Salted Caramel Cottage Cheese Cheesecake (high protein)
This Salted Caramel Cottage Cheese Cheesecake (high protein) is a delicious healthy dessert recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup full fat cottage cheese
- ⅓ cup thick raw honey
- pinch salt
- 3 tablespoons corn starch or arrowroot powder/starch see notes for subs**
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 8 dates
date caramel (optional)
- 2 tablespoons milk of choice
- ~10 dates
Other optional ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all ingredients except for the dates to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add the dates and pulse about 5 times, until the dates are chopped up but not fully blended. If you have any dates that did not get chopped up while the rest did, feel free to take them out and cut them up and then add them back to the batter.
- Pour batter into a 6 inch spring form pan lined with parchment paper. Cover with foil.
- Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour, until cooked, removing the foil after 20 minutes. You will know it is done being cooked when the edges are browned and the cake is not gooey.
- Let cake cool for 20 minutes sitting out in the pan. Then remove from the pan, add to a plate (leaving on the parchment paper) and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- If using date caramel***, blend together dates and milk in a food processor until smooth. Top cheesecake with date caramel and a sprinkle of flaky salt. Add your favorite toppings and serve.
Notes
This makes 2 large pieces, 4 regular pieces, or 6 tiny pieces of cheesecake. Serving size is for ¼ of the cake.
**I have tested this recipe with both arrowroot and corn starch and found it to work well either way. Some readers have also tried it with coconut flour and said that it worked but I have not personally tried this.
*** The date caramel is optional and the cheesecake will still be delicious without it.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 10gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 242mgPotassium: 127mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 223IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg
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