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Cherry Yogurt Cheesecake
Author/Submitted by: Northwest Cherry Growers
Servings: 8
Categories:
Cheesecakes
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Cherries
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
plain lowfat yogurt 1
cup
chocolate wafer cookie crumbs 2
tablespoons
butter or margarine,
melted
3
packets
sugar substitute 3
tablespoons
orange juice 1
envelope
unflavored gelatin 2
cups
Cool Whip Lite,
thawed
1
teaspoon
grated orange peel 2
cups
sweet cherries,
fresh Northwest, pitted
Directions:
Drain yogurt in strainer lined with coffee filter 6 hours or overnight. Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press into 9-inch springform pan. Set aside. Discard liquid from yogurt; stir in sugar substitute. Combine orange juice and gelatin; heat until gelatin dissolves. Stir into yogurt mixture. Fold in dessert topping and orange peel. Arrange cherries over bottom of crust. Pour yogurt mixture over cherries. Refrigerate until set.
A lowfat cheesecake with all the flavor of the original. Be sure to buy yogurt that does not contain added gelatin. To lower the fat content even more, use nonfat plain yogurt.
A lowfat cheesecake with all the flavor of the original. Be sure to buy yogurt that does not contain added gelatin. To lower the fat content even more, use nonfat plain yogurt.
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