---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Honey Vanilla Cheesecake Categories: Cakes, Pies, Cheese/eggs, Desserts, Low-cal Yield: 16 Servings --------------------------FILLING-------------------------- 4 oz Reduced-fat cream cheese 16 oz Low-fat cottage cheese 1 c Fat-free ricotta cheese 2 tb Corn starch 1 c Honey 1 tb Vanilla extract 1 c Fat-free egg substitute Pureed raspberries or - strawberries (optional) Sugar; for topping - (optional) 1 Gingersnap crust (below) ---------------------GINGERSNAP CRUST--------------------- 32 Old Fashioned crisp - gingersnap cookies; - crushed 2 tb Sugar 1 Egg white Cheesecake: In a food processor or blender, blend until smooth cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and corn starch. Add honey and vanilla extract and blend again. Add egg substitute and blend until mixture is smooth. Pour into prepared crust (see below). Bake for 20 minutes at 300°F then reduce oven temperature to 250°F and bake 60 minutes longer or until sides are set and center is fluid but not sloshing. Turn off oven and allow cake to cool 1 hour in oven. Remove and cool to room temperature. Chill, covered, overnight before slicing. Serve topped with pureed strawberries or raspberries, adding bit a sugar, if desired. Gingersnap Crust: Combine thoroughly in food processor or blender gingersnap cookies and sugar. Add egg white, blending until mixture is moistened. Press mixture on bottom and up sides of 8 or 9" springform pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove crust from oven. Reduce heat to 300°F. Fill an oven-proof dish with about 1" warm water and place it at the back of the oven to provide steam for the cheesecake while it bakes. -----