Light New York Cheesecake

Name: Light New York Cheesecake
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 9 whole, graham crackers (5 ounces/142 grams), broken into rough pieces and processed in a food processor to fine even crumbs (about 1 1/4 cups); 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1 pound (454 grams), 1% cottage cheese; 1 pound (454 grams), light cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cups, sugar (10 1/2 ounces/298 grams); 8 ounces (227 grams/1 cup), low-fat yogurt cheese (see note); 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 - 1 teaspoon, grated zest from 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; 3 , large eggs, at room temperature; , Vegetable cooking spray; , Fresh Strawberry Topping (optional)

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cheese
Light
Cakes

Appears in America's Test Kitchen TV

Of all the desserts that people long for in low-fat form, cheesecake is probably the most popular—but it’s also the most difficult to lighten. We set out to develop a light cheesecake worth eating.

SERVES 12

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