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Recipe by Rorie Weisberg

Grain-Free Graham Cracker Crust Cheesecake

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Dairy Dairy
Easy Easy
10 Servings
Allergens

Ingredients

Grain-Free Graham Cracker Style Crust

  • 1 cup Rorie’s Grain Free Flour

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/8 teaspoon Tuscanini Sea Salt

  • 3 tablespoons melted butter or coconut oil, divided

Cheesecake Filling

  • 1 (5.3-ounce) container plain Greek yogurt (preferably whole fat or 2%)

  • 1/3 to 2/3 cup honey (ideally light-colored honey, or the cake will be a bit darker) – adjust sweetness to taste

  • 2 teaspoons Gefen Pure Vanilla Extract

  • 1/2 teaspoon Tuscanini Lemon Juice

  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

  • 2 (8-ounce) packages farmer cheese or cream cheese (see note)

  • 3 eggs

Directions

Prepare the Graham Cracker Style Crust

1.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with Gefen Parchment Paper.

2.

In a large bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, and salt. Add one and a half tablespoons butter, maple syrup, and milk; combine until a sticky dough forms.

3.

Spread dough thinly into a large rectangle on a prepared baking sheet. Place a second piece of parchment paper on top. Roll out the dough between the two pieces.

4.

Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. Cool COMPLETELY, then break up into chunks and pulse in a food processor fitted with the S-blade until fine crumbs form. While the machine is running, slowly add remaining one and a half tablespoons butter; pulse again. If you’re working with a mini food processor, pulse a few batches at a time, then add butter and mix by hand.

5.

Press mixture into the pan or individual molds to create a crust. No need to parbake the crust. Variation: You can also prepare this cheesecake using the oat crust that appears this season in Mishpacha or the brownie bottom featured here.

Prepare the Cheesecake Filling

1.

Place all cheesecake ingredients into the largest size cup of a blender and mix until smooth.

2.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

3.

Pour cheesecake batter over prepared crust/ mini individual crusts. Bake for 45–50 minutes for spring pan and 25 minutes for individual molds. Outer edges will be golden and the middle will be just a bit jiggly. Carefully remove from the oven.

4.

Cool at room temperature for 45 minutes; then refrigerate for eight to 12 hours to fully firm. For optimal taste and texture, do not serve the cheesecake until it has been refrigerated.

5.

For molds, pop out each one and top cheesecake with optional toppings as desired. My favorite way to top it with fresh berries for added antioxidants and fiber. Other options are silan or melted chocolate.

Tips:

Farmer cheese is higher in protein, but cream cheese is creamier and richer.

Notes:

Cake will stay fresh in the refrigerator for four days. Cakes can be frozen and defrosted in the fridge overnight.
Grain-Free Graham Cracker Crust Cheesecake

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perl
perl
11 months ago

can i use monk fruit instead of the honey?

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Reply to  perl
11 months ago

Yes you can.

aliza
aliza
11 months ago

yes they are totally infested blackberries and raspberries. I have the same question?

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BRACHA ROSNER
BRACHA ROSNER
11 months ago

Where did you find Kosher Raspberries with no bugs? I have not heard of any….

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Reply to  BRACHA ROSNER
11 months ago

We follow the advice of our Rav when it comes to checking for bugs, please ask your own Rav for halachic guidance on this.

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Cs
Reply to  BRACHA ROSNER
11 months ago

As per the CRC (which is by no means the strictest standard of bug checking):
Raspberries, fresh Not Recommended
Raspberries, frozen Store-bought frozen raspberries may only be purchased for purposes of blending thoroughly

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Reply to  BRACHA ROSNER
11 months ago

Blackberries says the same