/2 cup light cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup plus 2 tbs unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp almond flavoring
1 egg
2 tbsp semisweet chocolate mini- morsels
1 chocolate leaves (optional)
Directions
Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in the bottom of a 7 inch springform
pan. Set pan aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add
cream cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth. Add egg
and process just until blended. Fold in chocolate morsels. Slowly
pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300 degrees F. for 65 to 70
minutes or until cheese cake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack.
Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, transfer
cheese cake to a serving platter. Garnish with chocolate leaves, if
desired. CHOCOLATE LEAVES: Melt chocolate in doubles boiler or
microwave. Using a non-poisonous leaf, brush on melted chocolate;
place in freezer for 2-3 hours. once hardened, peal leaf from the
chocolate to garnish.
Servings: 12
Diet Chocolate Almond Cheesecake Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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