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Julia's Lemon Cheesecake
11 ingredients
Serves 8
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A very low fat, really healthy, deliciously sharp lemon cheesecake which is good to your tastebuds, your waistline and your heart.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
449
Calories
22g
Protein
21g
Fat
46g
Carbs
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Biscuit | 1 medium (45g) | 166 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Cottage Cheese | 1/2 cup (113g) 2% | 98 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Tea | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- For the cheese:
- 250g tub of virtually fat free cottage cheese (eg Langley Farm from Asda)
- 500g tub of Total 2% (from Asda - for no fat use Total 0% but less creamy taste)
- 28g Cornflour
- 2 level tsp Canderel
- 1 sachet Hartley's lemon & lime sugar free jelly
- 3 lemons - peeled with pith and segment lining removed - can be a bit fiddly but worth it
- For the crumb base:
- 2 McVities Digestive Lights biscuits (from their 'new lowest ever saturated fat' range)
- 4 McVities Rich Tea Lights biscuits (from their 'new lowest ever saturated fat' range)
- 28g Bran Flakes
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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