Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Kahlua Cheesecake

Light and fluffy, like a mousse

Light and fluffy, like a mousse

I’ve been on a cheesecake kick lately and when I had some extra Kahlua, it got me thinking about all sorts of cheesecake food porn delish.  I decided to go the healthier route and make it low-carb AND gluten-free.  The consistency is more of a mousse cake– really light and fluffy, not as dense as classic cheesecake. I loved it!  In the past when I’ve made cheesecake, I’ve avoided the high maintenance “water bath” that most chefs suggest using.  This time, I went for it, and the results were superb.  It’s worth the extra step!  Enjoy….

Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Kahlua Cheesecake

Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Kahlua Cheesecake

Ingredients

    For the Crust:
  • 2 cups pecans
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 stick butter
  • For the Ganache:
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 4 oz unsweetened bakers chocolate
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tb Kahlua
  • 1 Tb truvia
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • For the Filling:
  • 3 (8oz each) packages of full fat cream cheese
  • 1 pint sour cream
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 tsp instant coffee (sugar free)
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup truvia
  • 1/4 cup kahlua

Instructions

    For the Crust:
  1. Grind up pecans in food processor until they are fine crumbs.
  2. Melt the stick of butter and combine with pecan crumbs and cinnamon. Press into the bottom of a springform pan.
  3. For the Ganache:
  4. Bring cream to a boil on stovetop in a small saucepan. Stir in bakers chocolate and vanilla, Kahlua, truvia and the pinch of salt.
  5. Stir until smooth and glossy. Spread over pecan crust.
  6. For the Filling:
  7. Bring cream cheese to room temperature and combine in standing mixer with all the ingredients. Beat until smooth.
  8. Pour over ganache and pecan crust.
  9. Put tin foil around entire springform pan and bring a large pasta pot of water to a boil. Put the cheesecake pan in a large roasting pan and pour the boiling water into the roasting pan. (The tin foil will prevent the water from seeping in.)
  10. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Cool for 30 minutes, then chill in fridge for atleast 2 hours before serving.
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Spread ganache over pecan crust

Spread ganache over pecan crust

 

Wrap the unbaked cheesecake pan in foil and place in a roasting pan. Pour boiling water in around cheesecake.

Wrap the unbaked cheesecake pan in foil and place in a roasting pan. Pour boiling water in around cheesecake.

Double the ganache recipe so you have more to decorate the top of the cheesecake

Use extra ganache to decorate the top of the cheesecake

 

 

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