MARJA-LEENA'S FINNISH CHEESECAKE
My best friend's mom was from Finland, and she shared this cheesecake recipe with my family. It is a lower calorie cheesecake and delicious! Serve with fruit sauce and whipped cream.
Provided by Sarahd
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Scandinavian
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
- Combine 1/2 cup butter and 3 tablespoons sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 1 egg until well blended. Beat in flour and baking powder. Chill crust mixture for 30 minutes.
- Spread crust mixture into the greased pie plate.
- Combine cottage cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup melted butter, almonds, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour over crust in the pie plate.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 401.6 calories, Carbohydrate 32.5 g, Cholesterol 128 mg, Fat 27 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 14.7 g, Sodium 311.3 mg, Sugar 17.8 g
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