Cheesecake is regarded as one of the most keto friendly desserts. When you combine cream cheese, sour cream and heavy whipping cream you get the ultimate high fat dessert, so we couldn’t not make a keto version! Hold up, we didn’t only make one we made three, and this post is only the first version! We started with a Cashew Cheesecake, inspired by my mom.
My favorite nuts are cashews, but having them in the house can be risky given my impulse to eat 15 servings in one sitting combined with their higher carb count. However, one day my mom showed up with a bag of cashews from the indian grocery. Everything from ghee to nuts is much cheaper at the indian grocery. We couldn’t turn away the nuts so it was on us to use a large portion of them in a new recipe!
Cashew Cheesecake
With a large bag of cashews from my mom and the cheesecake recipe in hand we combined the two to birth the most amazing dessert we have created up till this point! The cashew makes for the perfect crunchy crust for the decadent cheesecake filling. Interestingly, the cashew crust also has a creaminess and slight sweetness that you wouldn’t expect. I can’t believe we hadn’t been using them in desserts all this time!
My Favorite KetoConnect Dessert
Not only are cashews my favorite nuts, but cheesecake has always been my favorite dessert so you can imagine why I picked this recipe as my favorite of all our recipes. Not to mention, the hardest part about making these is the wait time as they chill, making them incredibly easy to make!
We opted to chill them in the freezer instead of the fridge so they set faster and can be eaten faster, but if you have the patience we would recommend the fridge. This might take anywhere from 2-3 hours. However, when storing we definitely suggest the fridge or they will harden to a bone and they will have to thaw hehe.
No need to thank us after you’ve tried them. We know, and you’re welcome! Don’t forget to check out the other two versions!
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Cashew Cheesecake
Ingredients:
Cashew Crust
- 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp sugar free maple syrup
Instructions:
Crust
- Process cashews or crush in a plastic ziploc bag.
- Add melted butter and maple syrup to cashews and combine well.
- Place crust mixture in bottom of 4 muffin cups. Place in freezer.
Notes
Cashew Cheesecake
Ingredients:
Cheesecake Filling
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 2 tbsp Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/4 cup Low Carb Sugar Substitute
Instructions:
Filling
- With a hand mixer mix together cream cheese, sour cream, heavy whipping cream and erythritol.
- Take cold crusts out of freezer and dollop filling on top of crust evenly.
- Place in fridge for 2-3 hours or freezer for 1-2 hours.
- Store in fridge. Enjoy!
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Megha,
I LOVE this site. The recipes are awesome. I am going to a Christmas party and the one lady is allergic to chocolate. Is there an apple dessert that I could make for the party?
Thanks so much,
Judy
Apples are pretty rough, maybe an apple pie with jicama instead of apple? We’ll figure it out!
Megha,
This looks sooooo good. I am not allowed maple syrup. is there a substitute?
Thank you so much.
Judith
Sukrin Gold Syrup/
Can xylitol be used for this recipie?
Yep!
If you don’t eat all of these do you store them in the fridge or freezer?
It depends on how you want them to be in terms of hardness – we stored ours in the freezer and just let it sit out for a bit before devouring! Fridge will make it easier to eat on the spot.
I will be making these tonight. I use Walden Farms syrups and love them. I plan to use that instead of a sugar-free maple syrup (0 carbs). I also love that I can find your recipes in MyPlate. What a huge convenience!
Glad you liked em Matilda!
I made these for the first time tonight and discovered a bit of tip for you. I know that if you mix heavy whipping cream and sugar free instant pudding, you get this extremely thick whipped topping. So I added about a half of package of sugar free cheesecake flavor instant pudding to the filling before creaming it together and didn’t have to wait for it to set. It was so thick, I could serve it straight up, no waiting. Give it a try. 😀
That sounds awesome Larry. We haven’t experimented too much with the pudding mixes but we know lots of people use them. We might need to pick ourselves up some.
I saw the carb count for 1/4 of the crust and filling but how many carbs would you say are in one full mini cheesecake?
You just add the 2 numbers together.
These are the best cheesecake cupcakes I have ever had. I made had them for a party that I had at my house, but I let the teenagers make a double batch of them, even the teenagers and everyone at the party loved these and I’m talking about people that are not on Keto’s or sugar-free sugars, a lot of my guess asked for this recipe.
Thank you so much, we love them too. 1 recipe is gone in a few days around here 🙂
I love your guys stuff! I have made theses twice now and the first time the erythritol stade grainy. It tasted great but my wife didn’t like the grainyness of the filling. The second time I tried socking the erythritol in the heavy wiping cream to desolve it but after about 20 minutes it had not desolved. I put it in the microwave for a little bit to worm the cream to help desolve it. It did help some but still had a grainy texture. Is there something I am missing? I love the cashew crust and love making theses. Keep up the great work guys!
If you use erythritol you will get a grainy texture which we don’t mind so much. However, you can use liquid stevia or confectioner Swerve if you want a smooth consistency!
Made this twice now. So good! Best cheesecake filing I’ve had to date
Thanks for the awesome feedback! We try not to make it anymore due to how dangerously good it is haha.
My hubby and I watched this on youtube and it was like food porn seriously. Making it right now with my kiddos.
Yay, let us know how it turns out for you!
Hi Matt, so Im wondering, what is sugar alcohol and how does it effect our sugar intake…the sugar free maple syrup I buy has 5g of sugar alcohol…my husband is diabetic and Im trying to get him to do Keto…Ive been on it since August…only lost 38 lbs, but I feel so much better…I have a long way to go..and was so glad to find your blog…
thanks so much:):):)))
Hey, it depends a lot on what the type of sugar alcohol used is. We personally use Erythritol and Stevia 95% of the time. Those are both 0 calorie and have no impact on insulin. You’ll be hard pressed to find a maple syrup using either of those though. The sugar free maple syrup we use has sorbitol as the sweetener, which has a very low glycemic index, but does have some calories. For that we subtract half of the carbs listed on the nutrition label.
38 lbs, that’s awesome! Keep us posted on your progress!!!
Hi I made the recipe for my husband as a surprise. I was thrilled to try this after seeing that the nutritional facts you provided worked well with our total carb intake. My husband was looking at the the erythritol and it look like your calculation are really off. I was under the impression my total carb intake was much less when in fact 1/4 cup of erythritol (we use the same brand) is actually 48 carbs !!!! That’s actually 12 carbs per serving ! This really threw me for a loop as my total intake is at 18 carbs/day. 🙁 I think it would be fair to correct the nutrition facts to avoid anyone else having the same issue.
Johanna, Erythritol is subtracted when calculating Net Carbs as it is not digested by the body. It’s a sugar alcohol.
OMG! I just made these and they are AMAZING. I’m obsessed. The filling tastes so so so so good.
Y’all are heaven sent. Thank you so much for making this journey easier!
Hi guys,
I have been eating keto for 7 months and have lost 75lbs. I am a pretty good cook but sometimes struggle wuth conversions of standard carb filled recipes to keto. I find I don’t miss dessert but I do like to have a go to for a special day .. Or even for just Monday. This is that go-to now. Thanks for your coninuous efforts to share your knowledge with the rest of us. I tell everyone who will listen about keto and about you two.
Keep it coming and I will keep reading and sharing!
Trish
Everyone needs a good Monday dessert!
Hi Trish. 75 lbs. In 7 months … wow!
Would you please tell me how did that, and what you eat in a normal day? I just started eating keto. Today is day 9 and I’m down 4 lbs. Best Ying is I’m not hungry! Anything you can share will be totally appreciated.
Thank you!
Hey Trish! Congrats on losing 75 lbs! what do you usually eat in a day?
ok so question… made these today– the batter was fantastic! I added a 1/4 tsp of vanilla. perfect! My question is… i put my crusts into a cupcake pan but i am confused because when i put the cheesecake batter in i was afraid they would just get stuck!! next time i make them should i just leave them in the cupcake pan? I took them out and put them on a paper plate lol i know its a dumb question but i wasnt sure
Can you use coconut sugar if you dont have erythritol? Looking forward to trying these tonight.
Yes you can. That would make it not keto, but also more delicious!
this makes me so excited! I cant wait to try it! YEEEEE!!!
Will make this today!
Scrumptious and one of my favorite desserts. Thank you. Question: maple syrup is Keto?
And where do I find the other two versions please? (I am new to your site)
The sugar free maple syrup can be used for keto. The other 2 aren’t up yet. They will be in the next week or 2 along with a recipe video!
So I took a little item from your cookies and cream fat bombs and made strawberries and cream fat bombs from the strawberry and cream isopure powder. Well I also did the same thing for these cheesecakes. I did the regular recipe on the bottom then the last half I put an eyeballs scoop of the strawberry protein powder…..it was fantastic!!!!
-tara