Easy Lemon Cheesecake with Wholesome!®

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As soon as spring rolls around, I am always looking for new fresh and delicious desserts.  I have been craving lemon lately, so it seemed only natural to make a lemon cheesecake!  This cheesecake is so smooth with the perfect hint of lemon!  I sweetened it with Wholesome!® Organic Blue Agave Sweetener, which has a low glycemic index so you get plenty of natural sweetness without the blood sugar spike!

Wholesome!® Organic Blue Agave Sweetener is a natural low glycemic sweetener that is perfect for sweetening beverages, oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, yogurt, cereal, smoothies or wherever else you use sugar!   You can simply substitute 3/4 of a cup agave for 1 cup refined sugar.  You can find more tips and recipes using Wholesome!® Organic Blue Agave Sweetener, here!

Easy Lemon Cheesecake Recipe with Wholesome!

Lemon Cheesecake with Wholesome! Blue Agave Sweetener

ServingServing: 8

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

Crust:

• ▢ 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons butter (unsalted), melted

Filling:

• ▢ 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• ▢ ½ cup Wholesome!® Organic Blue Agave Sweetener
• ▢ ½ cup sour cream
• ▢ 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Crust:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Spray an 8-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Combine graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter and press mixture into bottom of pan.
4. Bake 7-10 minutes, or until golden brown.

Filling:

1. Keep the oven at 400 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl combine cream cheese and agave until smooth.
3. Blend in sour cream.
4. Stir in beaten eggs, one third at a time.
5. Stir in lemon juice, zest, and vanilla until well combined.
6. Pour into baked crust and place in oven. Immediately turn heat down to 300 degrees F and bake for one hour or until cake begins to rise on the sides.
7. Turn oven off. Open oven door and let cake sit in oven for another 30 minutes.
8. Let cool and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 249 kcal · Carbohydrates: 16 g · Protein: 8 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 107 mg · Sodium: 372 mg · Potassium: 211 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 579 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 121 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Course: Dessert

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My sister, Lauren, made the most amazing Dark Chocolate Sorbet with Wholesome!® Organic Blue Agave Sweetener a few weeks ago, and I have been obsessed ever since!  I love it on my oatmeal and even tried it in cookies!  Wholesome!® has an entire line of sweeteners that are all non-GMO and completely organic.  I was honestly shocked how easy it has been to switch out processed sugar for Wholesome!® Organic Blue Agave Sweetener in all my favorite recipes!

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