I bought Bethenny Frankel’s new book, Naturally Thin, on Tuesday night after getting home from my cruise. On Wednesday I ended up trying (and modifying, of course – who follows recipes?) three of her ideas. I changed this one so much that I think I can call it my own:
Maggie’s Faux Choco-Banana Cheesecake
Ingredients (serves 2)
- 2/3 cup lowfat cottage cheese (can use up to 1 cup depending on how much you want)
- 1/2 banana, mashed
- splash of extract (I used vanilla, but anything would work)
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon stevia (or 2 teaspoons other sweetener – sugar, honey, etc.)
- 1 square of chocolate, crushed up (I used Ghirardelli’s 60%); or 1 tablespoon of crushed up chocolate chips
Directions
Put everything in a mini food-processor and blend. Serve chilled.
This is perfect for dessert or a snack at any time. It really satisfies a sweet tooth but it’s not heavy! It’s crap-free and wonderful.
What’s your favorite flavor of cheesecake? I think mine is this one 
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Love it!!
My favorite flavor of cheesecake = strawberry!!
Oh wow, awesome! Thanks for sharing!
That looks really good…my favorite flavor is plain…but I like it when they put a thin layer of sour cream on top
At the Cheesecake factory it would be the Snickers or Cookies n Cream
this one is so simple! i’ll get some cottage cheese to make it! (with salt or without salt type?)
whoa that looks so good! definitely gotta get her new book
what a great recipe, seems like a fantastic treat!
My favorite flavor is pumpkin cheesecake or dolce de leche…It’s to die for!
As a big fan of anything cheesecake – THAT sounds fantastic
Any cheese cake is my favorite! I don’t eat it that often but when I do I can’t get it off my mind for days, this looks like a fun replacement!
That looks amazing! I just ordered her book 5 minutes ago
I used to hate cheesecake but then I made a vegan version and I love it! Weird huh. =P
enjoy the book!
and that faux cheesecake looks good!
That sounds really good! I really miss cottage cheese (I am extremely lactose intolerant). I will have to try a version of this!
Neat! I like the blender idea. All these blender creations (smoothes, blended oat bowls… ) reminds me how much I’m looking forward to having access to one at home.
can’t go wrong with a good for you treat like that!
Yum, that looks great! I really like peanut butter cheesecake. Could it be any richer?
sounds AMAZINGG!!
have a great saturday
this looks so good!
and i ALWAYS have cottage cheese.
bananas. and chocolate on hand. !!
my favorite flavor of anything is
peanut butter. i just might have to
tweak your recipe slightly. ;] yum.
that looks amazing! thanks for sharing your tweaked recipe… what do you think of that book in general?
Very cool! I love how this could totally be adapted for a zillion different flavors.
Maggie! I would love to hear your opinion on that book–I was JUST reading about it online but I’m just not sure if it will be standard “diet” advice–cut portions, blah blah. I didn’t realize it has recipes, too. I think she’s great so I’ll probably buy it anyway but any thoughts you have would be appreciated
how do you like her book?
i can never decide if i like bethenny or not. she reminds me of this EVIL contestant on Survivor but only in appearance. i guess when i watch her on housewives, i can’t get the other lady out of my head.
that sounds good!
Brilliant Maggie, and much better for me than those 500+ calorie pieces of cheesecake I have put away at the Cheesecake Factory. My favorite cheesecake involves either Oreos or peanut butter…or both.
How are liking Naturally Thin?
Thanks so much for the recipe, Maggie! It sounds delish, and it’s so great that it is crap-free!
I love making cheesecake!! My two specialties are a Brownie Bottom Cheesecake and a White Chocolate Candy Cane Cheesecake.
~Justine
I loved her book and now I’m psyched to try some of these recipes!!
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When I saw that one in Bethenny’s book I wanted to try it so badly, but promptly forgot allll about it. Now I really need to! I want to get a hand blender like she has. That sounds so delicious — and something my poor tummy can definitely handle!
My fav flavor cheesecake? Hmmm that is a tough one. I like the cookie dough flavor at Cheesecake Factory!
yum, but do you really need to use fake sugar? just a thought!
oh to clarify i didn’t mean whether it would work with real… just basically challenge your reasons for not using a real sweetener….
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I just made this the other night and LOVED IT!! I loved the texture, how filling it was, the natural ingredients and the flavor of course
You could basically say I licked the bowl clean (because I did haha)
OMG! I am going to have to try this!!!
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I could really use something “crap free and wonderful” while I’m trying to lose my baby weight. I have had the worst sweet tooth lately, but everything I want to eat seems like it’s going to add 45lbs to my butt, which I definitely don’t need. I don’t love cottage cheese, but could learn to like it if it tastes as good as you say! Kudos.
-Kenzie
@Kenzie: You don’t taste the cottage cheese at all!
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This looks amazing! I’m not normally a cottage cheese fan, but I bet I would like it like this! I will have to try it for sure. Have you tried any other combos for flavors?