Cheesecake with apricots and meringue

Name: Cheesecake with apricots and meringue
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 large (850 ml) + 1 small tin (425 ml) of apricots; no added sugar; 8 Eggs (size M); 1 kg Low-fat curd; 500 g Cream-Yoghurt; 100 g + 4 tablespoons stevia sugar (50% less calories); 1 package Pudding powder "Vanilla Flavor"; 200 g Flour; 2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder; 4 TABLESPOONS Oil; 1 pinch Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Grease; 7-10 Tbsp toasted flaked almonds

AUTHOR
Cassandra Brock

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
90 mins

TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 12

1 large (850 ml) + 1 small tin (425 ml) of apricots; no added sugar
8 Eggs (size M)
1 kg Low-fat curd
500 g Cream-Yoghurt
100 g + 4 tablespoons stevia sugar (50% less calories)
1 package Pudding powder "Vanilla Flavor"
200 g Flour
2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder
4 TABLESPOONS Oil
1 pinch Salt
7-10 Tbsp Grease
7-10 Tbsp toasted flaked almonds

Directions

1
Drain large tin of apricots. Dice the apricots finely. Separate 3 eggs. Chill the egg whites. Stir 900 g quark, yoghurt, 75 g stevia and pudding powder until smooth. Stir in 4 eggs and 3 egg yolks one after the other.
2
Mix in the apricots. Grease a springform pan (26 cm Ø).
3
For the dough mix flour and baking powder. Stir 100 g quark, oil, 1 egg and 25 g stevia until smooth. Quickly knead in the flour mixture. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface until it is approx. 28 cm round. Line the bottom of the mould with the dough and press the rim slightly upwards.
4
Add the curd mixture and smooth it down. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 55 minutes.
5
Beat the egg whites with salt until stiff. Gradually fold in 4 tablespoons of Stevia. Carefully spread the meringue mixture over the cake. Bake in a hot oven for another 10 minutes. Let it cool down on a cake rack.
6
Drain a small tin of apricots and collect the juice. Put the apricots with 6 tbsp. juice into a mixing cup and puree finely. Serve the cake with the apricot sauce. Sprinkle with flaked almonds if desired.