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Healthy Cheese Hearts With Strawberry Sauce Recipe

Posted on December 31, 2007 by healthy-chef

If you are looking for a tasty dessert that is also going to be a bit nutritious, then the cheese hearts with strawberry sauce recipe is a great option for you. You wouldn’t imagine that this delicious dish could be healthy in any way but it actually is. The egg white cottage cheese and strawberries add a shot of nutrition to this tasty delight.

It is a great dish to make after any dinner, and especially when you are having guests over. Accompany it with a glass of fruit juice or water to add to the nutrition.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 150 g low fat cottage cheese
• 150 ml low fat natural fromage frais
• 1 medium egg white
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 to 2 tsp vanilla essence
• Rose scented geranium leaves, to decorate

Sauce

• 225 g strawberries
• 4tbsp unsweetened orange juice
• 2 to 3 tsp icing sugar

1. Line 4 heart shaped moulds with clean muslin. Place a sieve over a mixing bowl and using the back of a metal spoon, press through the cottage cheese. Mix in the fromage frais.
2. Whisk the egg white until stiff. Fold into the cheeses, with the caster sugar and vanilla essence.
3. Place the moulds on a wire rack set over a roasting tin. Spoon the cheese mixture into the moulds and smooth over the tops. Leave to chill for 1 hour or until firm and well drained.
4. To make the sauce, wash the strawberries under cold running water. Reserving a few strawberries for decoration, hull and chop the remainder. Place the strawberries in a blender or food processor with the orange juice and process until smooth. Alternatively, push through a sieve to puree. Mix with the icing sugar to taste. Cover and leave to chill until required.
5. Remove the cheese hearts from the moulds and transfer to serving plates. Remove the muslin, decorate with the reserved strawberries and geranium leaves and serve with the sauce.