[FP] Individual Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecakes keto

After making these for a dinner party with a non-keto friend, I felt I would be committing a sin by not posting the recipe. http://ift.tt/2cJpUVv

Adapted from Maria Emmerich's Quick and Easy Ketogenic Cooking, "Strawberry Cheesecake in Jars," I changed it to raspberry because 1) I only had raspberry tea and extract and 2) I'm cheap. I'm sure these would work great with different flavored tea/extract combinations.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. cream cheese or marscapone (softened)

• 1/2 TBSP plain gelatin

• 1/4 cup strong-brewed raspberry tea

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (I used vanilla, she says you can use either vanilla or plain)

• 1/4 cup Swerve/erythritol/equivalant sweetener

• 1 TSP raspberry extract

• 1 pinch sea salt

Optional Chocolate Drizzle:

• 3 TBSP butter or coconut oil

• 3 TBSP unsweetened coconut powder

• 2 TBSP Swerve/your choice sweetener

• 1/2 TSP raspberry extract

Directions:

• Place the tea in a small heatproof bowl. Sift the gelatin over the tea and whisk until dissolved.

• Place the cream cheese in a bowl and mix with a handheld mixer until smooth and no lumps remain. Pour in the gelatin mixture, almond milk, sweetener, raspberry extract, and salt and mix until very smooth.

• Pour into 6 serving cups. Cover and place in the refrigerator to set, about two hours.

• Meanwhile, make the chocolate drizzle if using. Melt the butter over low heat. Stir in the cocoa powder, sweetener, and extract until completely melted. Let cool to room temperature before using.

• Pour 1 TBSP of the chocolate drizzle over each cup just before serving. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Tip:

• If you plan on making this recipe ahead of time and not serving it the same day, use 1/4 TSP less gelatin than originally asked.

If you want to save on calories, the cheesecakes are just as tasty naked without the chocolate drizzle. But the chocolate is definitely a decadent addition.

According to MFP, the recipe (with chocolate) works out to 198 calories, 18.7 grams of fat, 4.9 grams carbohydrates, and 1.2 grams of fiber per serving.

Enjoy!!

Submitted September 14, 2016 at 09:25PM by pearsliced http://ift.tt/2d05rhd keto