Lush Low Carb Cheesecakes

On a low-carb diet there aren't a whole lot of sweet things you can eat without a whole lot of effort. One very popular dessert / snack with low-carbers is cheesecake! Cream cheese is very low-carb, and as long as the things you add to it are too, you can make a yummy dessert that is within your plan. Here are a few of my favourites:

Cherry Ripe Cheesecake (my favourite)

250g cream cheese (full fat)

1 sachet  sugar free dark cherry jelly crystals

1 Tbspn cocoa

1tspn coconut essence

3 squares Lindt 85% dark chocolate

Soften cream cheese in microwave and beat with electric mixer until completely smooth and lump free.

Dissolve jelly sachet in 1/2 cup boiling water. Add to cream cheese.

Add cocoa and coconut essence to cream cheese and jelly mix and beat until fully combined.

Very finely chop chocolate and mix through cheesecake mix. Pour into a bowl or individual serving cups and place in fridge to set.

White Chocolate & Strawberry Cheesecake

250g cream cheese (full fat)

1/2 Cup cream (full fat)

1 block Blues Sugarfree White Chocolate with Strawberries

1/3 block Blues White Chocolate

1 tspn strawberry essence

Soften cream cheese in microwave and beat with electric mixer until completely smooth and lump free.

Add cream and beat through.

Melt the block of strawberry white chocolate and half of the white chocolate. Stir this and the essence through the cream cheese mix.

Very finely chop the remaining white chocolate and stir through cheesecake mix. Pour into a bowl or individual serving cups and place in fridge to set.

Strawberry Cheesecake

250g cream cheese (full fat)

1 sachet sugar free strawberry jelly crystals

1/2 punnet strawberries

Soften cream cheese in microwave and beat with electric mixer until completely smooth and lump free.

Dissolve jelly sachet in 1/2 cup boiling water. Beat jelly into cream cheese.

Chop strawberries and mix through cheesecake mix. Pour into a bowl or individual serving cups and place in fridge to set.

You can make low carb bases using almond meal, butter and sweetener, but I prefer not to add the carbs. You can make easy cheesecakes just using cream cheese and sugar free jelly, and these are delicious. I like tweaking the mixes though for yummier flavours!