LOW CARB Key Lime Cheesecake

Katrina's Note:

I was searching the 'net for low carb. cheesecakes 'cuz my dad is on The Atkins diet. I came across this one and made it right away. My dad was so happy and he really enjoyed it, he even shared it the next day with my grandma and friends who are also on the Atkins diet.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 1/2 cup ground almonds (or walnuts, or pecans)
• 2 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (1/3 ounce) box sugar-free lime gelatin
• 1/2 pint heavy cream
• 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese (it has the lowest carbs for some reason)
• 3 tablespoons key west lime juice
• 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute

Directions:

1. For Crust: Mix grounds nuts and 3 tbls.
2. Splenda, add melted butter.
3. Press on bottom of a pie plate.
4. Let chill in refrigerator.
5. MAke Filling: Mix water w/lime gelatin.
6. Set in refrigerator to PARTIALLY set up.
7. In a bowl, whip heavy cream (set aside).
8. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, key lime juice and 1 cup Splenda until smooth.
9. Very lightly mix in partially set lime gelatin.
10. Fold in whipping cream.
11. Pour into pie shell.
12. Chill 2-3 hours.

Reviews

[Shelly J.]

What a great treat! It DOES have that Splenda aftertaste at first but you have to expect that. It's nice and light and tart. It reminds me of Yoplait Light Thick and Creamy Key Lime Pie yogurt which is my absolute favorite. But that's too high carb! This is fantastic.

[Chef #1014363]

I used only butter and ground nuts for crust, (no Splenda). This was very light and refreshing and perfect for satisfying your low carb sweet tooth

[BerrySweet]

Made for a diabetic dinner guest. For only being 3 ingredients and taking 10 minutes, it was decent. Tasted more like a firm pudding texture than cheesecake though. It looked boring, so I dressed it up with sliced strawberries and lemon zest sprinkled on top. This made the presentation a lot better.