Yogurt Cheesecake with Berries

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"Amazing light summer dessert for those who keep fit. Cottage cheese and greek yogurt are healthier than the usual cream cheese. The vanilla flavored cheesy texture is super tasty!"
-- @laurentia
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Prep time 20mins
Cook time 1hr
Serves or Makes: 9

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ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker cookies
  • 6 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 1/3 cups cottage cheese
  • 3/4 cup greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablepoons all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 mandarin zest
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • raspberries
  • 1 peach

Method

  • Step 1

    Blend the cookies with semi-melted butter until you get a uniform, small crumb texture.

  • Step 2

    Press the cookie butter mixture into the pan to create the walls of the cheesecake, then the bottom and bake for 10 minutes at 350°F.

  • Step 3

    Blend the cottage cheese with yogurt until you get the same creamy texture. Set aside 340 g of the mixture. In the rest add sugar, vanilla extract and mix very very well

  • Step 4

    Add the eggs one by one and mix after each

  • Step 5

    Grate the mandarin on a small grater

  • Step 6

    Add the mandarin juice, mix well, then add the flour, mandarin zest and stir with a spatula

  • Step 7

    Poor everything on top of the cookies and bake for 1 h at 160 degrees Celsius

  • Step 8

    Combine the set aside cheese with powder sugar and mandarin zest until creamy

  • Step 9

    Decorate the cheesecake with the cream, then add berries and fruits

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