Recipe for healthy strawberry cheesecake with mascarpone

Cheesecake recipes are among the most popular, whether baked or unbaked.
We offer it in a healthy form with strawberries combined with mascarpone.

What is cheesecake?
Cheesecake is a dessert that consists of two layers:

• a shell of crumbled biscuits
• and a cheese (or cottage cheese) layer

In the beginning, a cheesecake was just a baked dessert.
It can be made according to the original recipe (pure cheese) or with different flavours. In this case, it can be enriched with a third layer, such as fruit, chocolate, etc.

About strawberries

Strawberries are one of the most popular and widespread fruits in temperate geographic zones.
They represent an important part of the cuisine because of their unmistakable taste, aroma and appearance.
They are important for our health and beauty as they are an important source of vitamins and minerals.

Read our article:

• What substances strawberries contain
• What effects eating strawberries has on our health
• What to look for in strawberries when buying them in the store

Strawberries are primarily intended for direct consumption after harvesting.
They contain 80 to 90% water. Therefore, they can turn mouldy very quickly.

7 tricks and tips: How to keep strawberries fresh for as long as possible

1.

Without them, they dry out quickly, do not retain their high water content and start to shrivel. In addition, when the stalk is torn off, a wound is created which becomes a gateway for rot.

2. Store strawberries in the refrigerator in a plastic or ceramic container, unwashed, and wash them just before eating.

3. It is important to sort the strawberries before storing them in the fridge. Any strawberry that is infected should be thrown away as the mould spreads quickly. It is better to throw one away at the beginning than all of them at the end.

Both bought and picked.

4. If you give the strawberries a vinegar bath, they will last much longer in the fridge, sometimes up to 10 days. This is because the vinegar can destroy the bacteria and mould that you have brought in on the strawberries. Mix water and vinegar in a 10:1 ratio. Soak the strawberries in this solution for a few minutes.

Then rinse them under running water and let them dry completely on a cotton cloth.

5. If you want to use the strawberries for decorating and need them to look their best, you can store them in a cardboard egg carton in the fridge. This will absorb any excess moisture.

6. You can also preserve strawberries by freezing them.

We freeze the whole fruit so that as little juice as possible comes out when we thaw it later.
We choose firm, undamaged fruit and gently remove the stem.

Place them in a sieve and rinse them. Let them dry completely, first on a towel and then on a tray.

If we were to freeze them wet or still damp, they would stick together and we would not be able to separate them.

Place the strawberries in the freezer with the tray on which they are evenly distributed, and they are now completely dry. After freezing, transfer them to a plastic bag or a suitable container. Strawberries frozen in this way will keep for at least 10 months.

7. Another option for storing strawberries is to process them by preserving them, making homemade jam or syrup.

About mascarpone

Mascarpone comes from Lombardy.
It is a soft, creamy fresh cheese made from cream by the action of tartaric acid without removing the whey.

It contains a high percentage of fat, about 60 %.

It is mainly used in the preparation of sweet desserts because it has a fine creamy texture and a delicious taste. Mascarpone cream is perfect with fresh fruit, on cakes or in jars, unbaked desserts with biscuits, cookies.

It is the basis of traditional tiramisu, but it is also suitable as a substitute for "fatty" butter in creams.

Strawberry cheesecake with mascarpone

Our recipe for a healthy fit strawberry cheesecake will be baked.
Prepare a suitable baking tin. It should be between 20 and 24 cm in diameter.

Ingredients

Body:

• 100 g oatmeal
• 100 g nuts - your favourite mixture
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• water

Filling:

• 500 g non-fat cottage cheese
  250 g mascarpone
• 200 g Greek yoghurt
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 20 g coconut sugar
• 5 g stevia
• vanilla extract

Topping:

• 300 g strawberries
• 1/2 packet gelatin powder

Procedure

1.

Prepare a cake tin by lining with baking paper. Cut a square from the paper adequate to the circumference of the tin.

It will be easier to handle the cake at the end when transferring it to a serving tray.

At the same time, prepare the oven. Preheat it to 180 degrees.

2.

Now prepare the crust:

• Mix the oatmeal and nut mixture with a chopper.
• Add the cocoa to the mixture and slowly start adding water.
• Add water until you have a 'sticky' mass which you spread on the bottom of the baking tin.

Place the tin with the crust in a preheated oven. Pre-bake the base of the cake for 10 minutes.
When the time has elapsed, remove it and leave it to cool.
Reduce the oven temperature to 170 degrees and continue preparing the filling.

3.

Prepare the filling for our cheesecake by mixing:

• cottage cheese
• mascarpone
• Greek yoghurt
• together with lemon juice
• with a few drops of vanilla extract
• add coconut sugar and stevia at the same time

Mix on the lowest speed to keep the mixture thick.
Gradually add the eggs, stirring constantly. Beat the cream until smooth.

4.

Pour the cream onto the cooled cake pan.

You can still spread it gently with a spatula to make sure the surface of the cake is even.

Bake the cheesecake slowly at 170 degrees for about 60 to 70 minutes, until it starts to brown around the edges and on top.

5.

When the cheesecake is done, turn off the oven and let it cool for 20 to 30 minutes with the door open.
After removing it from the oven, let it cool completely at room temperature. Then put it in the refrigerator to firm up for at least three hours.

It is best to bake the cake the day before and let it cool overnight.

The cooled cake should hold its shape beautifully, be springy and fluffy.

6.

And we can decorate:

• Slice your strawberries into thinner slices to place on top of the cheesecake.
• Blend the remaining strawberries with an immersion blender, add half a packet of gelatine and gently heat the mixture in the microwave.
• Pour over the decorated dessert and place in the refrigerator to set.

Enjoy!

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