Chocolate Cheesecake
Adapted from "The New Cheesecake" recipe in Chocolate and the Art of the Low Fat Dessert
Servings: 12
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 8 oz Neufchatel Cream Cheese, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbs unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Graham Cracker Crust
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9 inch springform pan with Pam (you will also need a larger pan the springform pan can sit in). Start boiling water (for the water bath).
Process the cottage cheese in a food processor for 3 minutes until extremely smooth. Add cream cheese and continue to process. Mix in eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt, cocoa powder and lemon being careful not to over mix. Melt chocolate chips and then fold into mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
Place springform pan into larger pan and place on oven rack. Pour boiling water into outer pan (make sure you don't get the cheesecake batter wet). Bake for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven (but leave the cheesecake in) and let sit for 1 hour. Remove the cheesecake from the oven/water bath and let cool. When completely cool, refrigerate for at least 12 hours (or up to 2 days).
When read to serve, remove from pan and press graham crackers into the side of the cheesecake. Cup into 12 pieces and serve.
Nutritional Information
(Excludes crust) Serving Size: 1 piece Servings Per Recipe: 12
17% of calories from protein
49% of calories from carbs
32% of calories from fat
| Calories | 209.5 |
| Total Fat | 8.47 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4.87 g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.24 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.22 g |
| Cholesterol | 71.21 |
| Sodium | 309.35 mg |
| Potassium | 58.6 mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 25.95 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.83 g |
| Sugars | 23.06 g |
| Protein | 8.49 g |
| Vitamin A | 7 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 6 % |
| Iron | 4 % |
| Vitamin D | 1 % |
| Vitamin E | 0 % |
| Vitamin K | 1 % |
| Thiamin | 1 % |
| Riboflavin | 4 % |
| Niacin | 0 % |
| Vitamin B-6 | 1 % |
| Folate | 2 % |
| Vitamin B-12 | 3 % |
| Biotin | 0 % |
| Pantothenic Acid | 2 % |
| Phosphorus | 4 % |
| Iodine | 0 % |
| Magnesium | 4 % |
| Zinc | 2 % |
| Selenium | 6 % |
| Copper | 6 % |
| Manganese | 5 % |
| Chromium | 0 % |
| Molybdenum | 0 % |
| Chloride | 0 % |
