Lentil Cheesecake
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Lentil Cheesecake

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Total Time: 1 Hour 5 Minutes

Servings: 12-16

Part of our Hidden HealthyTM collection of recipes where we show you unique ways of incorporating lentils into your food, unsuspecting to the picky eater's eye!

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

  • Pecan Crumb Crust:
  • ½ cup graham crumbs
  • 1/3 cup pecans, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp margarine, melted
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • Spiced Lentil Filling:
  • 16 oz low-fat cream cheese
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup green lentil purée*
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp pumpkin spice
  • 1 tbsp 1% milk
  • 1½ tsp cornstarch
  • Orange Cream Cheese Icing: (Optional)
  • 8 oz spreadable low-fat cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1½ tsp orange liqueur
  • ½ tsp grated orange rind

Directions

  1. To prepare crust, combine crumbs, pecans, margarine, and brown sugar. Press into and up the sides of a 20 cm (8”) springform pan. Chill.
  2. Preheat oven to 180° C (350° F).
  3. To prepare filling, with electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just blended. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour into pan.
  4. Bake 45 minutes, until centre is just set.
  5. Remove cake from oven; run a knife around the edge to loosen it from the pan. Cool at room temperature.
  6. Beat all icing ingredients together. Spread over cooled cake.
  7. Cut into 12 wedges.

*Lentil Purée - Place cooked or rinsed & drained canned lentils into a food processor. For every 1 cup lentils, add ¼ cup water. Blend to make a smooth purée with a consistency like canned pumpkin. If needed, add additional water 1 tbsp at a time.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: 105 g
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 269.2
  • Total Fat 14.9 g
  • Cholesterol 62.9 g
  • Carbohydrates 25.2 g
  • Dietary Fibre 2.2 g
  • Sugar 12.9 g
  • Protein 9.2 g
  • Sodium 216.7 mg
  • Potassium 206.8 mg
  • Folate 5%

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