The Keto Pudding Cheesecake Bars are very delicious, mouthwatering, and indulgent and satisfy the sweet cravings without ruining the diet. These bars are friendly to store & don’t need reheating. It features a keto buttery crust, a healthy & central cheesecake layer, & a rich pudding layer at the top. You may use any flavor of instant pudding mix according to your liking. The Keto Pudding Cheesecake Bars are a healthy & flavorful dessert that every age group will love & demand more of.
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STATISTICAL OVERVIEW:
- Diet: Keto, low carb
- Course: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
- Size/serving: One bar of 2 by 2 inches
- Servings(total): 12 servings
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Time for preparation: Twenty mins
- Cooking time: Twenty-five minutes
- Time(total): 45 minutes
REQUIRED TOOLS:
- Wire rack, for cooling
- Bowls for mixing
- Spoons & cups for measuring
- Spatula(rubber)
- Oven
- Baking pan (8 by 8 inches)
- An oven
- A whisk/an electric mixer(stand or hand)
- Parchment sheet
INGREDIENTS:
CRUST:
- 1/4th cup of butter, melted
- A cup of almond flour
- 0.5 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- Monk fruit sweetener/erythritol, 2 tbsp
FOR THE LAYER OF CHEESECAKE:
- A big egg
- Softened cream chees, Eight oz.
- 0.5 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- One-third cup of erythritol, powdered
PUDDING LAYER:
- Cold almond milk(unsweetened), 1.25 cups
- 1/2 cup of whipping cream (heavy)
- Vanilla/cheesecake flavor of instant pudding mix(sugar-free), a one-ounce box
INGREDIENT NOTES:
ALMOND MILK:
- If you are using commercial almond milk, read the label carefully while buying; the milk should be free from carbs. You can also swap the almond milk with macadamia milk, coconut milk, or hemp milk(unsweetened)
SWEETENER (KETO):
- It is better to use the powdered version of keto sweetener, especially in the cheesecake layer. This will make your filling smooth. The recipe uses either monk fruit/erythritol, but you can also go for powdered allulose, the blend of erythritol/stevia, etc.
HEAVY CREAM:
- The cream will make our layer rich by increasing the volume and content of healthy fats. You can have other options too, like Greek yogurt, coconut cream, or whipping cream.
CHEESE (CREAM):
- Use the cream cheese at normal temperature. You will have a smooth mixture. You may swap the cream cheese with Neufchâtel cheese, mascarpone cheese, or dairy-free cream cheese.
ALMOND FLOUR:
- Use finely powdered skinless almonds to have a smooth texture without grains. Swap the flour with sunflower seed flour, hazelnut flour, or coconut flour.
PUDDING MIX:
- Be focused while buying the instant pudding mix, as it must be sugar-free. It will help to thicken the layer of pudding quickly. You can use some homemade substitutions as well:
A quarter cup of cream cheese, A tablespoon of chia seeds or gelatin, Sweetener + vanilla essence
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INSTRUCTIONS:
- Grab an 8 by 8-inch baking pan & line it using the paper of parchment.
- Operate the empty oven at 175 degrees C before starting the work.
- Include sweetener, essence of vanilla, almond flour, & melted butter in a bowl.
- Mix them well till you get the mixture looking like wet sand.
- Transfer the prepared crust to the lined pan & press to have an even bottom layer.
- Put it in the oven(already heated) for around ten minutes.
- When the corner of the bar gets brown then we can place the cake on the shelf from the oven.
- Leave it aside to come to the normal surrounding temperature.
- Include the cream cheese(softened) along with the powdered sweetener in another bowl.
- Beat them together to make it smooth.
- Include the egg & vanilla essence in that beaten cream cheese.
- Mix them patiently & your cheesecake layer is ready
- Now, grab the crust(baked & cooled) & transfer the cheesecake filling over the crust.
- Using a spatula, level the surface.
- Again, shift the baking pan to the oven for eighteen more minutes.
- As you witness the center is set but still jiggles, take your cheesecake out of the oven.
- When it comes to the normal surrounding temperature, shift it to the fridge for a minimum of an hour.
- Meanwhile, start working on the pudding layer.
- Include pudding mix(instant & sugar-free), almond milk(cold), & cream in a clean bowl.
- We can combine all the components using a whisk for a little while.
- Then we can wait for some time to get the thick consistency of the mixture.
- Now, get your baking pan from the refrigerator & transfer this pudding layer over the chilled layer of cheesecake.
- We can put the pan in the refrigerator so that the batter gets set.
- After it sets, make twelve neat & equal slices.
- We can serve the chill bars.
TIPS:
- Allow each layer to completely cool down before adding the next layer. Otherwise, your layers will get mixed into each other.
- If using a different keto sweetener than mentioned in the ingredient list, taste & adjust the sweetness in each layer. Different sweeteners have different levels of sweetness.
- To have the best results, your ingredients, especially eggs & cream cheese, must be at a normal surrounding temperature.
STORAGE DETAILS:
REFRIGERATION:
- We can place the leftover bars in an airtight container and save the dessert for six days.
FREEZING:
- We can cover the bars with plastic wrap. Place them in the container with a lid(air-tight).
FAQs:
Is that possible to make this dish without a crust?
- Yes, if you wish to skip the crust, go ahead. You will have the crustless version of the cheesecake pudding bar.
Why didn’t this pudding get set properly?
- If you have used warm/canned milk, your pudding will not be set. So always use cold and sugar-free milk of almond to dissolve the instant pudding mix.
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NUTRITIONAL FACTS/SERVING:
Size/serving: A single bar
Calories: 190 kilocalories
Carbs(total): Five grams
Fiber: 1 gram
Net carbohydrates: Four grams
Proteins: 5 g
Fats: Eighteen grams
Sugar: Less than 1 gram
Sodium: 180 milligrams