Marja-Leena's Finnish Cheesecake

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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 402 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Spread crust mixture into the greased pie plate.

Step 5

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.