I made a cheesecake

[Marthe48]

I have been sticking to low-carb pretty well since the holidays, but wanted something sweet. I had some leftover graham cracker crumbs and some ground walnuts, so I mixed them (half/half) with some butter and Monk's fruit sweetener. I used about 6 oz cream cheese, about 3 oz sourcream, an egg, some Monk's fruit, vanilla, and lime juice. Baked it at 325 for 40 minutes. I think it is lower carb than a store cheesecake and it sure is exactly what I wanted

I didn't measure anything. I baked at 325 because I was using a vintage Pyrex or Bake King glass pie plate.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Sounds delicious. 🙂

What is Monks fruit sweetener? Is it a powder or a liquid?

[Marthe48]

3. Monk's fruit is a sweetener

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Some nice DUers recommended it when I mentioned I didn't like the baked aftertaste of Stevia. It isn't supposed to have carbs. I got Lakanto brand granulated. The label says it has 8 grams sugar alcohol, which I don't think counts as a carb. I got 1 package from Amazon. Then, I was in Big Lots before Thanksgiving and they had the same brand, same size package for half the price of what I paid on Amazon. I do like it better for baking than Stevia.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Thanks!

I don’t care for Stevia either.

[pwb]

2. Send me a piece please.

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[Marthe48]

4. Ha, I wish!

I do like the graham/nut crust.

[hippywife]

6. Sounds delicious.

Cheesecake is the sacred dessert in our house. It's always Bon Appetit's Basque Burnt Cheesecake recipe. I'm not allowed to make any other kind since the first time I made it a couple years ago. Works for me me since I prefer it without crust. I don't make it often at all because the two of us will burn through it faster than we should.