Passionfruit cheesecake

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

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You have to try our low-cost, low-calorie makeover passionfruit cheesecake the next time you are entertaining friends and family! Smooth and creamy with less sugar than classic cheesecake

Serves: 12

Time to make: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

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Base
cooking spray oil
250g packet wheat digestive biscuits
40g reduced-fat spread, melted
2 tablespoons apple purée
Filling
250g packet reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
1 egg
3 egg whites
400g plain low-fat unsweetened yoghurt
2 tablespoons plain flourall purpose flourX
pulp and seeds of 3 passionfruit (or 3 tablespoons passionfruit pulp)
2 tablespoons icingfrostingX sugar
fresh berries, to serve

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Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 20cm springform pan with oil. Place biscuits in a food processor bowl and process until finely crushed. Add spread and apple purée and process until combined.

2 Press biscuit mixture in the base of prepared pan. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill.

3 Beat cream cheese until soft. Add egg and beat to combine. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating until combined. Stir in yoghurt, icing sugar and flour. Pour over prepared base.

4 Drizzle passionfruit pulp over yoghurt mixture. Use a skewer to swirl. Place pan on an oven tray and bake for about 1 hour, or until just set. Turn oven off and cool cake in oven with door slightly ajar. Dust with icing sugar and serve cheesecake topped with mixed fresh berries.

HFG tip

Traditional baked cheesecake (per serve)

Total energy 1700kJTotal fat 26g (16g saturated fat)

HFG baked cheesecake (per serve)

Total energy 870kJTotal fat 11g (4g saturated fat)

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 0.00cal

Kilojoules 870kJ

Protein 0g

Total fat 11g

–Saturated fat 4g

Carbohydrates 20g

–Sugars 11g

Dietary fibre 0g

Sodium 250mg

Calcium 130mg

Iron 0.5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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