Orange Cheesecake

Description
Makes 8 servings.

Crust

 * 1 cup soft wholewheat bread crumbs
 * ¼ cup bran (natural)
 * ¼ cup brown sugar substitute (SugarTwin)
 * ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 * 2 tbsp butter or margarine

Filling

 * 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin (1 pkg)
 * ⅓ cup water
 * 2 cup 2% cottage cheese
 * ⅓ cup orange juice
 * 1 tsp orange rind
 * 1 small banana
 * 2 tbsp white sugar substitute (SugarTwin)
 * 1 tsp lemon juice
 * 1 small orange
 * 8 strawberries or grapes

Directions

 * 1) Crust combine crumbs, bran, sweetener and cinnamon in a bowl.
 * 2) With fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly.
 * 3) Press onto bottom of 7 or 8" spring-form pan.
 * 4) Filling in small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand for about 5 minutes to soften.
 * 5) Place over low heat, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
 * 6) Let cool to room temperature.
 * 7) In food processor or blender, combine cottage cheese, orange juice, orange rind, banana, sweetener, lemon juice and dissolved gelatin.
 * 8) Puree until smooth (or mash cottage cheese and banana along with sweetener, juices and gelatin or press through sieve).
 * 9) Pour over prepared crust.
 * 10) Cover and chill in refrigerator 2-4 hours or until set.
 * 11) At serving time, remove side from pan.
 * 12) With wide metal lifter, slip cheesecake off bottom of pan onto serving plate or leave on base of spring-form pan.
 * 13) Peel orange, removing pith and thin membrane.
 * 14) Remove sections.
 * 15) Slice strawberries or grapes.
 * 16) Arrange on top of cheesecake along with orange slices.

Nutritional information
⅛ cheesecake:
 * 1 fruits and vegetables choice, 1 protein choice 12 g carbohydrate, 10 g protein, 4 g fat 124 calories