Ingredients
- 16 apricot (halves)
- 3 eggs
- 230 ml calorie cream (reduced)
- 200 gr quick oats
- 120 ml pineapple juice
- 120 gr cottage cheese
- 75 gr dates (sliced)
- 55 gr melted butter
- 4 gr vanilla extract
- 2 gr orange zest (grated)
- 2 gr cornstarch
- 1 gr cinnamon
- 1 gr nutmeg (ground)
Combine oats,butter,cinnamon and quarter tsp. nutmeg in a small bowl.Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 23 cm pie plate. Bake at 220ºC or 7 to 10 minutes,until lightly browned. Meanwhile,combine cottage cheese and cream cheese,eggs,dates, one third cup pineapple juice,vanilla extract,orange zest and remaining nutmeg in a food processor or blender.Blend until well mixed. Pour into cooled crust and bake @ 180ºC or 30 to 35 minutes until filling is set.Chill at least one hour. Combine remaining pineapple juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan.Heat to boiling.Boil 1 minute,stirring constantly,until thickened and clear.Arrange drained apricot halves on top of cheese filling and spoon pineapple glaze,evenly,over apricots. Refrigerate until glaze is set.Makes 8 servings.