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September 10, 2015

Healthy Cheesecake with Cottage Cheese and Blackcurrant Jam

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Surprise yourself with a Healthy Cheesecake made with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. It’s much higher in protein than a classic cheesecake, but you’ll never be able to taste the difference. Serve it with black currant jam for a beautiful sweet tang.  

Healthy Cheesecake Recipe with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop #cheesecake #healthy

Sometimes people ask why I like to take something that’s perfectly delicious (like a classic cheesecake) and change it (in this case, to a healthy cheesecake with cottage cheese). Often, I just like to see what I can get away with. Did I say this Beet Muffin was actually red velvet? Oops!

Surprise! A Healthy Cheesecake made with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt

Healthy Cheesecake with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop

I made this swap to cottage cheese though because I’m trying to find a way to add more cottage cheese into my diet. Cottage cheese is high in protein, vitamins and calcium, all of which are a good thing to include in a breakfast.

It’s much higher in protein than a classic cheesecake, but you’ll never be able to taste the difference

Prior to the 1980s, cottage cheese overshadowed yogurt sales and was tooted as a health food. But halfway through the 1980s, yogurt took off and left cottage cheese sales in the dust.

While yogurt consumption has increased 7 fold, cottage cheese consumption has halved (read more about the trend from NPR).

Healthy Cheesecake Recipe with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop #cheesecake #healthy

I remember eating cottage cheese as a kid every time I went to a self-serve salad bar. I’d always have it with melon and pineapple, and it was really tasty.

At some point, I started eating a lot more yogurt instead of cottage cheese. I seemed to have forgotten about cottage cheese, until I became pregnant and I started scouring the Internet about what health foods I should eat.

Cottage cheese appeared on almost every list of ‘best foods for pregnant women’ because it’s high in protein!

Healthy Cheesecake Recipe with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop #cheesecake #healthy

After multiple tubs of cottage cheese with fruit and toast, I started craving something new and knew I needed to make a healthy cheesecake with cottage cheese.

When I shared this cheesecake, no one even noticed that instead of cream cheese in it, I made it with cottage cheese and greek yogurt.

Healthy Cheesecake Recipe with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop #cheesecake #healthy

It’s much higher in protein than a classic cheesecake, and to me, that’s a thumbs up because our baby (you can read about him on my husband’s blog) is getting nutrients while I’m getting a slice of heavenly cheesecake.

Make this Healthy Cheesecake even healthier by using a spelt crust and topping it with fresh fruit and granola

If you want to make this even healthier, you can use the spelt crust from this Breakfast Greek Yogurt Cheesecake, and top it with granola and fresh fruit instead of jam. Good morning to cheesecake!

Healthy Cheesecake Recipe with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop #cheesecake #healthy

This healthy cottage cheese cheesecake is topped with black currant jam in the photos. But if you would like a healthier topping, try using this Easy Blueberry Jam with Chia Seeds (the jam is made with no refined sugar).

Blueberry Chia Seed Jam - Easy Recipe | The Worktop

Healthy Cheesecake Recipe with Cottage Cheese | The Worktop #cheesecake #healthy

Healthy Cheesecake with Cottage Cheese

4.31 from 104 votes
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Serves: 12 servings (one 8-inch cheesecake)
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 1 hr
Total: 1 hr 20 mins
Surprise yourself with a Healthy Cheesecake made with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. It’s much higher in protein than a classic cheesecake, but you’ll never be able to taste the difference. Serve it with blackcurrant jam for a beautiful sweet tang.  

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (140 grams) (also works with digestive crumbs)
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar (50 grams)
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (85 grams) melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the cheesecake filling

  • 2 1/3 cups cottage cheese (500 grams)
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt (200 grams)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon maple syrup (75 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 vanilla pod

For the blackcurrant jam

  • 3/4 cup blackcurrants (150 grams)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
  • 3 tablespoons water (50 milliliters)

Instructions

  • Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper on the bottom. Oil the sides of the pan if it is not non-stick.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F / 176°C.

To make the crust

  • In a large bowl, mix everything together.
  • Gently press the crust into the lined pan. I find it easiest to use a small piece of parchment paper to cover my fingers, and press down on the crust. Set aside.

To make the cheesecake filling

  • In a food processor or blender on low speed, blend the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt together until it is smooth.
  • In a small bowl, beat the eggs together. Beat the eggs, maple syrup and flour into the cottage cheese mixture. Scrape the seeds out of the vanilla pod and mix into the cheesecake.
  • Pour everything into the pan. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, until the cheesecake is set.

To make the blackcurrant jam

  • In a medium saucepan, mix everything together. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Allow to cool before topping on the cheesecake.

To serve

  • The cheesecake is best chilled, or at room temperature.
Course: Fruits and Yogurts
Author: The Worktop
Cal : 232kcal
Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate.
Tried this recipe?If you loved making this recipe I would appreciate it so much if you would give this recipe a star review! I’d love to see it too – snap a picture of your finished dish and share it with me on Instagram using #theworktop and tagging me @theworktop.

Looking for more Cottage Cheese Recipes?

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By Tina Jui
Last updated: September 27, 2018
Filed Under: Breakfast and Brunch Recipes, Brunch Recipes for Mother's Day, Collections, Cooking Style, Easter Breakfast Recipes, Fruits and Yogurt, Jams and Condiments, Lifestyle, Make Ahead, Oven, Quick and Easy Brunches, Seasonal, Spring Breakfast Recipes, Summer Breakfast Recipes, Valentine's Day Brunch Recipes, VegetarianTags: cakes, compote, cottage cheese, fruits, healthy, kid friendly, Make Ahead Breakfast Recipes, maple syrup, oven, yogurt

About Tina Jui

A breakfast lover and food blogger. Tina develops everyday breakfast recipes on The Worktop, and writes about all things related to breakfast and brunch. Originally from California, she now lives in London. Read more about Tina Jui or drop an email to say hi.

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  1. Hilletje du Plessis says

    December 26, 2020 at 5:15 pm

    5 stars
    I have never baked a cheese cake as I was always afraid that it would not be a success but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and inexpensive this cheese cake was. I used home made fig preserve as a decoration and for flavour. Delicious!

    Reply
  2. Hilletje du Plessis says

    December 26, 2020 at 5:06 pm

    I have never baked a cheese cake as I was always afraid that it would not be a success but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and I expensive this cheese cake was. Delicious!

    Reply
  3. Meryl says

    November 21, 2020 at 3:19 pm

    Delicious. I made a half quantity (as it was just me and hubby), I used gluten free digestive biscuits for the base and left out the sugar, I added lemon zest
    to the filling and used agave nectar and gluten free flour. Topped it with home made lemon curd……scrummy !!!!

    Reply
  4. Maryam says

    August 2, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious!!! I wasn’t expecting the cheesecake to be this good considering how much healthier it is. I substituted thin honey for the maple syrup and,vanilla extract for the pod, and next time I’ll omit the sugar in the crust as I find graham crackers plenty sweet on their own. Texture improved after sitting in the fridge overnight, but it was still not as smooth and creamy as my regular NY style cheesecake. I wonder if it was slightly overcooked. I’ve always baked my cheesecakes in a bain marie; do you think that would help with the texture?

    Thank you so much Tina :)
    Maryam

    Reply
  5. Brian says

    May 30, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    5 stars
    This was , full of protein and satisfies the sweet tooth, instead instead of sugar I used flavordrop and sugar free syrup though

    Reply
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