This Cottage Cheese & Greek Yogurt Cheesecake is a delicious, rich dessert but without all the calories, sugar, and carbs! You can enjoy this cheesecake with or without a crust. I chose to serve mine with a store-bought pecan pie crust to make it easy! You could also use a combination of granola and butter/coconut oil to make a healthy crust. The macros below do not include a crust and you will have to adjust depending on what you decide to use! Try topping your cheesecake off with my homemade Healthy Blueberry Jam and it won’t disappoint!
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Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese – 2 1/3 cup of 1% small curd cottage cheese.
- Greek Yogurt – 1 cup of plain, nonfat Greek yogurt.
- Eggs – 2 large eggs.
- Maple Syrup – 1/4 cup of maple syrup.
- Swerve/Monk Fruit – 1/8 cup granular Swerve, monk fruit, or zero calorie sugar substitute of choice.
- Vanilla Extract – 1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.
- Salt – Pinch of salt.
How To Make It
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare a standard pie pan or cake pan with parchment paper, or if you are using a prepared pie crust like me, set that aside.
- In a food processor, blend the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt together until smooth and creamy. There should be no more lumps.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs, syrup, swerve, salt, and vanilla, and cottage cheese mixture.
- Pour batter into your pie/cake pan or pecan crust. Bake for 1 hour. Chill at least 4 hours in the fridge and enjoy!
Where’s The Cream Cheese?
I get this question a lot! This is a cheesecake, but not your typical cream cheese cheesecake if that makes sense! I used cottage cheese instead to cut the fat and calories down! If you want that classic cream cheese flavor, you are more than welcome to substitute some of the cottage cheese or Greek yogurt with some cream cheese as a 1:1 ratio!
How To Store Leftovers
You can store your leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Cottage Cheese & Greek Yogurt Cheesecake
This Cottage Cheese & Greek Yogurt Cheesecake is a delicious, rich dessert but without all the calories, sugar, and carbs! You can enjoy this cheesecake with or without a crust. I chose to serve mine with a store-bought pecan pie crust to make it easy! The macros below do not include a crust and you will have to adjust depending on what you decide to use! Try topping your cheesecake off with my homemade Healthy Blueberry Jam and it won't disappoint!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare a standard pie pan or cake pan with parchment paper, or if you are using a prepared pie crust like me, set that aside.
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In a food processor, blend the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt together until smooth and creamy. There should be no more lumps.
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In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs, syrup, swerve, salt, and vanilla, and cottage cheese mixture.
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Pour batter into your pie/cake pan or pecan crust. Bake for 1 hour. Chill at least 4 hours in the fridge and enjoy!
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 93kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 2.7g5%
- Saturated Fat 1g5%
- Cholesterol 61.6mg21%
- Sodium 257.7mg11%
- Total Carbohydrate 4.5g2%
- Sugars 3.5g
- Protein 12.2g25%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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User Reviews
Beyond too sweet, the consistency was runny; I tossed it.
great consistency
Hey Leah! So glad you liked it!
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I made this, it had a ton of fluid on the bottom and was soup. I didn’t use a crust but I think the crust would’ve been mushy anyway. I’m not sure if I did something wrong so I’m giving it 2 stars to account for my error. Otherwise, unbeatable. 😭
I had the same thing happen. So much liquid on the bottom. Had to drain liquid off and continue to bake for 2 hours. And I used nonfat Greek yogurt
Hmmm. Did you use a thick Greek yogurt? I have not heard anyone else having issues with this recipe!
Delicious and filling! Used real sugar and homemade graham cracker crust. Am surprised at how thin it became! But it’s a hit in my house
Hey Jamie, I’m so glad your family enjoyed it!
Really easy recipe! Tasted great! Will make again. I added a little bit of maple syrup as mentioned. Husband loved it. Served with some strawberries but any fruit would work. Thanks !
Yay! I am so glad to hear that. Thanks for your feedback! 🙂
Can you use honey instead of the maple syrup?
Yes, you can use any sweetener you prefer! The honey will give you a slightly different taste, but I think it would still be wonderful!
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
I would say it is good in the fridge for up to 5 ish days!
This looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!
Thank you so much!