Description
I just had to share my cheesecake recipe with you because it’s seriously amazing!✨ It’s made with almond flour, coconut palm sugar, creamy cottage cheese and a touch of cream cheese for richness. Eggs and vanilla extract give it a velvety smooth texture, while orange zest adds a burst of citrusy flavor that’s so refreshing! I promise you’ll love it as much as I do.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
- 2 cups cottage cheese (small curds with whey) (see notes)
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 2 medium-sized eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons orange zest, finely grated
- 1/3 cup raisins (see notes)
- 1/4 cup strawberry and orange pieces
Strawberry and orange slices for decoration.
Coconut oil (or your favourite oil) for greasing the pan.
Instructions
- Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature.
- In a high-powered blender combine the almond flour, coconut palm sugar, cottage cheese, cream cheese, eggs and vanilla extract. Blend until the mixture is smooth and velvety.
- Gently stir in the grated orange zest with a spoon (not with the blender) to incorporate into the mixture. Be careful not to touch the blade of the blender.
- Line with parchment paper and grease with coconut oil an 8-inch pan with detachable walls. Detachable walls make it easier to remove the cheesecake once baked.
- Pour half the cheese mixture into the greased pan.
- Top with most of the raisins and with the strawberry and orange pieces.
- Pour the remaining cheese mixture on top.
- Decorate with the remaining raisins, and slices of strawberries and oranges.
- Place the pan in the COLD oven and set the oven to 320F.
- Bake for 75 to 90 minutes until the top is medium brown and set in the middle.
- Allow the cheesecake to cool completely before removing from the pan and slicing.
Enjoy!
Notes
For this recipe I am using cottage cheese with small curds and whey. I tried using pressed cottage cheese and the result had a grainy texture, not smooth as I would have liked.
If you don’t like raisins, you can leave them out. You can also substitute strawberries and oranges with your favourite fruits. This recipe is quite flexible!
This cake pan is very similar to mine.