This recipe woke me up the other morning. As I was coming out of sleep, it was slowly being written in my mind so, of course, I had to try it as soon as I got up! I have no idea why I wake up dreaming of cheesecake but I’ll take it. It’s crazy that it was amazing the first time out of the gate!
This recipe is low-carb, keto, and deliciously sugar-free. It’s gluten-free and grain-free and you’ll never believe how rich and creamy it is.
The only change I made was the serving size. My son and I enjoyed a glass of about 16 oz and it was wayyyy too much. We weren’t hungry for dinner after that and honestly, our family has some disagreements with too much dairy, so this kind of put us both over the edge a bit. It was a couple hours until my digestive system calmed down.
So, this recipe makes FOUR servings, not two. We also opted to not use the crumbs of chocolate which, I’m sure, would’ve just been way too much for us. I encourage you to try them though! I tried just a few bites when I shot this recipe and it was absolutely amazing.
The chocolate sauce I mix up is a magic shell recipe so as it cools in the liquid it turns into small bits of rich, dark chocolate. Combined with the almond flour crumbles, it was quite a delight for the palette.
This is a vanilla cheesecake so I used this vanilla bean paste. I find it much more economical than buying whole beans right now. It also adds those lovely little specs that vanilla extract doesn’t. Extract will certainly work though, if you have that on hand.
• I mix up the base of the smoothie first, then add the ice, blend and then add the whey and blend just a little bit more.
• I use as many organic ingredients as I can find. Organic cream cheese is prohibitively expensive so I choose conventional for that.
• The crumbs and chocolate are optional in this recipe. To make this chocolate shell, just mix 1/2 cup melted refined coconut oil, 1/4 cup quality cocoa and 1/4 cup of your favorite low-carb sweetener (powdered) together. It makes amazing little chocolate pieces when stirred into this smoothie!
• This is such a rich recipe, I caution those of you who are sensitive to dairy, to take it slow. It’s a lot of dairy in one recipe!
• NOTE on the Nutritional Panel: This is not truly reflective of the amount of carbs in this recipe. When added up with sugar alcohols considered, each serving is closer to 4 grams of carbs without the crumb or chocolate topping.
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