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Simple cream cheese desserts like this one are some of my favorite treats while on the ketogenic diet.
I do love more my other, a bit more labor-intensive keto desserts like this keto strawberry pie or my keto vanilla ice cream, but I don’t always have the time to make a treat from scratch that takes a lot of time.
Recipes like this one are the perfect fit for those situations.
They are super quick to make and leave me fully satisfied while keeping me in ketosis.
One serving (1/2 jar) of this keto lemon curd cheesecake in a jar only has 2.2 of net carbs and even though the “Lemon Curd” part may make you think this is a difficult recipe – I can assure you it’s really easy!
Scroll down to find out how to make it!
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KETO LEMON CURD CHEESECAKE IN A GLASS INGREDIENTS:
This section is where I share a few tips and suggestions regarding the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe.
You can find the exact amounts needed on the recipe card at the end of this post!
Zest of one lemon and juice of two lemons
You can also skip the heavy cream if you don’t like heavy cream or don’t have it at home right now, but I highly recommend adding it.
It’ll make the “cheesecake” part of the recipe fluffier (and thus more delicious)!
in my opinion, the BEST keto-friendly sweetener.
– it doesn’t spike your blood sugar,
– it’s completely safe and
– has a very fresh & natural sweet taste.
Because of it’s natural origin and natural production process (fermentation by a certain kind of yeast) I also consider erythritol to be paleo-friendly!
Even though I’m a bit biased towards erythritol, you can use other powdered keto-friendly sweeteners that won’t spike your blood sugar as well, but be aware that you may have to add more or less sweetener if you do so.
Erythritol is about 70% as sweet as sugar whereas other keto-friendly sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia are much sweeter than sugar.
Simply taste a tiny amount of the blueberry fat bomb mass before oversweetening it and adjust accordingly.
KETO LEMON CURD CHEESECAKE IN A GLASS RECIPE CARD:
Attention lemon lovers who are on the ketogenic diet! This keto lemon curd cheesecake in a jar with only 2.2g net carbs is absolutely perfect for you!
Add the egg yolks, granulated erythritol, lemon zest, lemon juice, butter and a pinch of salt into a large bowl.
Fill a pot with water, place it on your stove and set your heat to high and place the bowl on top of it.
Bring the water in the pot to a boil.
Stir the lemon curd constantly for approx. 7-8 min until the mixture thickens up.
The consistency should be similar to jam.
Place the bowl in your fridge while you whip up the "cheesecake" base.
Add the cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered erythritol, and vanilla extract into a bowl.
Mix with a hand mixer or eggbeater until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Add the no-bake cheesecake mix into suitable jars.
Add the keto lemon curd on top of the jars and chill it in the fridge for at least 1 hour before enjoying it!
Store for up to 3-4 days in your fridge.
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**(I try to be as accurate as possible with the nutrition information below, but values may vary because of natural occurring fluctuations and different products used.)
6 servings
1/2 jar
- Amount per serving
- Calories307
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 31.6g41%
- Total Carbohydrate 2.2g1%
- Dietary Fiber 0g
- Protein 3.9g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Directions
Add the egg yolks, granulated erythritol, lemon zest, lemon juice, butter and a pinch of salt into a large bowl.
Fill a pot with water, place it on your stove and set your heat to high and place the bowl on top of it.
Bring the water in the pot to a boil.
Stir the lemon curd constantly for approx. 7-8 min until the mixture thickens up.
The consistency should be similar to jam.
Place the bowl in your fridge while you whip up the "cheesecake" base.
Add the cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered erythritol, and vanilla extract into a bowl.
Mix with a hand mixer or eggbeater until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Add the no-bake cheesecake mix into suitable jars.
Add the keto lemon curd on top of the jars and chill it in the fridge for at least 1 hour before enjoying it!
Store for up to 3-4 days in your fridge.
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**(I try to be as accurate as possible with the nutrition information below, but values may vary because of natural occurring fluctuations and different products used.)
Notes
How do you include Erythritol in your calculations?
The short answer is: I don’t, and I can tell you why.
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol which your body can’t digest.
If you ingest it, it won’t spike your blood sugar & it won’t release insulin (which is a good thing if you want to stay in ketosis).
It passes through our system basically “untouched”.
Because of this, you can subtract the carbs from erythritol completely, which is what I always do.
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Made this last night. Wow is it tart. But I did have large lemons. It would be great if you could adjust the recipe to show how much juice is in your two lemons because I think mine had way more.
It is still a delicious dessert. I replaced the granular swerve with powdered and maybe that is why the curd wasn’t sweeter. It still ended up with some crunch after refrigerating. Thanks for a great keto treat.
I loved the taste of this but the curd went granular after putting it in the fridge. It thickened nicely over the boiling water and seemed to have dissolved the erythritol when it was warm but crystallised when it cooled down
What size jars?
My daughter and I made this tonight, very yummy!!!
In the lemon curd portion of the recipe, how many tablespoons of the granulated Erythritol? This looks yummy and easy to make. Thank you for sharing!
Hey there – I’m so sorry for the late response!
I was on vacation and didn’t have the chance to answer yet.
I added 6 tbsp of granulated erythritol to the lemon curd.
Thank you for your comment!
Much love – Uliana 🙂