Lemongrass Cheesecake with Mandarin Orange Garnish

Lemongrass Cheesecake with Mandarin Orange Garnish

An impressively rich-tasting version of a classic cheesecake, lightened up with a surprise ingredient that also adds protein –cottage cheese. In addition to Mandarin oranges, the light lemon flavour also pairs nicely with cranberries or blueberry sauce or other seasonal fruit. Recipe from CanolaInfo

  • Ingredients
    • 2 Tbsp canola oil (30 mL)
    • 2/3 cup graham wafer crumbs (150 mL)
    • ½ cup skim milk (125 mL)
    • 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, chopped (45 mL)
    • 2 cups low fat cottage cheese (500 mL)
    • 1 package (8 oz) light cream cheese, at room temperature
    • 2 eggs (2)
    • 1 Tbsp sucralose brown sugar blend (15 mL)
    • 1 Tbsp cornstarch (15 mL)
    • 1(10 oz / 284 mL) can mandarin oranges, packed in juice, drained
  • Directions
    1. Preheat oven to 325 °F (165 °C). Place parchment paper in the bottom of a 9 inch (23 cm) springform pan.
    2. Sprinkle graham crumbs into the pan and add canola oil. Carefully spread around and pressing down.
    3. In a small saucepan on medium, heat milk. Add lemongrass and stir well. Bring mixture to low boil. Remove from heat and allow to stand for at least 20 minutes. Strain to remove lemongrass. Save milk.
    4. In a blender or food processer, blend cottage cheese until smooth. Add cream cheese, milk, eggs, brown sugar and cornstarch and blend until smooth. Pour over crust.
    5. Bake for 45 minutes or until set. Allow to cool then refrigerate for 4 hours. Remove from pan.
    6. To serve, slice and garnish with mandarin orange segments and lemongrass, if desired.

Nutritional Analysis

Serving Size
1 slice
Servings
12 slices
Calories
140
Total Fat
7 g
Saturated Fat
2.5 g
Cholesterol
45 mg
Sodium
240 mg
Carbohydrates
11 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugars
7 g
Protein
9 g
Potassium
72 mg