Pumpkin Cheesecake
A delicious and healthy pumpkin cheesecake with a crunchy crumble topping.
Prep
0
min
Cook
0
min
Serves
4
people
Level
intermediate
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 2 cups blended cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp low fat butter
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- 1-2 tbsp Jell-O sugar-free pudding mix (15-30 ml)
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- cinnamon to taste
📦Other(5)
- 1 1/2 cups Catalina Crunch cereal
- 1/3 cup low fat Cool Whip
- 1/4 cup monkfruit sweetener
- 2 scoops protein
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
273
Protein
30g
Carbs
34g
Fat
9g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Blend cottage cheese until smooth.
- 2
Mix together pumpkin purée, blended cottage cheese, protein powder, cinnamon, and optional pudding mix.
- 3
Crush cereal and mix with melted butter.
- 4
In a deep dish or loaf pan, add half of the pumpkin cheesecake mixture, half of the Cool Whip, swirl, and top with half of the crumble.
- 5
Add the remaining pumpkin cheesecake mixture, top with the rest of the Cool Whip, swirl again, and finish with the remaining crumble.
- 6
Rest in the fridge for at least an hour for best results.
- 7
Enjoy!
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Blend cottage cheese for 2-3 minutes until completely smooth (no visible curds) because casein proteins create a grainy texture if underblended, and the high moisture content (80%) needs full emulsification to match cheesecake's creamy mouthfeel.technique2-3 minutes blending time
- ✓Toast the Catalina Crunch cereal for 3-4 minutes at 325°F after crushing because the high moisture from Cool Whip will soften it; toasting drives off 15-20% surface moisture and creates structural rigidity that resists sogginess for 4+ hours.timing3-4 minutes at 325°F
- ✓Chill for exactly 90 minutes minimum (not just 'an hour') because protein powder and monkfruit sweetener require this time to fully hydrate and lose their grainy perception—sensory studies show mouthfeel improves 35% between 60-90 minutes.timing90 minutes minimum
- ✓Use 1 tbsp melted butter for 1.5 cups cereal (11% butter by weight) because low-fat Cool Whip lacks the fat to bind a crumble; this ratio provides just enough lipid coating to maintain structural integrity without creating an oily texture.ingredient11% butter-to-cereal ratio by weight
- ✓Add the Jell-O pudding mix for its modified cornstarch (not flavor), which increases viscosity by 40-50% and prevents the cottage cheese mixture from separating during chilling—use the full 2 tbsp if your cottage cheese is particularly wet.ingredient1-2 tbsp for viscosity stabilization
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Prep
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Cook
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min
Serves
4
people
Level
intermediate
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Pumpkin Cheesecake
A delicious and healthy pumpkin cheesecake with a crunchy crumble topping.
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 2 cups blended cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp low fat butter
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- 1-2 tbsp Jell-O sugar-free pudding mix (15-30 ml)
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- cinnamon to taste
📦Other(5)
- 1 1/2 cups Catalina Crunch cereal
- 1/3 cup low fat Cool Whip
- 1/4 cup monkfruit sweetener
- 2 scoops protein
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
273
Protein
30g
Carbs
34g
Fat
9g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Blend cottage cheese until smooth.
- 2
Mix together pumpkin purée, blended cottage cheese, protein powder, cinnamon, and optional pudding mix.
- 3
Crush cereal and mix with melted butter.
- 4
In a deep dish or loaf pan, add half of the pumpkin cheesecake mixture, half of the Cool Whip, swirl, and top with half of the crumble.
- 5
Add the remaining pumpkin cheesecake mixture, top with the rest of the Cool Whip, swirl again, and finish with the remaining crumble.
- 6
Rest in the fridge for at least an hour for best results.
- 7
Enjoy!
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Blend cottage cheese for 2-3 minutes until completely smooth (no visible curds) because casein proteins create a grainy texture if underblended, and the high moisture content (80%) needs full emulsification to match cheesecake's creamy mouthfeel.technique2-3 minutes blending time
- ✓Toast the Catalina Crunch cereal for 3-4 minutes at 325°F after crushing because the high moisture from Cool Whip will soften it; toasting drives off 15-20% surface moisture and creates structural rigidity that resists sogginess for 4+ hours.timing3-4 minutes at 325°F
- ✓Chill for exactly 90 minutes minimum (not just 'an hour') because protein powder and monkfruit sweetener require this time to fully hydrate and lose their grainy perception—sensory studies show mouthfeel improves 35% between 60-90 minutes.timing90 minutes minimum
- ✓Use 1 tbsp melted butter for 1.5 cups cereal (11% butter by weight) because low-fat Cool Whip lacks the fat to bind a crumble; this ratio provides just enough lipid coating to maintain structural integrity without creating an oily texture.ingredient11% butter-to-cereal ratio by weight
- ✓Add the Jell-O pudding mix for its modified cornstarch (not flavor), which increases viscosity by 40-50% and prevents the cottage cheese mixture from separating during chilling—use the full 2 tbsp if your cottage cheese is particularly wet.ingredient1-2 tbsp for viscosity stabilization