Chocolate Yogurt Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 32 ounces low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• fresh fruit, for decoration

Recipe

• 1 prepare yogurt cheese (recipe follows).
• 2 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 3 sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of a 8-inch springform pan.
• 4 in medium bowl with whisk, gently mix yogurt cheese, sugar, cocoa and cornstarch until well blended.
• 5 add eggs, vanilla and almond extract; stir until blended.
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake in oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until edges are set.
• 8 remove from oven to cooling rack.
• 9 cool 30 minutes at room temperature.
• 10 with knife, loosen cake from side of pan.
• 11 refrigerate before serving.
• 12 garnish with fruit, if desired.
• 13 yogurt cheese: line non-rusting colander or sieve with large piece of double thickness cheesecloth or large coffee filter; place colander over deep bowl.
• 14 spoon yogurt into prepared colander; cover with plastic wrap.
• 15 refrigerate until liquid no longer drains from yogurt, about 24 hours.
• 16 remove yogurt from cheesecloth; discard liquid.