Feb 14, 2017
This Healthy Key Lime Cheesecake tastes like Key Lime Pie but in CHEESECAKE form! Each bite is sweet, refreshing, and delicious, you’d never suspect it’s sugar free, gluten free, and high protein.
In an attempt to make my Key Lime Pie a little bit more decadent, I made this beyond freaking amazingly delicious Key. Lime. Cheesecake.
I hope that description made sense?
My point? This cheesecake is the bomb and you need to make it. NOW.
This cheesecake is a unique upgrade to the typical Key Lime Pies you would find at a bakery, which contain a ton of egg yolks and sugar from the sweetened condensed milk.
This Healthy Key Lime Cheesecake is so thick, so rich, and so creamy. It’s perfectly sweet and tangy, it seriously doesn’t taste sugar free, low calorie, high protein, or gluten free in the slightest. This Key Lime Cheesecake also happens to be a jaw-dropping crowd pleaser, which I know from personal experience.
Healthy Key Lime Cheesecake
This Healthy Key Lime Cheesecake tastes like key lime pie in cheesecake form! It’s sweet and delicious, yet sugar free, gluten free, and high protein!
Animal Cracker Crust:
- 2 cups Animal Cracker Crumbs (I used homemade*)
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ~½ cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
Cheesecake Filling:
- 24 oz Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 8 oz Neufchâtel Cream Cheese (or ⅓ Less Fat Cream Cheese), room temp
- 5 Large Eggs
- 1 tbs Liquid Stevia Extract
- 1 tbs Key Lime Zest
- ⅔ cup Key Lime Juice
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a 9″ springform pan with parchment paper. Place a sheet of parchment paper on the springform base, then close the springform “ring” onto the base, tightly trapping the parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, stir together the animal cracker crumbs, salt, and almond milk. It should look like a dough. Press the mixture into the prepared pan and set aside.
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In a stand mixer bowl fitted with a whisk attachment, add the yogurt and cream cheese. Mix on medium speed until completely smooth.
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Reduce the speed to low and add one egg at a time. When completely smooth, add the stevia and key lime zest.
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Bake the crust you set aside earlier in the oven for 14 minutes. While that bakes, finish off the filling.
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Finally, add the key lime juice to the mixer to whisk until the crust is done baking.
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Take the crust out of the oven, then pour in the cheesecake filling. Bake for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes. Let cool at room temperature, then cover and refrigerate overnight. The next day, slice, serve, and enjoy!
- *Graham Crackers also work!
- The recipe above is my revised recipe. I originally posted a Key Lime Cheesecake recipe back in 2013 but felt like it could use some work on the texture. Just in case you wanted to see the previous recipe and/or the changes I made, I’m providing the old recipe here:
- Graham Cracker Crust: (Yields an 8″ Cheesecake)
- Cheesecake Filling:
- 2½ cups Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 3 Large Eggs
- 3 Large Egg Whites
- 2½ tsp Stevia Extract
- 1 tbs Organic Corn Starch
- pinch of Key Lime Zest
- ¾ cup Key Lime Juice
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Key Lime Cheesecake
Amount Per Serving (1 serving = 1/12th of cheesecake)
Calories 210
Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 100mg33%
Sodium 290mg13%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 200IU4%
Vitamin C 6.6mg8%
Calcium 150mg15%
Iron 1.1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Can you believe it?? Just 210 calories for a slice of this toooootally addicting deliciousness?!? Oh yes. Plus, each slice is packed with 12g of protein, whole grains, and no added sugar. BOOM.
I wish I could have a slice of this right now, but my taste-testers demolished the cheesecake in a single day…
Everyone who tried this cheesecake thought it was unhealthy and high calorie, but it’s the total opposite. This Healthy Key Lime Cheesecake is made with Greek yogurt and reduced fat cream cheese, which my taste-testers loved and appreciated. Some even squeezed some fresh lime juice on top and they raved about it!
Enjoy!
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With love and good eats,
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– Jess
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