Healthier Honey-Vanilla Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 ounces chopped walnuts
4 ounces graham cracker crumbs
3 1/2 fluid ounces fresh orange juice
14 ounces low fat cottage cheese
7 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
1 1/2 fluid ounces nonfat yogurt, drained (In a cheesecloth-lined sieve in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Allow to come to room temperature.)
8 ounces honey
2 eggs
1 egg white
1 ounce cornstarch
2 large vanilla beans, scraped

Preparation

Put the walnuts in a food processor. Add the graham cracker crumbs, and while the machine is still running, slowly add the orange juice until the mixture begins to adhere.
Press the crumb crust evenly over the bottom of a 10-inch spring-form pan. Pre-bake the crust in a 300\u00b0F oven until the crust has dried and resembles a cookie, about 15 minutes.
Puree the cottage and ricotta cheeses in a food processor until smooth. Add the drained yogurt and remaining ingredients. Continue to puree until smooth.
Pour the cheese mixture over the crust and bake in a 300\u00b0F oven for 15 minutes. Place a bowl of water in the oven below the cheesecake and lower the oven temperature to 200\u00b0F Bake until set, 11/2 hours more. Allow the cheesecake to cool completely before slicing.