Craving that cheesecake but not all the yucky for you calories & added sugars that go along with it? Well, I have you covered! You all asked for a Honest Grub, Honest Foodie Cheesecake rendition & healthier desserts, so I have you covered on both aspects. I am not kidding my family inhaled this within 10 minutes. They were so mad I just made one large one after testing & not multiply hahaha I am trying to reserve our groceries as long as possible during all this. I do know one things for sure, I am stocking up on these ingredients because this is going to be a must make over & over… already requested by the family.
What simple things do you need?
Oh yes… only 9 ingredients!
Did I mention it was simple & easy too?
- Fresh Strawberries
- Coconut Sugar
- Arrow Root (the use of arrow root creates the thickness in the strawberry jam. It is easier to digest than corn starch & in GF)
- Cream Cheese
- Greek Yogurt
- Maple Syrup
- Cashews ( can trade out walnuts if needing to be lower carb/keto etc)
- Dates
- Salt
Here are some of my other favorite HGHF No Bake recipes
Magic No Bake Cookie Clusters
The Bet Dark Chocolate Hummus
Salted Caramel Snickerdoodle Bars
7 Ingredient Strawberry Cheesecake Nice Cream
Yogurt Fruit Tart
No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
Craving that cheesecake but not all the calories & added sugars that go along with it? Well, I have you covered! You all asked for a Honest Grub, Honest Foodie Cheesecake rendition & healthier desserts, so I have you covered on both aspects. I am not kidding my family inhaled this within 10 minutes.
Servings: 2
Calories: 508kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries fresh, chopped (about 8-10 small, 4-5 large
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp arrow root
- 2 tsp water warm
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 3 tbsp greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cashews raw, unsalted
- 6 Medjool large dates (take pit out – you want dates that are not dried out, a lot of times in the package they can be, so I recommend getting them from the bulk section. Or look for the Natural Delights brand it's one I can always count on!)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1. Dice up the fresh strawberries into small bite sized pieces about 1/4 of an inch. Place into sauce pan with 1/4 cup water & tsp of coconut sugar. Turn on high, once it reaching a boil turn down to medium high heat & continue mashing with wood spatula/spoon. Until majority of the water has been absorbed & it is starting to thicken jelly like. About 2-3 minutes.
- 2. Then take off the heat. In a small bowl add in 1 tsp of the arrow root & 2 tsp of the warm water. Stir until arrow root is dissolved creating a slurry. Pour into the strawberry filling & then put back on stove top at low medium heat & figure 8 the slurry in for about 60 seconds until it starts to thicken more. DO NOT boil or the arrow root will not work. Then pour into a bowl & set a side to cool.
- 3. In a medium bowl add in the cream cheese, greek yogurt & maple syrup. With a hand mixer, mix on high for 2 minutes until it is fully incorporated. Then set in the fridge until you are ready to layer!
- 4. In food processor add in dates, cashews & pinch of salt. Pulse continuously off & on for 4 minutes. Until the mixture is pulsed finely & when you can press together with your finger it sticks together.
- 5. Either in 2 quarter pint mason jars or 1/2 pint mason jar. Then start layering! Push down the crust layer first, then cream cheese, strawberry jam, crust layer, cream cheese & strawberry jam & continue until divided out as seen above! Then dig in!!
Nutrition
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 593mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 761IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 3mg
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