In my opinion, cheesecake should be pure and decadent with only the essential ingredients...cream cheese, sweetener, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream. There is no topping, no additional lemon juice...non of that in this cheesecake! 5 My low carb cheesecake has a crack...now what? 7 Can I make the crust nut free?
The most important thing when making a crustless cheesecake is to grease the pan thoroughly, and/or line the bottom with parchment paper. The bake time will be the same as if using a crust. 1 ½ cups almond flour (168g) - instead of graham cracker crumbs, we need almond flour for our cheesecake crust to make it keto.
Carbs in Cheesecake. If it weren’t for the high carb crust and sugar in the filling, a standard New York cheesecake would have minimal carbs. Replacing sugar with a low carb sweetener and using an almond based crust drops the carbs to just 5 grams total per slice. Since this low carb cheesecake is very rich, I recommend cutting it into 16 slices.
Place the keto cheesecake in the oven for about 40-55 minutes. (If you are concerned about cracking, see troubleshooting tips below!) TIP: Cheesecake is done when the center is almost set, but still jiggly. It will set more as it cools on the counter and then in the fridge overnight. Cool. Remove the cake from the oven.