Homemade Cheesecake

Ingredients

2 pound container (or 4 cups) non-fat, plain yogurt, drained of its liquid until a cream cheese consistency. I prefer to use my homemade Middle Eastern "Lebane" (see recipe here on this blog). Note: You could also use homemade Ricotta cheese for this recipe.
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla flavoring
Prepared cookie crust
Fresh fruit, sweetened, set aside to "weep" its juices a bit
Fresh whipped cream

Process

To the yogurt combine sugar, eggs and vanilla flavoring. Beat with mixer until smooth. Pour into cookie crust and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 50 minutes. 

To Serve

Serve chilled (or room temperature) with sweetened fresh fruit on each serving, and a dollop of fresh whipped cream. 


Note: for a non-fat version, substitute non-fat dairy in the above ingredients.




Below is a great video about Shavuot (Pentecost) and cheesecake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=surglUxi-Ac