A recipe for sugar-free lemon cheesecake with a delicious cherry compote topping made with all-natural stevia, fresh lemon juice, and fresh sweet cherries. *NuNaturals provided me their stevia products for review for this Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Cherry Compote recipe. All opinions are my own and not influenced in any way.
This is one dessert recipe that I would definitely consider eating for breakfast. This Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Cherry Compote is so delicious and has no refined sugar!
I have been sampling some products from NuNaturals with great results. The gluten-free crust for this Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Cherry Compote is made with the NuStevia granulated stevia packets, but feel free to use your own favorite stevia-based sweetener. The lemon cheesecake is sweetened with NuNaturals Lemon Stevia Drops and I used the PreSweet Tagatose for the fresh cherry compote. These products are a great alternative for sugar. If you can't find these particular granular sweeteners, Whole Earth sweetener and Swerve sweetener are good alternatives.
I am thrilled with how natural these products taste in my recipes. There is no bitterness and it has a nice mild sweetness with no unpleasant aftertaste. The texture is perfect for replacing refined sugar in your recipes. Tagatose is naturally occurring in milk, fruits, and vegetables, it's lactose-free, it's safe for diabetics because it doesn't raise blood sugar levels.
The Presweet is a prebiotic ingredient that feeds probiotic bacteria like the acidophilus found in yogurt. A sweetener that aids in multiplying the good bacteria in your gut...love that! You can use this product as an equal replacement for sugar in your recipes (1 teaspoon Presweet Tagatose is equal to 1 teaspoon sugar). Also, it browns and carmelizes just like sugar.
Sugar-Free Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Cherry Compote
Ingredients:
For the crust:
2 cups almond flour
2 packets NuStevia sweetener (or your favorite sugar alternative)
3 tablespoon butter, melted (or coconut oil)
Blend all ingredients in a large bowl and press into the bottom of a springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until crust is lightly golden. Set aside to cool.
For the cheesecake:
3 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon NuStevia Lemon Stevia Drops (or more/less according to your taste)
2 tablespoon cornstarch
3 whole eggs
1 egg white
½ cup sour cream (can also use full-fat Greek yogurt)
1 ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl, add cornstarch and cream cheese. Blend at low speed until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, egg white and sour cream (or yogurt) and beat on low for 1 minute. Stop and scrape the bowl, then add the remaining ingredients and blend on medium speed for 1 minute. Pour into prepared crust and bake at 325 degrees for 45-55 minutes until the center is firm and edges are lightly golden. Allow to cool completely and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
For the compote:
4 cups pitted fresh sweet cherries
¼ cup NuNaturals PreSweet Tagatose
2 tablespoon water
2 teaspoon cornstarch
¼ teaspoon almond (or vanilla) extract
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil (stirring constantly) and cook for 1 minute until the mixture has thickened nicely. Cool and serve over cheesecake.
I'll definitely be making more recipes to share with this wonderful product line! NuNaturals is the first company in the U.S. to introduce these breakthrough products targeting a healthier approach to cooking. They taste great, much better than some of the other stevia products on the market. Stevia sweeteners are NOT created equal, so don't hesitate to try another brand.
If you love desserts without refined sugar, you should also try this No Sugar Added Strawberry Pie, and my favorite Roasted Maple Pears. So good!
Sugar-Free Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Cherry Compote
Ingredients
- For the crust:
- 2 cups almond flour
- 2 packets NuStevia sweetener *or your favorite stevia packets
- 3 tablespoon butter melted (or coconut oil)
- For the cheesecake:
- 24 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon NuStevia Lemon Stevia Drops or more/less according to your taste (or your favorite liquid stevia)
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 egg white
- ½ cup sour cream can use full fat Greek yogurt, too
- 1 ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract
- For the compote:
- 4 cups pitted fresh sweet cherries
- ¼ cup NuNaturals PreSweet Tagatose *can sub with another granular sugar alternative
- 2 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
Instructions
- Blend all crust ingredients in a large bowl and press into the bottom of a springform pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until crust is lightly golden.
- Set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cornstarch and cream cheese.
- Blend at low speed until smooth and creamy.
- Add eggs, egg white and sour cream (or yogurt) and beat on low for 1 minute.
- Stop and scrape bowl, then add the remaining ingredients and blend on medium speed for 1 minute. Pour into prepared crust and bake at 325 degrees for 45-55 minutes until center is firm and edges are lightly golden.
- Allow to cool completely and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- For the compote:
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil (stirring constantly) and cook for 1 minute until mixture has thickened nicely.
- Cool and serve over cheesecake.
Nutrition
The beauty of these stevia products is that they have no artificial or synthetic flavorings. The vanilla in their vanilla stevia is made with PURE vanilla extract. This creates a very natural tasting, non-bitter sweetener for your favorite recipes.
Please visit NuNaturals for more information on their products, so you can make this heavenly Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Cherry Compote, too!
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Angie
I know what you mean about Stevia sweeteners not being equal. And if Stevia is not processed right it will be bitter. I would really like to try this product.
Steve @ the black peppercorn
that cherry compote looks amazing!!
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This sounds like a wonderful summer dessert! Love the look of that cherry compote!
BecHeflin
This product sounds right up my alley! I'm definitely wanting to try that cherry compote! YUM!
Ally
I so wanna win!! Tweeted, too! xo ally
Ann from Sumptuous Spoonfuls
Your cheesecake looks fabulous Amee! I SO want to try this ... and the cherry sauce oh my!
Leah
I'm SUCH a sucker for cheesecake! What a great lighter version. And the compote looks gorgeous!!
Crystal
Yummy!
Christina Peterson
Would like to try this.
Marlys-thisandthat
I love cheesecake and this looks wonderful... Would love to win the stevia so that I could try it... Thanks for the opportunity.
Janey
This looks like a great product! I'll look out for it in the UK....your cheesecake looks amazing Amee! x
Jordan
I'd love to try these flavored stevia to add a twist to my hot chocolate and oatmeal as the weather gets colder.
Anonymous
Is this product sold in Fort Wayne, In health stores?
Amee Livingston
I know that you can find NuNaturals products online, but I'm not sure which stores would carry them in your area.