Low fat cream cheese has a higher water content and therefore changes the texture and consistency of baked cheesecakes. Using full fat cream cheese will help keep your low carb cheesecake creamy and smooth, but help it firm up properly and slice cleanly for serving. Choose your favourite low-carb or carb-free sweetener.
The basic low carb cheesecake crust requires just four ingredients – almond flour, erythritol, butter, and vanilla extract. You have a few options if you want to change the crust: Keto cheesecake crust with almond flour or other nut flour – The recipe as written uses blanched almond flour, which is my #1 choice.
Follow Master Recipe for Rich and Creamy Cheesecake, brushing 1 3-ounce package (or 24 in a package) soft ladyfingers with a mixture of 6 Tbs. strong coffee and 2 Tbs. rum. Line pan sides with ladyfingers (trimmed to fit). Stir 3 Tbs. espresso powder into the batter.
Springform Pan – A springform pan is a must have tool to make any low carb cheesecake, because it would be very difficult to remove from a regular cake pan. Pastry Spatula – Convenient for smoothing the top of the cheesecake, or for icing on other cakes. Pin It For Later!