Cottage Cheese Pie Recipe 🥧|👨‍🍳 Easy Old-Fashioned Dessert 🧀😀😁🍋

cottage cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: quark

Ricotta provides a similar texture with fewer calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a distinct flavor.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: whole wheat flour

Almond flour is gluten-free and adds a nutty taste.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a tropical flavor.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 and 1/2 cups of small curd cottage cheese with 1 cup of sugar, adding half first and tasting before adding more.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt, then stir to combine.

Add 2 tablespoons of corn starch to thicken the filling.

Incorporate 2 large eggs into the mixture after tasting for sweetness.

Pour the filling into an unbaked 9-inch pie crust.

Place the pie on a pizza pan or cookie sheet for easier handling.

Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.

Let the pie cool before slicing.

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