Monday 6 June 2016

No Bake Vanilla Cheesecake

I just have to "brag" a bit! I was a tad nervous when I made this cheesecake because I used yogurt instead of heaps of cream cheese. We all know full fat cream cheese is VERY expensive. I was not sure if it would set properly or taste great... But...when I tasted this, it was absolutely amazing! The filling is very light and creamy and melts away in your mouth. Perfect for a beautiful summers day!



Servings: 8

Ingredients:

Crust

250ml Almond flour
80ml Coconut flour
50ml Melted butter
5ml Vanilla essence
10ml Xylitol syrup
1 Egg (whisked)

Filling

125g Full fat cream cheese (room temperature)
125ml Cream
250ml Full fat plain yogurt
15ml Vanilla essence
15ml Xylitol syrup

Directions:

Crust

Preheat oven to 140 degree Celsius
Mix all the ingredients together until well combined
Wrapped in cling film, place the dough in the fridge for 5 minutes
Grease a medium size oven tart dish and press the dough from the centre outwards
Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown

Let cool completely before adding the filling

Your dough should look something like this:



Filling

Whisk the cream cheese, cream and yogurt until smooth and fluffy
Add the vanilla essence and xylitol and whisk again until thoroughly combined
Spoon the filling into the crust
Sprinkle with cocoa or any topping of choice
Set the cheesecake in the fridge for approximately 2-3 hours

The filling should look like this when everything is combined: