Keto Cheesecake Bites – No Bake Peanut Butter Cup

Introduction

These keto cheesecake bites are a keto all-star- a decadent reimagination of the 4,000-year European dessert. All cheesecakes are generally created with two layers. The bottom layer, sometimes called the crust or base layer, is made of flour, and the top layer, usually the main layer, is made of cheese, sugar, or eggs. With this recipe, we’ve updated this time-tested dessert with a keto makeover using simple ingredients: chocolate(sugar free peanut cups), vanilla, peanut butter, cream cheese, and almond flour. These ingredients come together, turning this formerly indulgent dessert into a sugar-free, low-carb, gluten-free, and vegan-modifiable powerhouse. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too?

What You Will Need To Make This Recipe

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Bonus: Vegan Keto Mini Cheesecake Bites

If you are loving this recipe so far, but wondered what you could change to make it a vegan so that it better fits the needs of your particular diet or that of your household, read on as we have got you covered! This modified version uses plant based replacements to the animal derived fats in butter, cream cheese, and heavy whipping cream cheese mixture.

We wanted to understand exactly what you loose or gain with this vegan variation so we will put it to the test.

Vegan Vs Regular – Key Differences

Body & Texture : They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but we find the vegan variation to be a more stunning dessert. The vegan milk substitutes binds better and takes a more pleasing shape than the non vegan variant. If it’s true that your eyes eat first then feast your eyes on our vegan modification; it really takes the cake *badum tss*

Taste: Although the vegan cheesecake bites tastes creamy, decadent, and 95% similar, we found the keto mini cheesecakes with real butter and cream cheese amps the creaminess up a few notches. It’s an explosion of flavor most apparent when tested side by side. If taste is your only concern, we’d consider going with the keto mini cheesecakes.

Additional Pro Tips

What is crucial to this keto cheesecake recipe is an understanding of hot and cool temperatures. For heat, make sure your butter is melted for your crust or bottom layer. Approx. 10 to 20 seconds on your microwave’s high setting will do the trick. For cold, remember your chocolate peanut butter cup freezes at a lower point than the cheesecake. Though this difference doesn’t affect the recipe if refrigerated, it does when frozen, which is why we suggest thawing the full 30 minutes if frozen.

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