Low Carb Cakes Recipes

Ingredients:

1 crust
1 cup soft wholewheat bread crumbs
1/4 cup bran (natural)
1/4 cup brown sugar subs. sugartwin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 filling
1 tbsp unflavored gelatin (1 pkg)
1/3 cup water
2 cup 2% cottage cheese
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tsp orange rind
1 small banana
2 tbsp white sugar subs. sugartwin
1 tsp lemon juice
1 small orange
8 strawberries or grapes

Instructions:

CRUST Combine crumbs, bran, sweetener and cinnamon in a bowl. With
fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press onto bottom of
7 or 8" springform pan.

FILLING In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand
for about 5 minutes to soften. Place over low heat, stirring until
gelatin dissolves. Let cool to room temperature.

In food processor or blender, combine cottage cheese, orange juice,
orange rind, banana, sweetener, lemon juice and dissolved gelatin.
Puree until smooth (or mash cottage cheese and banana along with
sweetener, juices and gelatin or press through sieve).

Pour over prepared crust. Cover and chill in refrigerator 2-4 hours or
until set.

At serving time, remove side from pan. With wide metal lifter, slip
cheesecake off bottom of pan onto serving plate or leave on base of
springform pan.

Peel orange, removing pith and thin membrane. Remove sections. Slice
strawberries or grapes. Arrange on top of cheesecake along with
orange slices. Makes 8 servings.

1/8 cheesecake 1 Fruits & Vegetables Choice, 1 Protein Choice 12 g
carbohydrate, 10 g protein, 4 g fat 124 calories

Source: Diabetes Dialogue Nov 1989 Shared by Elizabeth Rodier

Servings: 8