No Bake Banana Split Cake Cheesecake
This recipe uses Swerve (look for on Amazon), which is a sugar replacement that is made from fruits and vegetables. I didn't have it, so used sugar instead. What I liked about this recipe is that by using the almond flour for the crust, it makes it gluten free!
Yield: 20 squares or morePrep Time:
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Ingredients:
| CRUST: | |
| 3 cups | almond flour |
| 2 teaspoons | cinnamon |
| 1/3 cup | Swerve or sugar |
| 1 cup | butter melted |
| FILLING: | |
| 16 ounces | cream cheese |
| 1 cup | Swerve or powdered sugar |
| 1 cup | butter melted |
| STABILIZED WHIPPED CREAM: | |
| 2 pints | strawberries sliced |
| 1 | banana chopped |
| 1 tablespoon | lemon juice |
| STABILIZED WHIPPED CREAM: | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | gelatin |
| 3 tablespoons | water |
| 2 cups | heavy whipping cream |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 3 tablespoons | Swerve or sugar |
| nuts, optional | |
| chocolate sauce, optional | |
| additional strawberries, for garnish | |
Directions:
Cover bottom of 9x13-inch pan with crust ingredients and press into crust
Mix cream cheese and sugar or Swerve sweetener and add melted butter until smooth.
Spread on top of crust.
Mix strawberries and banana in medium bowl with lemon juice.
Spread strawberries and banana mixture over cream cheese mixture.
Make stabilized whipped cream by sprinkling gelatin on water and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, add the whipping cream, vanilla, and sugar to a mixing bowl. Turn your mixer on and pour the geletin into the heavy cream mixture. Whip until thickened. Cover top of cheesecake with whipped cream mixture.
Top with chopped nuts and chocolate sauce if desired.
Source: lowcarbyum.com
