Description

Indulge without guilt and with no worries about any dietary restrictions on this Low Carb Lemon Cheesecake as it’s gluten-free, egg-free, and almond-free.

Ingredients

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Pepitas and Brown Rice Pie Crust

Wet ingredients:

2 flax eggs = 2 Tblspn flax meal + 6 Tblspns warm water
Mix together and allow to thicken for at least 3-5 minutes
Add 6 tablespoons melted coconut oil and mix through

Dry ingredients

1 cup pepita flour* (I used Pepitas/Pumpkin seeds and ground it to flour in a blender) 1 cup brown rice flour**
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 cup stevia

Caashifa used sunflower seed flour* and sesame flour**, but as I did not have the ingredients she used, typically me, I adapted her recipe to what I had available for the crust.

Low Carb Lemon Cheesecake

Juice of 2 lemons
The rind of 2 lemons
250 ml cream
250g cottage cheese
7g gelatin
1/4 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/4 cup stevia

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Instructions

Pepitas and Brown Rice Pie Crust

Place Pumpkin seeds in a food processor and pulse till you have flour.
Add in the rest of the dry ingredients and mix.
Add the wet ingredients and mix till it forms a dough.
Spread the dough into a greased pie plate and press to even out the bottom and sides to a similar thickness.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180C / 350F for 30 minutes.
Remove tinfoil and continue to bake till crust is light brown and crispy ±20-25 minutes.
Cool and store in the refrigerator until ready to fill.

Low Carb Lemon Cheesecake

Dissolve the gelatin in the water, stir well, and leave to cool.
Whisk the stevia and cream together, with a handheld electric mixer.
Add the rest of the ingredients and only ½ of the lemon zest, and continue to beat till soft peak stadium.
Pour into the prepared base and decorate with the remaining zest.
Refrigerate for 2 hours. I left mine overnight.
I served it with store-bought whipped cream, on the side, and a sprinkle of grated chocolate for decoration.

Notes

Prepared, tried, and tested by Esme (Blogger and Owner) The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes- Saffas Daily Recipes

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 215
Sugar: 2.5 g
Sodium: 187.5 mg
Fat: 6.9 g
Carbohydrates: 31 g
Fiber: 1.7 g
Protein: 7.4 g
Cholesterol: 20.7 mg