Käsekuchen
Delicious German cheesecake known as Käsekuchen, made with quark or cottage cheese.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 200 grams digestive biscuits
- 100 grams unsalted butter
- 500 grams quark
- 200 grams sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Crush the digestive biscuits and mix with melted butter.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan.
- In a bowl, combine quark, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, lemon juice, and cornstarch.
- Pour the mixture over the biscuit crust.
- Bake for 60 minutes until golden brown.
- Let it cool and refrigerate for several hours before serving.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, substitute some quark with cream cheese.
- Serve with fresh fruit or a berry sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25 grams
- Sodium: 150 milligrams
- Fat: 20 grams
- Saturated Fat: 12 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 30 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 8 grams
- Cholesterol: 80 milligrams
Find it online: https://michaelskueche.de/kasekuchen/