Cranberry Cheesecake Pots with Gingersnap Crusts
A sweet and slightly more complex flavored cheesecake with a warming gingerbread based crust gets topped with a sweet and tangy cranberry sauce. If you’re not a fan of goat cheese, replace it with more cream cheese.
Servings: 8
Calories: 318kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup almond flour or hazelnut flour
- 2 tablespoons monk fruit powdered
- 2 tablespoons butter or butter flavored coconut oil for dairy-free
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 tablespoon molasses optional, for flavor and adds minimal carbs
- 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Cheesecake
- 8 ounces cream cheese or Kite Hill cream cheese for dairy-free, at room temperature
- 8 ounces goat cheese or Kite Hill cream cheese for dairy-free, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup monk fruit powdered or to taste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 lemon
- 3 eggs
Topping
- 1 cup leftover cranberry sauce
Instructions
For the Crust
- Add the almond flour to a large nonstick pan and cook, stirring frequently until fragrant, several minutes. Add in the monk fruit, salt, butter, vanilla, and remaining spices and stir until the butter is melted and everything is mixed evenly. Divide this mixture evenly between the jars, packing it down well into the bottom of each. Set aside.
For the Cheesecake
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Bring a large pot of water to a boil while you prepare the filling.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the monk fruit, cream cheese and goat cheese together until light and fluffy. Then add one egg at a time, mixing well between each addition until all 3 are incorporated then mix in the lemon juice. Divide the batter evenly between 8 jars or other oven-safe baking dishes.
- Place the jars in a large rimmed pan with a cloth towel set in the bottom (it keeps the jars from moving) and set it into the oven. With the pan on the oven rack, add the boiling water so that it reaches 3/4 of the way up the filling in the jars – adding the hot water when the dish is in the oven means you don’t have to transfer it into the oven with boiling water. Bake at 325ºF for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are set but the middles have a slight wobble to them. Turn the oven off and leave the door open the jars inside for another 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature before transferring to the refrigerator. Refrigerate overnight.
For the Topping
- Either warm up leftover cranberry sauce or make a fresh batch. Spoon over tops of the cheesecake and then cover and refrigerate the cheesecakes until serving.
Notes
Protein:Energy Quotient [calories]: 0.27
Nutrition Facts
Cranberry Cheesecake Pots with Gingersnap Crusts
Amount per Serving
Calories
318
% Daily Value*
Fat
28
g
43
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
106
mg
35
%
Sodium
289
mg
13
%
Potassium
101
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
9
g
3
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
13
g
26
%
Vitamin A
890
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
114
mg
11
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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