Marja-Leena's Finnish Cheesecake recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup cottage cheese
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
⅓ cup melted butter
⅓ cup ground almonds
¼ cup sour cream
lemon, juiced
1 lemon, zested, or more to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

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
servingSize: -
sodium: 311.3 mg
sugar: 17.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.

  2. 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.

  3. Spread crust mixture into the greased pie plate.

  4. 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.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 40 minutes.

Recipe Yield

1 9-inch cheesecake

Recipe Note

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.

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