Baked Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

Recipe : Baked Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients :

Base -

1 cup wholemeal plain flour

1/2 cup white plain flour

1/4 cup low fat silken tofu (Morinaga)

1/4 cup crushed Coco pops

1 tbsp cocoa

2 tbsp concentrated apple juice

1/4 cup ice water

1 tsp canola oil

Filling -

250g low fat silken tofu (Morinaga)

50g reduced fat cream cheese

50g low fat ricotta cheese

100g low fat plain yoghurt

2 egg whites

1 tbsp whisky

2 tbsp Kahlua/coffee liqueur

3 tbsp cocoa

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp coconut essence

Topping -

150g low fat vanilla yoghurt

1 tbsp honey

Chocolate Decoration -

2 tbsp maple syrup

1 tbsp cocoa

Method :

Preheat oven to 175C. Lightly spray a 23cm pie plate with vegetable oil spray.

Base -

Beat tofu in a bowl. Blend in the sifted flours, cocoa and Coco Pops. Add the concentrated apple juice and oil. Mix until crumbly. Add enough ice water until dough forms a ball.

Turn dough onto lightly floured greaseproof paper and place another sheet of paper on top. Flatten slightly with hands. Roll out to form a circle (3mm thick) to fit prepared pie plate.

Peel off top sheet of paper and lay dough over plate. Remove second sheet and gently press dough into plate. Trim edges. Refrigerate while preparing filling.

Filling -

In a large bowl or food processor beat the tofu for 1 minute before adding the cream cheese, ricotta cheese and yoghurt. Add the other filling ingredients and mix well until smooth. Pour into the prepared base.

Place on centre shelf of preheated oven (on the bottom rack of the oven place a baking pan 1/2 filled with water). Bake for 65 minutes.

Topping -

While cheesecake is cooking prepare the topping by whisking the yoghurt and honey together.

When cheesecake has cooked for 65 minutes remove it from the oven and spread with the topping. Return to oven and bake for a further 10 minutes. Remove and refrigerate (at least 2 hours before serving).

Decoration -

Whisk the maple syrup and cocoa together until smooth. Just before serving drizzle the chocolate mixture over the top.

Serves 16

Per Serve -

Fat - 2.3g

Kilojoules - 533

Calories - 127

Carbohydrates - 21.3g

Protein - 4.4g

Fiber - 1.4g

This rich cheesecake is made using low fat tofu and liqueurs and has a wonderful crunchy base.

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