Lemon Cheesecake - South Beach

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 lbs low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 1/2 lbs 1% low fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar substitute, plus 1 tbl
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 5 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups fat free sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 coat a 10" springform pan with cooking spray and line the sides with a double layer of 6"-wide (high) waxed paper.
• 3 in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of the sugar substitute, and sugar until smooth. beat in the cornstarch, lemon juice, flour, eggs, and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla extract. pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• 4 bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the top of the cake is brown.
• 5 turn the oven off and allow the cake to remain in the oven for 1 hour longer.
• 6 in a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar substitute, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. spread over the cheesecake and return to the oven for 10 minutes, or until the topping is set. refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight before slicing.