Sweet Nothings

Low Carb Lemon Cheesecake

Serves: 8
Preparation Time: 2 hours

Ingredients
For crust
  • 3/4 cup almond flour (find it in the health food aisle)
  • 1/2 stick butter, stick, unsalted melted
  • 1/8 cup sucralose-based sweetener, sugar substitute, Splenda

Filling
  • 16 ozs cream cheese softened
  • 12 fl oz heavy cream
  • 2/3 cup sucralose-based sweetener, sugar substitute, 
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract
Instructions
  1. For the crust- Mix almond flour, melted butter, 1/8 cup Splenda together and press into the bottom of a pie pan to form the crust. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  2. For the filling- place the softened cream cheese, heavy cream, remaining Splenda and lemon extract into a large bowl. Blend with a mixer until smooth. Pour into the prepared and cooled pie crust. Refrigerate until firm (2 hours or so). Slice and serve.
Nutrition Info (per serving)
Calories441
Total Fat44g
Saturated25g
Polyunsaturated1.4g
Monounsaturated11g
Cholesterol127mg
Sodium399mg
Total Carbs8.0g
Dietary Fiber1.1g
Sugar4.6g
Protein7.3g
Vitamin A403mcg
Vitamin C0.3mg
Calcium71mg
Iron0.7mg

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