With cherries now in season, Christmas is a great time for adding the festive fruit to your desserts.

Unlike traditional cheesecake which calls for butter, sugar, and biscuits – this delicious Christmas recipe offers all the same great flavours but uses much more nutritious ingredients (and it’s just 201 calories per serve).

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As part of our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge, you can still enjoy delicious festive meals and desserts like this with family and friends. Join thousands of other mums on our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge by signing up here.

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Chocolate Cherry Christmas Cheesecake

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Course

Desserts

Cuisine

Chocolate

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 700 g reduced-fat ricotta
• 400 g light cream cheese
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 4 free-range eggs
• 1/2 cup Natvia
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup plain wholemeal flour
• 50 g dark chocolate grated, 70%
• 20 fresh cherries
• fresh mint leaves to decorate

Course Desserts Cuisine Chocolate Servings people Ingredients 700 g reduced-fat ricotta 400 g light cream cheese 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp lemon zest 4 free-range eggs 1/2 cup Natvia 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup plain wholemeal flour 50 g dark chocolate grated, 70% 20 fresh cherries fresh mint leaves to decorate

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Grease a 23cm round springform tin and dust base and sides with wholemeal flour
3. Place ricotta and cream cheese in a food processor and process until smooth.
4. Add lemon juice and zest, eggs, Natvia and vanilla, and blitz to combine
5. Add flour and pulse until just combined, scraping down sides as needed
6. Tip mixture into prepared pan and smooth the top
7. Bake for 45 minutes, then turn heat off and leave cheesecake in oven with the door closed for 1 hour.
8. Remove cake from oven, release side of pan and set on a rack to cool completely
9. Top with chocolate, cherries and mint to serve.

Recipe Notes

Recipes serves 12 at 201 calories per serve.

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