Description
- This high protein cheesecake is creamy, low in sugar, and packed with over 19g of protein per slice. A smart dessert choice that satisfies every craving.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt or blended cottage cheese
- 3 scoops vanilla or unflavored protein powder
- 3 large eggs
- ⅓ cup keto sweetener
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
- Optional Crust:
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- 4 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- `Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
- Mix almond flour and butter; press into lined pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- Blend cream cheese, yogurt, protein powder, eggs, sweetener, vanilla, and lemon juice until smooth.
- Pour batter into pan over crust or into lined springform pan.
- Bake 45–50 minutes, until set but center jiggles slightly.
- Cool in oven with door cracked for 30 minutes.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours before slicing.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for best texture.
- Crust is optional skip for a lighter version.
- Adjust sweetener if using flavored protein powder.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 19g
- Cholesterol: 80mg