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Ingredients
for
8
Swedish-style Cheesecake with Currants
25 min., ready in 1 hr 5 min.
Time:
624
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
65 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- For the cheesecake
- 150 grams ground almonds
- 150 grams chopped almonds
- 4 eggs
- 350 grams cream cheese
- 80 grams sugar
- 2 organic lemons (zested and juiced)
- 150 milliliters Whipped cream
Preparation
1.
Preheat oven to 175°C (approximately 350°F).
2.
For the cheesecake, grease a baking dish 20-24 cm diameter (approximately 8-9 inches diameter). Thinly spread 2 tablespoons ground almonds into baking dish. In a bowl, mix remaining ground almonds, chopped almonds, eggs, cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, lemon peel and whipping cream with an electric mixer until smooth and pour into baking dish. Bake cheesecake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes.
3.
For garnish, rinse currants, place in a saucepan with sugar and 2-3 tablespoons water, bring to a boil and remove from heat.
4.
Remove cake from oven, garnish with currants and serve immediately.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 624 cal. | (30 %) | ||
| Protein | 19 g | (19 %) | ||
| Fat | 42 g | (36 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 41 g | (27 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 15 g | (60 %) | ||
| Roughage | 6.1 g | (20 %) |