Delicious Dessert
Orange-Kiwi-Fruit Cheesecake
Ingredients:
| 1 cup | chocolate baking crumbs 250 mL1 tsp ground cinnamon | 5 mL |
| 2 tbsp | Gay Lea Butter, melted | 30 mL |
| 2 cups | Nordica Cottage Cheese | 500 mL |
| 2 | pkg cream cheese, softened | 250g |
| 1/4 cup | all-purpose flour | 50 mL |
| 1 1/2 cups | sugar | 375 mL |
| 1/4 cup | frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed grated peel from one large orange | 300 mL |
| 4 | eggs | 4 |
Topping: | ||
| 1 | large peeled orange, halved and sliced | 1 |
| 2 | small kiwi-fruit, halved and sliced | 2 |
| 1/2 cup | marmalade or apricot jam | 125 mL |
Instructions:
Spray 9"/22 cm spring form pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix together crumbs, cinnamon and butter; press onto bottom of pan. Bake in 325ºF/160ºC oven for 5 minutes. Purée cottage cheese in food processor; add cubes of softened cream cheese; process until smooth. Add flour, sugar, juice and grated peel; process until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time and process briefly after each addition. Pour batter onto crust. Bake in 325ºF/160ºC oven for 1 hr and 10-15 minutes until almost set. (Cheesecake is done when centre barely moves when jiggled). Remove from oven and run a knife around the outside edge. Cool to room temperature.
Remove sides; heat marmalade and brush 1/2 over cheesecake. Arrange orange and kiwi slices on top; brush remaining marmalade on fruit; cover and chill at least 8 hrs.
Makes 12-14 servings.