Breakfast Cheesecake (south Beach Diet, Phase 1)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ounces low fat cottage cheese or 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces plain low-fat yogurt
• 4 eggs
• granular sweetener equal to 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (or to taste)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 blend the cottage cheese for about a minute until perfectly smooth and free of lumps.
• 3 add yogurt and blend another minute.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and blend just to mix.
• 5 correct seasoning.
• 6 spray a 9 inch square pan with cooking spray.
• 7 pour the batter into the pan.
• 8 bake about 40 minutes or til set (insert a needle or small sharp knife that comes out clean).
• 9 let remain in turned off oven, with the oven door closed, until oven cools completely.
• 10 remove from oven; let cool on a rack.
• 11 chill for at least 12 hours.