Healthy Eggnog Cheesecake Bars
Healthy Eggnog Cheesecake Bars are made low calorie with gluten free and real food ingredients. A delicious and healthy holiday dessert recipe! Low Calorie + Gluten Free
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 131kcal
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter no salt added, very soft
- 1/2 cup gluten free flour
- 1/3 cup gluten free flour
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoons ground flaxseed
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 1 egg room temperature
For the Filling
- 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup Neufchatel cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons gluten free flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
Instructions
For the Crust
- Preheat your oven to 350 F. Line a 8”x8” baking pan with parchment. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and coconut sugar with a whisk.
- Mix in the gluten-free flour, almond flour, flaxseed and baking soda. Add the almond milk and egg and mix until combined.
- Pour the dough into the pan and spread it out in an even flat layer. It will be soft so you can use a silicone spatula to help spread it out. Poke a few sets of holes halfway through the crust with a fork.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. When you take the pan out of the oven, gently press down on the crust a little to slightly deflate it. Set it aside while you make the filling.
For the Filling
- In large mixing bowl, cream together the neufatchel cheese, greek yogurt and coconut sugar. You can use a whisk but ideally a hand mixer to get rid of any clumps. Whisk in the milk and vanilla extract. Add the egg and mix until just combined, then whisk in the egg yolks. Mix in the flour and spices.
- Pour the filling on top of the crust. Place the pan on the top rack in your oven and bake for 22 minutes. After 22 minutes, shut the oven off but keep the pan in the oven for an additional 6-8 minutes. Carefully take the pan out when the top of the filling is slightly jiggly but mostly firm to the touch.
- Cool 5 minutes at room temperature. Chill in the refrigerator 15-20 minutes, then cut them into bars. Top them with a spritz of whipped cream and ground or freshly grated nutmeg and enjoy! Store any remaining bars in the refrigerator.
- Store the bars in the refrigerator up to 7 days or in the freezer 60 days.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 166IU | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg