Chocolate-orange Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2/3 cup reduced-fat chocolate wafer cookies, crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (1 lb) container small curd low fat cottage cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package fat-free cream cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup good quality cocoa
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1/3 cup chopped semisweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl combine the cookie crumbs and butter, toss well.
• 3 press onto the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a 9-10 inch springform pan.
• 4 bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• 5 remove from oven.
• 6 in a food processor or blender combine the cottage cheese, cream cheese, eggs and whites and process until very smooth.
• 7 in a large bowl mix together the sugar and cocoa.
• 8 add the cheese mixture, orange liqueur and orange peel and mix well.
• 9 melt the semisweet chocolate in the microwave until melted-make sure you dont burn it, and mix into the cheese mixture.
• 10 beat with a mixer until smooth and well blended.
• 11 pour into the crust.
• 12 bake in the 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until the center is barely jiggly.
• 13 run a knife around the rim and place cake in the refrigerator until cake is cooled.
• 14 wrap in plastic and let chill overnight up to 2 days.