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Heavenly Dessert Cheesecake

A cheesecake made with graham cracker crumbs, cottage cheese, Neufchâtel cheese, sugar, flour, milk, and almond extract.

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Why it works: Cottage cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 126 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Heavenly Dessert Cheesecake

Oven325°F
Time45 to 50 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Neufchâtel cheese should be light Philly brand Neufchâtel cheese and it should be softened.

  2. Dust bottom of pan with graham cracker crumbs; remove excess crumbs.

  3. Put cottage cheese in blender container, cover, and process on high speed until smooth.

Make the filling

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, Neufchâtel cheese, sugar, and flour; mix at medium speed until well blended.

  2. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

  3. Blend in milk and almond extract; pour into pan.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake at 325°F for 45 to 50 minutes or until center is almost set.

  2. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.

  3. Chill.

  4. Top with fresh slices of strawberries or blueberries, if desired.

Alternate method

  1. Prepare pan as directed; omit blender method.

  2. Place cottage cheese in a large bowl of electric mixer; beat cottage cheese at high speed until smooth.

  3. Add Neufchâtel cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing at medium speed until well blended.

  4. Continue as directed.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

937Calories
40 gProtein
25 gFat
135 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Cracker5 saltine crackers (15g)66
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cottage cheese + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together126 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cottage cheese + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together239 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and milk barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Cottage cheese
Adds moisture and a soft, creamy body once blended smooth.
Neufchâtel cheese
Gives the filling its rich, dense, creamy structure.
Sugar
Sweetens the filling and softens the set texture.
Flour
Helps stabilize the filling so it sets firm rather than weeping.
Almond extract
Adds a strong aroma that flavours the filling.

The step that matters

Bake only until the center is almost set. Residual heat finishes the custard as it cools. Overbaking tightens the egg and cheese proteins, which makes the cheesecake dry, grainy, and prone to cracking.

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cottage cheese, cheese, sugar, flour, milk):

  1. Almondthe original
  2. Walnutfits about as well
  3. Beansfits about as well
  4. Peanutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against cottage cheese, cheese, sugar, flour, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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