Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 16 Feb 2006 03:20:10p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or
was it
> DLynch?
>
>> Don't know if this is what you are looking for, but it's
from the
>> American Heart Association. Not too bad on calories and
fat, but the
>> carbs are a little steep.
>>
>> REFRIGERATOR PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE
>> Serves 8
>> 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
>> 1 3-ounce package lemon gelatin
>> 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
>> 3 tablespoons acceptable margarine, melted
>> 3 cups (1 1/2 pounds) low-fat cottage cheese
>> 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
>> 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
>> 1 tablespoon sugar
>> 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, canned in natural
juices, no sugar
>> added, undrained
>> 1 tablespoon water
>> 2 teaspoons cornstarch
>> 1 tablespoon sugar
>>
>> Preheat oven to 350 F.
>>
>> Place pineapple juice in a small saucepan over
medium-high heat.
>> Bring to a boil and add
>> gelatin. Stir until dissolved. Remove mixture from heat
and cool to
>> lukewarm.
>>
>> In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and
margarine. Press
>> onto bottom and 1-inch up the sides of an 8-inch
springform pan.
>> Bake 5 minutes and allow to cool at room temperature.
>>
>> Place cottage cheese, extracts and 1 tablespoon sugar in
a blender or
>> the work bowl of a
>> food processor fitted with a metal blade. Process until
completely
>> smooth. Add cooled juice mixture and process 30 seconds
more to
>> combine thoroughly.
>>
>> Pour into prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate several
hours, or until
>> firm.
>>
>> In a small saucepan combine pineapple, water, cornstarch
and 1
>> tablespoon sugar. Place over medium-high heat and bring
to a boil,
>> stirring constantly.
>>
>> Cool 20 minutes and spread evenly on top of cheesecake.
Cover and
>> refrigerate 1 hour.
>>
>> Calories: 254
>> Protein: 14 g
>> Carbohydrates: 35 g
>> Total Fat: 7 g
>> Saturated Fat: 2 g
>> Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g
>> Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g
>> Cholesterol: 7 mg
>
> Thank you! This isn't exactly the same as the one I had,
but it looks
> really good, and i can tweak it further to lower the carbs
and fat.

Like ground almonds instead of crackers, Splenda instead of
sugar...