Desserts

Light Cherry Cheesecake

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See, in my house, cheesecake is the one dessert we can all agree on. And by “agree,” I mean that cheesecake is a dessert that the Tall Boy will actually eat. Last week, we went out to dinner with my in-laws, and Doodle talked them into getting him a slice of strawberry cheesecake for dessert. We ended up taking it home, and the next evening, I spotted the Tall Boy finishing off the last bit of the slice after Doodle went to bed. So I decided maybe I’d be a good wife and make him his own chees

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8 graham crackers (3-by-5-inch size)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cups low-fat cottage cheese
8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature
¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
½ cup reduced-fat sour cream
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon coarse salt
2 bags (12 ounces each) frozen cherries
Preheat oven to 325, with rack in the lower third. Spray the sides and bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside. In a food processor, pulse graham crackers into fine crumbs. Add 1 tablespoon...
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Nutritions

Calories
470

Sodium
1036mg
43% DV

Fat
24g
38% DV

Protein
16g
32% DV

Carbs
39g
13% DV

Fiber
2g
11% DV