I've been a little MIA lately, and to make up for my presence that I'm SURE you've all missed... I decided to start myself back up with an amazing NOM OF THE WEEK!!!!! This week, we are dishing up a HEALTHY CRUSTLESS MEYER LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH BERRY "COMPOTE" #omgmymouthiswatering ⠀
INGREDIENTS: ⠀
1/2 cup cottage cheese⠀
2/3 cup plain greek yogurt⠀
Zest of 1 meyer lemon⠀
Juice of 1 meyer lemon⠀
2 tsp vanilla extract⠀
1/2 tsp lemon extract (optional, for extra lemony flavor)⠀
2 whole eggs⠀
1 egg white⠀
3 tbls baking stevia⠀
1 tbls honey⠀
1/4 tsp salt⠀
1/2 cup berries of choice⠀
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HOW TO:⠀
1. Preheat oven to 350⠀
2. In a blender/food professor, pulse the cottage cheese, yogurt, HALF of the lemon zest, the lemon juice, vanilla, lemon extract, eggs, egg white, stevia, honey and salt until as smooth as possible⠀
3. Line the bottom of a lightly greased cake pan (or springform pan) with parchment paper to prevent sticking. Pour the mixture into the pan⠀
4. Bake for 45 min, remove from the oven and cool to room temp on a cooling rack⠀
5. When cake is cool, heat the berries for 20 sec in the microwave and mash them together with the remaining lemon zest with a fork to make a berry "compote"⠀
6. Serve uppppp.⠀