Keto Spiced Cheesecake
Around the holidays, you hear so much discussion about pumpkin-this and pumpkin-that. I like pumpkin. But I don’t LOVE it the way that I see people sharing on social media. And Jarred’s not a fan of pumpkin at all. So the whole pumpkin thing is kind of wasted around here.
Instead of going the pumpkin route for holiday desserts, I wanted to try my hand at making a “gingerbread” flavored cheesecake. I’m certain there are seventy-bajillion gingerbread cheesecake recipes out there – and half are probably Trim Healthy Mama friendly… But I wanted to play around in my kitchen and this is what I came up with – Spiced Cheesecake!
Spiced Cheesecake || Sugar Free & Low Carb
Fall doesn't have to be all about pumpkin. I wanted some gingerbread flavors for our Thanksgiving table, so I whipped up this Spiced Cheesecake in my Instant Pot!
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups almond meal
- 1 TBSP powdered erythritol
- 1 shake powdered stevia
- 1 tsp molasses
- 2 TBSP butter
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
Filling:
- 16 oz softened cream cheese
- 6 TBSP sour cream or greek yogurt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup powdered erythritol
- 3 shakes powdered stevia
- 3 room temperature eggs
- 1 tsp molasses
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
Topping:
- 1/2 cup sour cream or greek yogurt
- 1 TBSP powdered erythritol
- 2 shakes powdered stevia
Instructions
For the Crust
- Pre-heat oven to 350F. Prepare springform pan with parchment paper and non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Measure all crust ingredients into food processor. Process until it's a crumbly mixture.
- Pour crust mixture into prepared springform pan. Press firmly and evenly into bottom of pan. Make sure to get some crust about 1/4" up the sides of the pan to seal the bottom of the pan from leaks once you add the cheesecake filling.
- Bake for about 10 minutes. Allow crust to cool while you prepare the filling.
For the Filling
- Using an immersion blender or hand mixer, combine softened cream cheese and sour cream well. You want as few lumps as possible, but we'll keep blending as we add ingredients, so worry not!
- Add the vanilla, sweeteners, molasses, and spices to the bowl. Using the immersion blender (or hand mixer), blend these ingredients thoroughly. You want the mixture to be completely smooth at this point.
- Add your eggs to the bowl. Carefully mix the eggs into the mixture. DO NOT OVER MIX at this point! Please trust me on this!
- Pour batter into springform pan. Lay a paper towel over the pan and secure it with a piece of foil. Place pan on the trivet that comes with your pressure cooker.
- Add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of water to your pressure cooker. Using the trivet, lower your pan into the pressure cooker. Seal the lid and steam valve on your pressure cooker.
- On "pressure cook" (for newer Instant Pots), set the timer for 30 minutes.
- Once the timer is finished, allow a FULL Natural Pressure Release. This is important to finish cooking the cheesecake.
- Once pressure has naturally released, take your cheesecake out, remove the foil and paper towel, and dab away any moisture resting on top of the cheesecake.
For the Topping
- Mix topping ingredients until smooth.
- Pour over cheesecake once it's removed from the pressure cooker.
- Spread the topping to make a smooth top to the cheesecake. The warmth from the cheesecake will cause the topping to meld into the cake and make a very pretty top.
- Allow cheesecake to cool on the counter completely.
- Move cheesecake to refrigerator and leave it ALONE for 24 hours. This time is critical for the texture to be the absolute best it can be.
- Once fully chilled, remove cheesecake from the pan and slice into 8 pieces.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*Do NOT over mix the eggs in this recipe... It will cause the cheesecake to have an AWFUL eggy texture that is most certainly unpleasant.
**The topping is optional, but it really does make for a lovely looking cheesecake and adds something extra to the flavor.
***Baking the crust first is strongly advised. You're welcome to not bake it, but I've always had soggier results when I don't bake the crust first.
****Adjust the sweetness and spice levels to your palate! The amounts of spices are rather mild for my tastes, but might be too much or just right for you.
