No bake low carb cherry cheesecake
No bake low carb cherry cheesecake is a quick and easy recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth during the summer months.
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 2 tbsp salted butter
Cheese layer
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 4 sachets natural sweetener
- 1-2 tbsp water
- zest of 1/2 lemon
Cherry sauce
- 1 cup cherries
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp tapioca starch optional
Instructions
- Get 3 pretty glasses, preferably with a flat bottom.
- Melt butter in the microwave (it should take around 30 seconds) and mix with almond meal. Press on the bottom of glasses.
- Refrigerate while you prep the rest of ingredients.
Make the sauce
- Make the sauce: cut cherries in half and take seeds off. Place in a small saucepan with water, simmer for about 8 minutes.
- If using tapioca starch, mix well and simmer for another couple of minutes. Otherwise, keep simmering for a couple of minutes to reduce the liquid. Take off heat and let cool down.
Make cheese layer
- Place cottage cheese, sweetener and 1 tbsp of water in a bowl. Beat with a whisk or spoon. Add an extra tbsp of water if you want a creamier texture.
Assemble
- Take glasses out of the fridge, distribute cheese mixture on top, followed by sauce.
- Serve chilled.