🍋 Low Carb Lemon Cheesecake Squares ~ Sugar & Gluten Free

 

These cheesecake squares are light
& creamy and similar to lemon yogurt

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups ultrafine almond flour

1/4 Lakanto Baking Sweetener**

1/4 teaspoon pink Himalayan or sea salt

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 - 2/3 cup Lakanto Powdered Sweetener (based on desired level of sweetness)

2 teaspoons lemon zest (finely grated peel) 

3 tablespoons fresh Meyer lemon juice***

2 tablespoons canned coconut milk, coconut cream or heavy whipping cream

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 to 3 tablespoons Lakanto Powdered Sweetener (for dusting)

Method:

Preheat oven to 350*. Sift the almond flour, Baking sweetener and salt together into a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and mix until well combined. Pat the crust mixture evenly into the bottom on the pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Reduce oven temperature to 275*. Add the cream cheese, powdered sweetener, lemon zest, juice and coconut milk to a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until the ingredients are creamy and smooth. Mix in the eggs. Spread the batter over the cooled crust. Bake for 30 minutes, or just until the filling is set. (A knife inserted in the center should come out clean.) Cool on a rack for 20 to 30 minutes and then refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Sprinkle the top with a light dusting of powdered sweetener. Cut into 16 squares. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container.

**I use Lakanto Baking Sweetener because it has a finer texture than  regular substitute sweeteners. If you do not have the Baking Sweetener in your pantry, you can process the Classic Sweetener (or other granulated sweetener) in a food processor, to create a finer texture.

***If you do not have Meyer lemons, regular lemons will work.

Notes: Very Simple to make! ~ The flavor of these light & creamy cheesecake squares is best when they are refrigerated overnight. (My husband liked this treat frozen.)

Nutritional info per serving, approximately: 188 calories ~ 18 grams fat ~ 3.76 grams carbs ~ 2.6 net carbs ~ 4.4 grams protein