Cheesecake Recipe
Myra’s New York Style Low-Carb Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 1/4 cups finely ground almonds
- OR
- 1 1/4 cups finely ground cashews
- Splenda (loose bag) 1 tblsp
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
Topping:
- 2 cups sour cream (16oz. container)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Splenda (loose bag) 1 tblsp
Filling:
- 3 packages (8oz. each) cream cheese, softened
- Splenda (loose bag) 1 cup
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
In a bowl, combine the almonds (or cashews), 1 tblsp Splenda and melted butter until combined. Press into bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Chill in refrigerator at least 15 minutes. In a bowl, mix the sour cream, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tblsp Splenda until well combined. Cover and refrigerate. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup Splenda until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Blend in 1 tsp vanilla.
Pour the cream cheese mixture over the nut crust in the spring form pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted halfway between the edge on center comes out clean. With a spatula, spread the sour cream mixture over the top, making sure you reach to the edges of the pan. Return cake to the oven and bake an additional 5 minutes. Remove cake from oven, allow to cool to room-temperature (cake will settle in the pan). Slide a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen it, then removed the spring form ring. Chill in the refrigerator.
Makes 16 servings, about 5 grams of carbs per serving if made with almonds, and 7.2 grams per serving if made with cashews.
Bonus:
For chocolate swirl cheesecake, melt 4 cubes unsweetened chocolate and 1 tbsp butter. Add 1 tbsp Splenda. Pour over uncooked cheesecake and swirl with a toothpick. Bake like previous directions, adding sour cream topping as specified.
Enjoy!!! It’s FABULOUS!! (Oh! And put the spring form pan over a cookie sheet. The butter in the crust melts out around the spring form and will make a smoking mess if you don’t!)
Compliments of Myra and the alt.support.diet.low-carb online cookbook! (Chocolate swirl compliments of me!!)
You were magnificent this afternoon.” He brushed his mouth across hers and felt her sigh against his lips. He nibbled gently. “Although it disturbs you to have shot a man, you don’t regret it. You would do it again. For me.”
“Marcus…”
He groaned, lost in the sound of her voice and the sweetness of her taste. His entire body was hard and aching from holding her so closely. “Yes, love?”
“I don’t want you,” she breathed.
“You will.” He sealed his mouth over hers.
- from ASK FOR IT - Brava, Aug. ‘06
