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Easy Sugar Free Cheesecake

This is the best Easy Sugar Free Cheesecake recipe layered with an almond flour crust and topped with a delicious cream cheese cheese and vanilla filling. Drizzle with caramel or any of your favorite berries.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword keto low carb cheesecake, sugar free cheesecake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
refrigerate 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 55 minutes
Servings 9
Calories 278kcal

Ingredients

Crust

Filling

  • 16 oz cream cheese Bring to room temperature.
  • 1/2 cup sweetener
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs Bring to room temperature.
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon (juice of)

Homemade Whipped Cream (Optional)

  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon sweetener

Instructions

  • Bring the eggs and cream cheese to room temperature before use.  I set my cream cheese and eggs out on the counter an hour before I started. Cold items will not blend well. You want creamy filling.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Crust

  • Grease a 7-inch or 9-inch springform pan with butter. 9 inch is most common. I have also used 7-inch for this recipe.
  • Combine the melted butter, almond flour, and sweetener in a medium bowl. Stir until mixed. The mixture will be very dry. This is ok. Taste the crust to determine if it is sweet enough for your liking. Add additional sweetener if needed.
  • Add the crust to a 7-inch or 9-inch springform pan making sure to work the crust up along the sides. Use your fingers to flatten the crust.
  • Bake the crust for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.

Filling

  • Add the cream cheese to a mixing bowl or standing mixer. Beat for 15 seconds on Low with a hand blender or standing mixer. The cream cheese will likely stick to the blender blades. Scoop it out with a silicone spoon.
  • Add the sweetener and then beat for 15 seconds on Low.
  • Add one egg. Beat for 15 seconds on Low. Add the second egg. Beat for 15 seconds on Low.
  • Add the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat for 15 seconds on Low.
  • Add the cheesecake batter to the crust. Make sure there are no air bubbles within the batter. If there are bubbles, drop the pan on a hard surface a few times.  Air bubbles will lead to cracks in the cake. Smooth the batter throughout and along the edges of the pan with a spoon. 
  • Bake the cheesecake for 30-35 minutes. Check in on the cheesecake. The center should be jiggly and wobbly. You don't want the top to brown. Use your judgment for how much time is necessary.
  • Remove the cheesecake from the oven and set it out on a counter until it reaches room temperature. About 20 minutes. 
  • Once cool, place in the refrigerator overnight (minimum of 5 hours).
  • Remove the cake from the fridge. Loosen the edges of the cheesecake with a butter knife. Push up on the bottom of the pan to remove.
  • Slice the cheesecake. Wipe your cake cutter off with a paper towel between each cut.

Homemade Whipped Cream

  • Add the whipping cream to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer and mix for 2 minutes. Add in the sweetener. Mix until whipped cream forms.

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Notes

Wipe your cake cutter off with a paper towel between EACH cut.
DO NOT OVER-BEAT the batter. I outlined the 30-second rule for each ingredient to prevent this. If you beat the batter too much, air bubbles will form. The air bubbles will cause multiple cracks in the filling and could also cause it to fall apart. 
Use ROOM temperature ingredients for the filling. I set my cream cheese and eggs out on the counter an hour before I started. Cold items will not blend well. This will create a smooth textured cheesecake. Cold cream cheese will firm and create lumps. Cold ingredients will not incorporate easily. You will end up with a chunky cheesecake. You want creamy filling.
If you use something like stevia, you can follow the standard method you use for converting refined sugar to stevia. Monkfruit sweetener measures 1:1 like refined sugar.
If you wish to use pure, organic maple syrup, use 1/3 cup. You will need something granular for the crust.

 

 
 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g