Whip up this easy lemon cheesecake with a sour cream topping! Add on some fresh blueberries, and you have one incredible dessert to serve up any time of year. This keto cheesecake is low carb and will give you that creamy and sweet factor with a citrus twist in flavor. I’m sure you will love this lemon cheesecake recipe!
LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH SOUR CREAM TOPPING – keto, low carb, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, THM S
I made cheesecake for Christmas that was amazing. It was the perfect dessert to celebrate with. With the New Year and a few new pounds to my waistline, I knew I had to get back to healthier eating. We had company tonight and I kept debating what I wanted to make for dessert and cheesecake is a classic in this house.
I took tips from a couple of my favorite cheesecake recipes and used healthier ingredients. Recipe success. When our friend took his first bite, he said “this is gooood!” with a slightly surprised tone (probably because I had revealed it was sugar-free and healthy).
Lemon Cheesecake Recipe = Easy Keto Cheesecake
No water bath needed for this cheesecake recipe. Best of all this is a keto approved cheesecake recipe that will knock your socks off. Don’t feel like you can’t eat the foods you love; just learn to adapt and cook recipes that use the right ingredients! You don’t have to be deprived; you can make amazing tasting food that everyone will love.
Low Carb Cheesecake Crust
For my crust, I skipped the classic graham cracker crust, for obvious reasons. I reached for a local blend baking mix, that is going to give you a similar texture to a graham cracker crust.
The flour blend is equal parts of coconut flour, ground golden flaxseeds, and almond flour. You gain some nutrients from the mix, which is a nice bonus.
Why Is My Cheesecake Lumpy
You want to make sure when you are mixing your batter it is nice and smooth. If you find the batter is lumpy, you will have a lumpy cheesecake. Make sure you are using softened cream cheese so that it can blend well with the other ingredients. Use room temperature ingredients, so it doesn’t chill the cream cheese when blending.
How Do You Know Cheesecake Is Done
What I like to do is gently shake the cheesecake in the oven to see if it is done. You don’t want to see the cheesecake jiggle when you shake it back and forth. The center needs to be almost set, with just a small circle in the center that jiggles or none at all. It will set up more as it cools.
Why Did My Cheesecake Split
If your cheesecake splits it is okay, you have the sour cream topping to hide it. One reason cheesecakes split is due to overmixing the batter. It will create air bubbles that need to release in the cooking process, resulting in cracks.
Sour Cream Topping For Cheesecake
I guess some people are not familiar with putting a sour cream topping on cheesecake. The sour cream topping offers a sweet tangy flavor but also hides any imperfections you might have developed in the baking process. Maybe there is a crack in the center, well that sour cream topping will hide it, add flavor and give you that award-winning. Top with fresh berries, and you are ready to serve a cheesecake!
How to Store Lemon Cheesecake
Once you have allowed your cheesecake to cool it goes back into the fridge. While some prefer the taste of room temperature cheesecake, it is important to always store cheesecake in the refrigerator. The cream cheese and sour cream can go bad if left out on the counter.
How to Freeze Cheesecake
What I recommend doing for this cheesecake, is allowing the cheesecake to cool, and then freezing it. Leave the sour cream and blueberries off of it, as the sour cream can separate once thawing, and the blueberries will become mushy. Then when you are ready to serve just thaw in the fridge the night before.
Then create your sour cream topping and pour over the top, and top with fresh blueberries than serve.
Other Lemon Cheesecake Toppings
Looking for other fruit to pair with your lemon cheesecake? Here are some tasty pairings.
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Blackberries
- Mixed Fruit
- Whipped Cream – even with the sour cream topping a little whipped cream is always a treat!
No matter how you serve up this keto cheesecake, it is sure to be a delightful experience. Enjoy.
Even More Low Carb Cheesecake Options
Have you made a homemade lemon cheesecake before?
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond flour ( or equal parts almond flour, coconut flour, and ground golden flaxseed)
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Filling:
- 20 oz cream cheese (2 1/2 packs)
- 1/2 cup Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet or my sweetener
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- pinch of salt
- 3 eggs
Sour Cream Topping:
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet or my sweetener
- berries optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Mix almond flour and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a deep dish pie plate. Bake for 10 min or until slightly golden. Let cool for at least 10 min before adding the filling.
- Make the filling. With an electric mixer mix the cream cheese until fluffy. Add sweetener, lemon extract, and salt. Mix until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Pour over prepared crust.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Reduce temp to 200. Bake another 20 min or until set. Cool to room temp.
- Make sour cream topping. Mix sour cream and gentle sweet. Spread over cooled cheesecake. Refrigerate until cold (at least 2 hours). Sprinkle with berries, if desired.
Notes
To sub in Swerve use 1.5 to 2 times the amount of sweetener called for.
Nutrition
Originally Published January 16, 2016. Revised and Republished March 4, 2019.
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Karen says
Would like to try making mini cheesecakes in 4 oz mason jars. How long do you think it should bake? I have done others at 350 for 30 minutes but they have been a little dry. Thanks!
Taryn says
I’d start checking them at 20 minutes. It depends how high you fill the jars.
Nancy says
Instead of sour cream topping used cream cheese. What was left and gentle sweet sugar. Tasted good in the mixer bowl!!! We will see!!
Dawn says
That looks so good! I love lemon cheesecake, so refreshing.
Jamie says
I love this recipe! I’ve had it at a friend’s house twice. I’m made it today and it was so simple. Just delish! I would love to make this for Thanksgiving. I wonder if there’s a way to make this with some pumpkin for the holidays?! That would be amazing!
Taryn says
I would try leaving out the lemon, adding cinnamon, and adding 1/2 cup of pumpkin. It would give it a hint of fall flavor 🙂
Maria says
My favorite THM cheesecake recipe. Any idea if this can be done in the instant pot? 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipes.
Betty says
Good good will try for Easter
Shanda says
Best sugar-free cheesecake recipe I have tried!
Sandra says
Thank you! Can’t wait to make some!