Recipe for cooking chocolate chip cheesecake

Low-Fat and Low-Calorie Recipes :: Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Posted by kdipaolo at recipegoldmine.com 6/13/01 5:01:27 am

10 average Nabisco reduced-fat Oreo(s), or other similar
    reduced-fat, cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
8 oz. fat-free cream cheese
8 oz. light cream cheese, tub-style
1 C. sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 C. fat-free cottage cheese
2 tsp. almond extract or flavoring
6 lrg. egg whites
3/4 C. mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Lightly coat a 9-in. springform pan with cooking spray. Crush cookies and sprinkle cookie crumbs evenly over bottom of pan.

Using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheeses on lowest speed until well blended.

In a sm. bowl, Mix together sugar and flour. Add to cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth.

In a food processor or blender, pure cottage cheese until smooth. Add cottage cheese and almond extract or flavoring to cream cheese mixture; beat until smooth. Add egg whites and beat until well blended. Stir in 1/2 C. of chocolate chips.

Pour into springform pan; top with remaining chocolate chips and bake until cheesecake puffs and center is almost set, about 60 min.

Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. Run a knife around sides to loosen and release pan sides. Cover and chill overnight. Cut into 12 slices and serve.

Servings 12. - Points per servings: 5