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I was so impressed when I first tasted keto “apple” butter (actually made from zucchini, though you would never know its not the real stuff!) that my mind instantly began to imagine all of the ways in which it could be enjoyed.
Even though this keto-friendly apple butter uses zucchini, it’s still quite sweet, so I was wanting to offset that a little by combining it with something a bit less sweet to balance it out, but creamy so that it still felt like a treat.
These low-carb apple streusel cheesecake parfaits were the perfect answer. You'll get all of the favour of your favourite fall inspired coffee cake combined with creamy cheesecake in simple singe-serve jars!
The apple butter is swirled through a creamy cheesecake mix, and layered with a crunchy streusel topping to create individual serves. Though the apple butter is sweet, there is a subtle tartness to the cheesecake mix from the yoghurt, so add a little stevia or your preferred low-carb sweetener to make this sweeter if you prefer.
Hands-on Overall
Serving size 1 jar
Nutritional values (per serving, 1 jar)
Net carbs7.2 grams
Protein14.3 grams
Fat50.2 grams
Calories504 kcal
Calories from carbs 5%, protein 11%, fat 84%
Total carbs11.2 gramsFiber4 gramsSugars5.3 gramsSaturated fat19.2 gramsSodium209 mg(9% RDA)Magnesium92 mg(23% RDA)Potassium423 mg(21% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
Streusel layer:
Apple cheesecake layer:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 °C/ 320 °F (conventional), or 140 °C/ 285 °F (fan assisted). For the streusel, add all ingredients and mix well. Note: It will take an additional 1 hour 45 minutes to prepare the Low-Carb Apple Butter.
- Bake in oven 15-18 mins, until golden brown. Set aside and allow to cool completely in pan. Note that the streusel will feel soft when you first remove it from the oven, but will crisp up as it cools.
- To make the cheesecake mix, add the yoghurt, cream cheese, vanilla and stevia to a bowl and beat either by hand or in a mixer until combined. Gently fold through the low-carb "apple" butter so that its swirled through the cheesecake mix.
- To assemble, alternate streusel and the cheesecake mix, finishing with a sprinkle of streusel and/or some ground cinnamon.
- Best served straight away. Both the streusel and cheesecake mix can be made ahead of time. Store the cheesecake mix in the fridge for up to 4 days, and the streusel in a sealed container at room temperature up to a week.
Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, 1 jar)
| Net carbs | Protein | Fat | Calories |
|---|
| Butter, unsalted, grass-fed |
| 0 g | 0.1 g | 8.6 g | 76 kcal |
| Walnuts, nuts |
| 1.5 g | 3.3 g | 14.3 g | 143 kcal |
| Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal) |
| 1.5 g | 3.6 g | 8.8 g | 98 kcal |
| Sukrin Gold, brown sugar substitute |
| 0.1 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Cinnamon, spices |
| 0.2 g | 0 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Cream cheese, soft (full-fat) |
| 1.9 g | 4.2 g | 16.8 g | 147 kcal |
| Yogurt, plain (full-fat, Greek style, 5% fat) |
| 1.2 g | 2.8 g | 1.6 g | 30 kcal |
| Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Stevia extract (SweetLeaf or NuNaturals, natural low-carb sweetener) |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Apple Butter (zucchini), homemade (KetoDiet blog) |
| 0.8 g | 0.3 g | 0.1 g | 6 kcal |
| Total per serving, 1 jar |
| 7.2 g | 14.3 g | 50.2 g | 504 kcal |
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