Keto Strawberry Cheesecake

Put spring on the table with this fruity low carb keto strawberry cheesecake! There's no need to bake - simply chill it in the fridge until set. You'll love the rich almond flour crust and the creamy, refreshing strawberry cheesecake filling. Only 4.8g net carbs per slice.

Cheesecake is an easy dessert to make low carb. All you need to do is replace the Graham cracker crust with a gluten free low carb flour such as almond flour and use a sugar free sweetener instead of the sugar. The rest of the ingredients are perfectly keto already!

This low carb strawberry cheesecake recipe is NO BAKE and uses gelatine to keep its shape. As this recipe contains blended fresh strawberries, you really need the gelatine to bind the liquid.

This is a wonderful keto friendly cake to serve to family and friends, whether they are following a low carb diet or not. My teenage children love it. And even though it looks impressive (I think!!), it's actually easy-peasy to assemble.

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need to make this low carb cheesecake:

Crust

• Almond flour - or ground almonds
• Sweetener - I used a granulated erythritol monk fruit sweetener blend, but you could use powdered here as well. Pure erythritol, xylitol, Splenda or allulose work as well.
• Butter - melted
• Vanilla extract

Filling

• Fresh strawberries
• Gelatine - I used powdered
• Cream cheese - full fat is best. Some cream cheese brands are easier to blend when you let them come to room temperature first.
• Heavy whipping cream - that's double cream in the UK. Whip to soft peaks
• Powdered sweetener - powdered is better here for a smooth filling. You can make your own powdered sweetener by blitzing granulated sweetener in a food processor.
• Lemon juice and zest - don't omit this. Makes the cake taste amazing!

How to make a keto strawberry cheesecake

1. Make the gluten free cheesecake crust: Mix the ground almonds/almond flour with the softened butter, sweetener and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Line the bottom of a springform pan with parchment paper and press the crust mix into the bottom. Flatten with your hands or the back of a spoon.

2.) Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks. Set aside.

In another bowl or with a food processor, blend the strawberries until smooth. Set aside.

3.) In a third bowl or in a food processor, blend the cream cheese, lemon juice, zest and powdered sweetener until smooth.

4. Now, dissolve the gelatine according to your manufacturer's instructions. Mine dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water.

Pour the liquid gelatine into the strawberry mix and stir.

5. Add the strawberry mix to the cream cheese mix and blend until combined.

Then add the whipped cream and briefly blend until just combined.

6. Pour the cheesecake filling into the springform pan and flatten the top with a spatula. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.

Recipe tips and variations

Smooth gelatine: Be sure your gelatine is 100% dissolved. If necessary, place the bowl with the gelatine into a larger bowl filled with boiling water.

Creamy versus firm cheesecake filling: This low carb strawberry cheesecake is creamy-firm. For a cake that you can precision-cut like a Savile row suit, there's 2 options:

1. Add more gelatin
2. Let the strawberries simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes like a jam, reducing the amount of liquid they contain. Then, let the strawberry mix cool down before adding the (dissolved) gelatine and then mixing it into the cream cheese and whipped cream.

Sour cream: If you want to use sour cream in place of the cream cheese, double the amount of gelatine.

Crust variations: Use any other ground nuts, sunflower seed flour, or add in some desiccated coconut, as long as you keep to the same basic ratio of grain free flour and butter.

Chilling sugar free cheesecake

It is best to make this strawberry keto cheesecake the day before to give it plenty of cooling time in the fridge overnight. Calculate a minimum of 4 hours in the fridge.

Before serving, I like to put the cake in the freezer for 30 minutes. This makes it easier to slice.

Before serving

When the filling is firm, run a sharp knife along the inside of the springform to release the cake.

Then, it's time to make the cake look pretty!

I like a simple strawberry topping plus decorated my cake with mint and lemon zest. However, you could also top it with keto whipped cream or keto strawberry sauce.

How to store low carb strawberry cheesecake

Simply cover and store it in the fridge for up to 5 days. Alternatively, slice and freeze for up to 3 months.

I recommend to decorate the cake with fresh strawberries after you thaw it.

More keto cheesecake recipes: 

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This post was first published in March 2018. It was updated with more recipe details, new images and a recipe video in April 2022.

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