Greek Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
Greek Strawberry Cheesecake Bars are a light version of classic cheesecake. Made gluten free with Greek cream cheese & than the original for a healthier dessert! Gluten Free + Low Calorie
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 192kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1/8 cup maple syrup
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Gluten Free Baking Flour
- 5 ounces Greek cream cheese
- 2-3 teaspoons liquid stevia
- 1/3 cup sugar free strawberry preserves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a square 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with parchment paper placing it horizontal & vertical hanging over the sides of the dish for easy removal.
- Using a hand mixer, beat the eggs whites together in a large bowl until fluffy peaked. Then add the the sugar, vanilla, applesauce, maple syrup and coconut oil to the eggs and beat until combined.
- To the batter, fold in the salt and flour. Do not over combine. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and smooth with a spatula or back of a spoon.
- Place in the oven and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes until the edges are brown.
- While the crust is baking, add the cream cheese and stevia to a bowl and whisk together very well.
- After you remove the crust from the oven, spread the cream cheese evenly over it. It should spread easily as the crust is warm.
- Next add the strawberry preserves to the top, placing random dollops of it all over. Then using a toothpick swirl the preserves into the cream cheese.
- Place in the freezer to set 3-6 hours, overnight is best. When you're ready to eat, simply lift the parchment paper up to remove the bars from the dish and slice into 12 squares.
Notes
- I don't like things very sweet, but if you would like to make them sweeter add more stevia.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.4mg