Cheesecake is one of the simplest and delicious low-carb desserts to prepare. These mini cheesecakes are easy to prepare and excellent to take anywhere. You can play around with the flavours to your liking. The size of your muffin moulds will determine how many you get.
- Serves: 10
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 22-25 minutes + time in the fridge
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashew or almond meal
- 25 grams melted butter
- 250 grams cream cheese
- 1 egg
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Zest of a lemon
- 150ml thickened cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
- In a bowl, combine the cashew or almond meal and melted butter
- Once the crust is mixed, pour it into 10 silicon muffin cake moulds and spread evenly
- Using a mixer, place the cream cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest, egg and mix the ingredients together until well combined
- Pour the mixture into the muffin moulds on top of the crust and spread evenly
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, until the mini cheesecakes are set. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature. Place the cake in the fridge for 2 hours to set
- Whip the cream with the vanilla and spread evenly on top of the mini cheesecakes.
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