Protein Cheesecake

Cottage Cheese Cheesecake on a white plate with a fork on it.

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Protein loaded Apple Crumble Cheesecake made cottage cheese and a few other fresh ingredients. Think of a decadent, rich dessert but with less calories, loaded in protein and delicious. This treat is EASY, so tasty and you can feel good about getting seconds

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Chilling Time2

Total Time2 45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Bailey Rhatigan

Equipment

9x9 spring foam pie pan

Ingredients

Crust

1 sleeve Graham crackers about 2 cups of crumbles
3 Tbsp butter
5-8 dates, pitted Fresh dates, make sure they are not stale and hard!

Cheesecake

1 cup cottage cheese or farmer cheese
1 large egg
2 Tbsp sour cream or greek yogurt or Lebneh
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp sugar or maple syrup
2 scoops protein powder, vanilla flavored any brand works!

Apple Crumble Topping

1 apple, finely diced
4 Tbsp butter
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup old fashioned oats
½ cup walnuts, chopped
½ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

To Make The Crust

Preheat the oven to 375º. In a food processor, mix together Graham Crackers, pitted dates and butter until crumbly and sticking together. If you need 1 more tablespoon of butter, add it!
Press the mixture into a cheesecake dish or pan (9x9 spring form pie pan). You can also use a one time use foil pie plate.
Bake for about 6-8 minutes or until it's slightly golden brown. Set aside to cool. Put oven on 325º for the cheesecake.

Make The Cheesecake

Add all of the ingredients for the cheesecake into the same food processor. Blend well.
Pour the cheesecake mixture onto the baked crust. Make sure it's evenly spread and flat.
Place in the oven on 325º bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden in color and edges are slightly browned. Once it's cooked, let it cool and place it into the refrigerator for a few hours to cool down!

Apple Crumble Topping

Make the crumble topping. In a sauté pan add the butter, sugar, cinnamon, oats, walnuts and diced apples. Sauté on medium heat until everything is melted together and the texture is thick. Pour this over the cheesecake, make sure it's spread evenly. Slice and serve!

Notes

Do not overcook the crust or the cheesecake. It will result in a more crumbly crust if it's burned.
Use any topping of choice. If you don't want the apple crumble, jams, or fruit toppings work great. This cottage cheese cheesecake is versatile!
If you want cream cheese flavor, add in 1/4 cup to the mix.
Store in the fridge for up to 4 days! I wouldn't recommend freezing this with the apple topping. If you do not have a topping on the cake, you can freeze it for up to 2 months.

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