Low Carb Cheesecake Nut Crust
photo by cckarl
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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1 pie crust
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups ground almonds (or pecans or walnuts)
- 2 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, for a chocolate nut crust (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place nuts in bowl of a food processor; pulse until ground into a meal.
- Add Splenda, butter and cocoa powder (optional) pulse to combine.
- Transfer nut mixture to a 9" springform pan and gently press to form a crust on bottom of pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes Remove from oven and cool.
- Fill with your favorite lowcarb cheesecake batter and bake according to cheesecake recipe directions.
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Reviews
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This is a GREAT recipe - thank you for sharing! I actually halved it (and admitted the cocoa powder) to make a smaller cheesecake, but you absolutely don't miss the graham cracker crust. I may even use this crust moving forward - whether I'm on South Beach or not! One thing I did differently, was broiled the crust for an extra 1-2 minutes, and that put it in the freezer to set before I put on the topping. Would be a great crust for a key lime pie or chocolate mousse, as well!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CinLin
Lexington, 56
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