Cheesecake with cottage cheese and sour cream

8 servings

120 minutes

Cottage cheese and sour cream cheesecake is a delicate and airy dessert with a deep creamy flavor and subtle hints of vanilla. Its roots trace back to European cuisine, where cottage cheese desserts have always been popular. The uniqueness of this cheesecake lies in using cottage cheese instead of classic cream cheese, giving it softness and a slightly denser structure. Lemon zest and vanilla sugar add refined aromatic depth, while the sweet sour cream topping provides a harmonious balance to the flavor. It is best served chilled, garnished with berries, fruits, or a light sauce to highlight its tenderness. This cheesecake makes an excellent conclusion to any feast, especially when one desires something exquisite yet cozy.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 781.1
• Proteins: 21.8g
• Fats: 51.8g
• Carbohydrates: 58g

Ingredients

• Cottage cheese 18%: 800 g
• Cookie: 400 g
• Cream 35%: 120 ml
• Sour cream 25%: 250 g
• Vanilla sugar: 100 g
• Lemon zest: 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon: to taste
• Melted butter: 100 g
• Chicken egg: 3 pc
• Sugar: 2 tbsp
• Vanillin: 1 g
• Fruits: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Line the pan with parchment paper.

2. Blend the cottage cheese and cream until smooth.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cottage cheese 18%: 800 g
   • Cream 35%: 120 ml

3. Mix the eggs and vanilla sugar, blend with a blender (the classic recipe calls for 200 g of sugar and a pinch of vanilla sugar, but we don't really like overly sweet cakes, so I replace it with 100 g of vanilla sugar, which makes it more aromatic and still sweet enough).

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 3 pieces
   • Vanilla sugar: 100 g

4. For the crust: crush the cookies as finely as possible, mix with melted butter, and press into the bottom of the pan.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cookie: 400 g
   • Melted butter: 100 g

5. Pour the cottage cheese mixture on top (the consistency is like very thick sour cream).

6. Send to the oven for 50 minutes.

7. While the pie is in the oven, mix sour cream, sugar, and a pinch of vanillin.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sour cream 25%: 250 g
   • Sugar: 2 tablespoons
   • Vanillin: 1 g

8. After 50 minutes, pour the mixture into the pie and bake for another 7 minutes at 200 degrees.

9. Take out of the oven and put in the fridge overnight.

10. In the morning, you can enjoy a delicious cheesecake topped with berries (like blueberries) or sliced fruits. But I especially love buying Dr. Oetker dessert and pouring it over. It comes in cherry (as shown) and forest berry flavors. You can also make variations with jelly on top (like canned peaches in jelly). It all depends on your desires and imagination.

    Required ingredients:

    • Fruits:  to taste