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. Recipe created by Tracey of The Naked Diabetic
Just because you’re diabetic doesn’t mean you have to skip dessert. This diabetic-friendly sugar-free Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake recipe is so delicious, you can’t tell it’s sugar-free. It is just another one pf our great cheesecake recipes.
Cheesecake is an easy dessert to make diabetic-friendly, and it also tastes great.
We try to take advantage of seasonal fruits, whenever possible. So when it is strawberry season, we make Sugar-free Strawberry Cheesecake, then next comes Sugar-free Rhubarb Cheesecake when the rhubarb is ripe, and our Sugar-free Chocolate Cheesecake recipe is yummy year-round!
I have been using Walden Farms fruit spreads for many years. They have fantastic true fruit flavouring. All of the Walden Farms products that we use are sugar-free, carb-free and fat-free. So it’s a no-brainer! They taste great and don’t add calories or carbs, a perfect match. I’d be crazy not to use them.
Reccomended Kitchen Supplies
- Mixing bowls
- measuring spoons
- pastry blender
- 9 inch springform pan
- silicone spatula
- mixing spoons
- stand mixer or handheld mixer
Ingredients List
- cream cheese (2 – 8 ounce blocks)
- powdered sweetener ( I used Splenda stevia)
- liquid sweetener ( I used liquid Splenda Stevia)
- cocoa (powdered)
- sugar-free chocolate chips
- almond flour
- butter
- cool whip (1 tub)
- fresh raspberries
- Walden Farms – raspberry fruit spread
- Sugar-free raspberry jello powder
Helpful Recipe Tips
Tips for buying the best raspberries
When shopping for raspberries there are a few tell-tale signs that indicate whether the fruit is fresh or not. Just like when shopping for the best strawberries and rhubarb, it’s good to know what to look for.
Raspberries that are bright red and firm are ideal. In grocery stores, Raspberries generally come packed in plastic clamshell containers. Check under the container and inside (if possible) for mould or mushy, soft raspberries. If you see any, then move on.
Raspberries have a short shelf life and become mushy and mouldy fast. Ready-to-eat raspberries should not have any white colour or light green colour on the berry. If they do, move on. Raspberries do not ripen after being picked (like strawberries), so what you buy, will be what you have to work with, in your recipes.
If you have a local garden market or farmer’s market, you will always get the best raspberries there, and it is always good to shop from your local growers.
What kind of sugar-free chocolate is recommended for this recipe?
Most brands of sugar-free chocolate work well. If you are eating a vegan or ketogenic diet, then you will want to choose something compatible with your dietary needs.
For diabetics, look for the lowest carbs possible.
I use Lily’s or Krisda’s brand regularly. They melt well and taste good. I also use Hershey’s sugar-free chocolate chips and have found that they melt well and taste good too.
Do not use Bakers Unsweetened chocolate in this recipe, without adding extra liquid sweetener to your cheesecake.
You can add it to your desired sweetness. Do not add the sweetener to the melted chocolate. Add it to the cheesecake mix after you have added the melted chocolate.
Making the crust
What is Almond flour?
Almond flour is simply ground almonds. When using Almond flour in baking as a substitute for all-purpose flour, choose finely sifted almond flour. The coarser grinds don’t often blend as well as the finely ground.
If you prefer to use a graham cracker crust or a chocolate wafer crust you certainly can, but it will alter the nutritional values.
Mixing the crust ingredients.
When making the crust there is no special order for adding the ingredients.
In a small mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients. I always use a pastry blender, It makes mixing much easier.
If the crust crumble is dry, add more butter (1/2 of a teaspoon at a time).
Once mixed, press the crumble into the bottom of a springform pan and bake, according to the recipe directions.
Making the bottom layer of the cheesecake
How to melt chocolate chips ( 2 methods)
Melting chocolate chips – Microwave Method
- Put the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on half power (50 %) for 30-second intervals.
- Stir in between intervals.
- When the chocolate pieces or chips are almost completely melted, stir until the remaining chocolate is melted.
Melting Chocolate chips – Stovetop method
- Bring water to a double boiler pan to a simmer
- If you don’t have a double boiler, use a heat-proof bowl that is big enough to sit on top of a small or medium-sized saucepan.
- place chocolate into the top pan of a double boiler or a heatproof bowl.
- place on top of the pan with simmering water.
- Stir continuously while the chocolate melts.
- just before all the chocolate is melted, remove the pan or bowl from the heat.
- Continue to stir until the chocolate is melted.
Let the melted chocolate cool before adding it to the cream cheese. Once cooled, mix well and spread evenly over the crust.
Making the Raspberry layer in the cheesecake
In a small saucepan, combine the Walden Farms Raspberry fruit spread, and 1/4 cup of the raspberries. Mash the berries slightly. Over medium/high heat bring it to a boil and then remove it from the heat. Stir in the sugar-free jello mix. Let the pan cool and then refrigerate for about 20 minutes or until it just starts to gel.
When cooled, pour the raspberry mixture over the bottom layer of the cheesecake. Add a few loose raspberries onto the top of the jelly. Chill until fully gelled.
Adding the top layer
Add the top layer once the center raspberry layer has gelled or is almost fully gelled. If you add it before it is gelled, it will mix with the top layer when spreading. If you can’t wait, add it by dropping teaspoons of it and gently spreading it.
Serve with a few of the reserved raspberries and a spoon of whipped cream – if desired.
Storing Instructions
This Sugar-Free Raspberry Cheesecake recipe will last, refrigerated for 3-4 days in an airtight container. This recipe can be frozen, but for best results, eat it within 3 to 4 days of making it.
Sugar-Free Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
Diabetic Sugar-Free Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup Almond flour
- 1/2 cup Splenda Granulated sweetener (0 calorie)
- 1/3 cup butter – melted
- 1/3 cup cocoa (powdered)
Filling
- 2 packages cream cheese (8 oz pkgs) – softened
- 1 tub sugar-free Cool whip ( 1 liter tub or 4.1/4 cups)
- 1 cup Walden farms Raspberry fruit spread
- 1 package sugar-free raspberry jello mix
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup sugar-free chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 tbsp liquid Stevia
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Add all crust ingredients into a small mixing bowl.
- Using a pastry blender, thoroughly combine crust ingredients, until you have a wet crumble.
- Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Let the crust cool.
Filling
- Cream the cream cheese blocks until smooth.
- Add the liquid stevia and blend again until mixed thoroughly.
- Add 1/2 cup of the cool whip and mix until the mixture is smooth and soft.
- Divide the mixture in half.
- Melt the chocolate chips (microwave method or stove-top method)
- Let the chocolate cool for a few minutes.
- Pour the melted chocolate into one half of the cream cheese mixture and stir until well combined.
- Divide the remainder of the cool whip, between the 2 cream cheese mixtures and fold gently until light and fluffy.
- Pour the chocolate layer over the chilled crust and smooth out the top.
- Chill, while you are working on the raspberry gel layer.
- Chill the white cream cheese mix, until you are ready to use it.
Raspberry Layer
- In a small saucepan, add the Walden farms fruit spread and 1/4 of a cup of raspberries.
- Mash the raspberries slightly
- Over medium/high heat, bring the mixture to a boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk in the powdered sugar-free raspberry jello mix.
- Let cool and then chill in the fridge until just starting to gel.
- Pour over the bottom layer and chill for 20 minutes.
Add top layer
- Spoon over the remaining filling mixture and spread evenly over the raspberry filling.
- Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
- When serving, top with the remaining raspberries.
Nutrition
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