These delicately sweet cream cheese tarts use heart healthy ingredients such as fresh berries, protein-rich cottage cheese, no-fat cream cheese and gelatin for a creamy, velvety texture. Our diabetic-friendly dessert is the perfect no-bake recipe at only 79 calories per serving.
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A cheesecake has a thick, rich cream cheese filling, while a tart has a shallow crust and a thinner filling. These crustless tarts set in cupcake liners instead.
No. Gelatin sets the creamy filling in the fridge, so they only need about 2 hours of chilling before you peel off the foil liners and serve.
Blended until smooth, 1% cottage cheese gives the filling a creamy texture with more protein and far less fat than using cream cheese alone.
They are approved for a diabetic diet. Each tart has 79 calories, 12 grams of carbohydrates and 9 grams of sugar, so one makes a light, portion-controlled dessert.
Recipe yields 6 servings
In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. In a blender, combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, vanilla, lemon zest and gelatin mixture and blend until completely smooth.
Pour mixture into 6 foil cupcake liners and refrigerate, covered, for 2 hours, or until firm. To serve, peel away foil and arrange on individual plates. Top each cream cheese tart with berries and mint for garnish.
