Sarah's Sugar-Free Yoghurt Cheesecake with a Lime Twist
Adapted from Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar Cookbook. *If you can't find hemp seeds, just use 1/2 cup almond meal and 1/2 cup LSA.
Prep Time35 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
For the base:
1cupshelled pistachios
1cupshredded coconut
1/3cupalmond meal
1/3cupLSA*
1/3cuphemp seeds*
120gunsalted butterat room temperature, cubed
For the Yoghurt filling:
250gcream cheese
500gGreek yoghurt
5tbspcoconut cream
1/4cuprice malt syrup
1egglightly beaten
2limes, zested
1tbspfreshly squeezed lime juice
To serve:
1tbsplightly toasted coconut chips
extra lime zest
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan-forced, 325F, gas mark 3).
Line the sides and base of a 23cm spring form tin with baking paper.
To strain the yoghurt:
Pour yoghurt into a fine mesh sieve suspended over a bowl and allow the whey to separate from the solids for about 30 minutes. Discard the whey.
To make the base:
Grind pistachios in a food processor or chopper until semi-fine. Transfer to a bowl and add the coconut, almond meal, LSA, hemp seeds and cubed butter. Rub with your fingers to make a dough - it will be ready when it forms a ball.
Press dough into the base and sides of the tin to an even thickness.
Bake for 5-8 minutes or until the edges are starting to turn golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
To make the cheesecake filling:
Combine the cream cheese, strained yoghurt, coconut cream, rice syrup, lime juice and zest in another bowl. Whisk together. Add egg and fold it in gently, but making sure it's well incorporated.
Pour mixture into the cooled base and return to the oven for around 30 minutes until the mixture pulls away from the base but is still custard-like in the middle. Remove from the oven, cool to to room temperature before placing in the fridge for couple of hours to set.
Serve with a sprinkling of coconut chips and extra lime zest. The cheesecake will keep in the fridge for upto 5 days as long as you keep it covered with cling wrap.