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Cheesecake w. Lemon & Orange

Course Dessert
Servings 9
Calories 54kcal

Ingredients

  • 100 g low fat cream cheese
  • 200 g sour cream 6-9%
  • 100 g sugar or honey if you prefer that flavor
  • 4 pieces of gelatine
  • Juice from 1 medium sized lemon
  • Juice from 1 medium sized orange
  • Zest from from 1/2 a organic lemon (optional)
  • 3 organic egg whites pasteurised

Crust

  • A big handfull of almonds, pecans or walnuts
  • 2 tbsp rye or oat flakes
  • 3 tbsp honey agave or marble syrup
  • 2 tbsp Coconut oil or butter
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Grind the nuts in a blender or food processor, until they are semi finely chopped.
  • In a saucepan combine butter and honey and heat on medium heat until it is melted. Then add grinded nuts and grain flakes to the pan and stir a few times until well combined. If it does not seem to stick together you can add a little more honey.
  • In small muffin cups or another type of cup, add 1 Tbsp of the crust and press firmly into the bottom of the cup.
  • Soak gelatine in cold water for 10 minutes.
  • In a pot bring sugar, lemon and orange juice into a boil.the remove the pot from the heat.
  • Remove the gelatine from the water, and make sure to squeeze it gently, before adding it to the pot as well – let the mixture cool utill lukewarm.
  • In a bowl mix cream cheese, sour cream  and lemon zest whisk until combined. Add 1 Tbsp of the cream mix to the lukewarm juice and mix, then add all of the juice mix to the remaining cream mix and whisk it all together.
  • With a mixer whisk egg whites stiff. Add the egg whites to the cheesecake filling and gently fold to incorporate.
  • Pour the cheese cream filling into the muffin cups. Place the cheesecakes in the fridge for approximately 3-4 hours before serving them.

Notes

You can top the cakes with lemon and orange zest, fruit or chocolate.

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.3mg