New York Cheesecake (Low Carb)



New York Cheesecake (Low Carb)

 Cheesecake has so much potential to become low carb since it is made mostly from cream cheese. However, with the addition of regular flour and sugar, your average slice can come up to 45 grams of carbs or more. This version has about 3 grams of net carbs per slice!!! Instead of graham crackers, I use almond and hazelnut flour and instead of sugar, I used a sugar substitute (in this case, Splenda). I borrowed this recipe off the internet.

New York Cheesecake (low carb)

Crust:
1 1/2 cups of nut flours (almond and hazelnut blend, for example) (or up to 2 cups for a thicker crust. Add 1 teaspoon of butter)
2 tablespoons of butter, melted
2 tablespoons of sweetener (equal to sugar), if using.

Melt butter and pour into nut flours. If using sweetener add to crust. Mix well. Press into a springform pan (preferably 9"). Alternatively, you can press up the sides for about an inch around if desired.

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.

Filling:

1 1/2 pounds of cream cheese (room temperature)
sweetener equal to 1 1/3 cups sugar (such as pourable Splenda)
3-5 eggs (3 eggs will be creamier, 5 eggs will be denser) (room temperature)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons lemon juice
16 ounces of sour cream
1 teaspoon of lemon zest (optional)

Beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy, add sweetener and one egg at a time. Add vanilla, lemon juice (and zest if using) and sour cream. Other recipes will have a separate layer for sour cream and if you want to do that, then don't mix it in. Pour mixture into pan.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn off heat and prop the door open until the cake is cool (about an hour). Let it rest overnight for 24 hours. (These were all tips I picked up on the cream cheese packaging). Depending on how lucky you are, you may have cracks or not. I don't care about cracks, but you might. I mean, really, it tastes the same, doesn't it? You can always hide the cracks in the way that you serve the slices or you could put on some topping. If it cracks, you can practice compassion. Also, you can amaze everyone by letting them know that each slice has about 3 net carbs in it!!! They won't care about the cracks, believe me!!!