Good-For-You Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

Name: Good-For-You Lemon Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1kg ricotta cheese; Zest 2 lemons; 4 large free-range eggs; 150g lemon curd; 75g castor sugar; 40g cornflour; You will need a 20cm springform tin, well greased and bottom-lined

written by woman&home Staff October 8, 2018

Ricotta moves on from pasta to create this lower-fat good-for-you lemon cheesecake recipe that tastes fabulous.

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Good-For-You Lemon Cheesecake

Serves: 8 Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 1 Hour 1 Hour

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 4.0/5

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Ingredients

1kg ricotta cheese
Zest 2 lemons
4 large free-range eggs
150g lemon curd
75g castor sugar
40g cornflour
You will need a 20cm springform tin, well greased and bottom-lined

Instructions

Heat the oven to 170°C, 150 C fan. Tip all the ingredients into a food processor and whiz until smooth. Pour into the tin and place on top of a baking sheet.
Place on the middle shelf of the oven with a roasting tin of hot water in the bottom and turn the oven down to 150°C, 130°C fan. Bake for about 60 minutes, until the cheesecake is set but still has a slight wobble in the centre. Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake inside until cooled.
When cooled, remove from the oven and gently release the springform. Dust with icing sugar and serve. This cheesecake will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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