Prestigious Recipes
January 22, 2003

Fat Flush Cheesecake and Quick Cran-Raspberry Sauce

Posted by Kelly

from Global Television
Lose weight and have your cheesecake too?
It's possible, according to Fat Flush author Ann Louise Gittleman.
This cake is a little smaller than most cheescakes, but the fruity topping packs a lot of flavour punch.
Fat Flush Cheesecake

1 pound 2 percent cottage cheese
1 cup mashed ripe banana
2 packets Stevia Plus
Juice of 1 lemon
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Place cottage cheese in a blender and blend until smooth.
Add mashed banana, lemon juice, and Stevia Plus and blend until mixed.
Beat eggs one at a time and add to the mixture, blending well after each addition.
Pour the mixture into a lightly greased (use butter), 8-inch springform cake pan.
Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and loosen cake from sides of pan with a knife.
Cool and then chill for several hours or overnight before serving.
Variation
Add a splash of rum before pouring mixture into cake pan for baking.
Phase 3, Serves 8

Quick Cran-Raspberry Sauce
1/2 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen thawed
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
3/4 teaspoon Stevia Plus
Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Heat in a saucepan for about 2 minutes or until hot.

: Cherry Cordial Hot Chocolate

Posted by Maggie

INGREDIENTS
5 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 cups chocolate syrup
1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice, divided
1 3/4 cups whipping cream
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Maraschino cherries with stems (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat first 3 ingredients and 7 tablespoons cherry juice in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat, stirring often.
Beat whipping cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar and reserved cherry juice, beating until soft peaks form.
Serve with hot chocolate; top each serving with a cherry, if desired.
YIELD: Makes about 8 1/2 cups
PREPARATION TIME: 10 min.
COOKING TIME: Cook: 10 min.