Weight Watchers Cherry Cheesecake

Ingredients

Filling

• 2/3 cup cottage cheese
• Artificial sweetener equal to 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup evaporated skim milk
• 1/3 cup instant nonfat dry milk

Cherry Topping

• 1 cup sweet cherries, pitted
• 1/4 cup diet cherry-flavored beverage
• Artificial sweetener, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon cherry extract
  

Instructions

1. Filling: Combine cottage cheese, sweetener, lemon rind, vanilla extract, egg yolks, evaporated milk and dry milk in a blender and blend for about 1 minute until well mixed.
2. Transfer to a bowl.
3. In another bowl beat egg whites until they stand in stiff peaks; fold into the cheese mixture.
4. Transfer to springform pan and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees F.
5. Cherry Topping: In a covered saucepan, cook cherries in beverage until they are tender and liquid is evaporated.
6. Sweeten, add cherry extract, spread over baked cheesecake and return to oven 5 minutes more.