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Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake

This Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake is PERFECT for the Holiday Season. It's so delectable your non-low carb loved ones will never know the keto difference!

This Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake is PERFECT for the Holiday Season. It's so delectable your non-low carb loved ones will never know the keto difference! | heyketomama.com

The Holidays are near! Actually...Thanksgiving is this week!

One thing I'm thankful for is that this year my little family of four is taking it easy, not hosting anybody, not traveling to see anybody...just enjoying some relaxation (and Black Friday shopping) together.

And of course, some keto-licious foods!

While we haven't decided what'll be on the menu, one thing we know for sure is we're kicking turkey to the curb. You do you, but we're just not fans of cooking that big bird...

I know the holidays can be difficult for keeping Keto, especially if you haven't been following this way of eating very long.

The good news is, I'm here to help! I remember our first Keto Holiday Season. While we didn't cheat and go binge on our holiday favorites...it was a kind of miserable time.

That's because we were unprepared, and really didn't have any idea of what we could even eat! Of course meats and cheeses are simple...but if you know Joe and I, you know that we have a major sweet tooth.

Always have...always will...there's no shame in our game.

This Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake is PERFECT for the Holiday Season. It's so delectable your non-low carb loved ones will never know the keto difference! | heyketomama.com

And thankfully, since our first Keto Holiday Season, we've gotten a lot more creative and a lot more knowledgeable about what works, what tastes delicious, and how to keep the times spent with friends and loved ones cheerful and memorable, like they should be!

One key to Keto sweets in my book is Swerve Sweetener. It's an erythritol blend that has proved to be the most sugar-like sugar replacement I've ever tried.

I use the confectioner's variety because I find that it really cuts down on the cooling effect that erythritol has. I know some of you prefer to use stevia as your sweetener of choice. Feel free! I'm just not sure what the amounts would be, so my best tip would be to sweeten to taste.

Today's recipe was dreamed up while noticing a spike in visitors to the keto pecan pie clusters and the pumpkin cheesecake. These two recipes are absolutely delicious, and I'd highly recommend them...especially for Thanksgiving!

But one of Joe's all time favorites growing up was Pecan Pie. That's a hard one to do when you're keto because of the corn syrup that's typically involved. I know it's been done, and done well, by some of my fellow bloggers, but I wanted to try something a little different.

Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake

This Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake is PERFECT for the Holiday Season. It's so delectable your non-low carb loved ones will never know the keto difference! | heyketomama.com

This is the real deal, y'all. Creamy, easy, rich, and low carb. It's perfection. If you're in charge of dessert, you NEED to bring one of these.

Even your non-low carb friends and loved ones will gobble this up!

You're probably looking at these pictures, trying not to lick your screen and wondering what the macros are...

Calories: 450
Total Carbs: 6g
Fiber: 3g
Net Carbs: 3g
Protein: 6g
Fat: 46g

I just mixed up the yummy crust in a food processor, baked it for a little bit in a seven-inch spring-form pan, layered the filling goodness on top, and popped it in refrigerator to set.

This recipe yields 12 servings. The pieces are thick and rich enough, you should be satisfied! But still...you might just want to make two... ; - )

Here's how it's done!

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Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake


  • Author: Hey Keto Mama
  • Yield: 12 Slices 1x

Description

This Keto Pecan Pie Cheesecake is PERFECT for the Holiday Season. It's so delectable your non-low carb loved ones will never know the keto difference!


Ingredients

Scale

Crust
1 ⅓ cup Pecans
1 tbsp Cacao Powder
2 tbsp Swerve Confectioner Sweetener , or preferred sweetener
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 tbsp cold butter

Cheesecake Layer
16 oz Cream Cheese
1 cup Swerve Confectioner Sweetener, or preferred sweetener
⅔ cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Caramel Layer
5 tbsp Butter; divided
½ cup Swerve Confectioner Sweetener , or choice of sweetener
2 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
½ tsp Vanilla Extract
1 ½ cup Chopped Pecans


Instructions

 Crust

Preheat Oven to 350.

Place all crust ingredients in food processor and pulse until soft dough forms. Press dough into greased 7 inch springform pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Set aside, let cool.

Cheesecake Layer

In large mixing bowl, place softened cream cheese and beat for 3 minutes until completely smooth. Add swerve, or preferred sweetener and beat additional 3 minutes.

Add heavy whipping cream and vanilla. Whip for 5-7 minutes or until mixture is completely smooth.

Pour mixture onto cooled (or mostly cooled) crust and spread evenly. Place in freezer while you prepare final layer.

Caramel Pecan Layer

In skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat add  4 tablespoon butter. Once butter is almost completely melted add swerve, or choice of sweetener. Stir frequently with rubber spatula and watch closely as it turns golden brown.

Once it is light or golden brown, add heavy cream and pecans. Continue gentle stirring frequently until dark golden brown. Turn off heat and add final tablespoon of butter. Let mixture cool for 10 minutes.

Mixture should still very hot but cooled from the near boiling point. Remove cheesecake from freezer and pour caramel pecan mixture over top, using rubber spatula to even layer.  Try to make sure all pecan pieces are flat and level with caramel for best results. You may need to press them down gently or gently move pan back and forth to level.

Place in fridge overnight to completely cool. If mixture is not completely cool when cut into, the top layer will not stay together.

Place in freezer for 2-3 hours before you're going to eat it. Freezing it will firm up the cheesecake layer and allow you to slice through the top layer without it cracking.

Notes

You may use the sweetener of your choice. I prefer confectioners Swerve and have not tried this with other sweeteners so I'm not sure what amounts should be substituted.

You may use unsweetened cocoa powder in place of cacao, you may need to add additional sweetener,to taste.

Make sure top pecan layer is completely cooled before cutting or it may fall apart.

The cheesecake layer is a no-bake cheesecake. The only thing cooked in the oven in this recipe is the crust.

Please note that I am not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information that is discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates based on NET carbs. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/12 Cheesecake
  • Calories: 450 Calories
  • Fat: 46g
  • Carbohydrates: 6g Total, 3g Net
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 6g

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Sue

Wednesday 5th of August 2020

I made this recipe and it was so delicious that I had to figure out the carbs. You are way wrong on the carb count for 1/12 of this dessert. It actually has 24.1 net carbs. There are 234.0 carbs just in the Swerve confectioners sugar. Please don’t claim there are only 3 g. of carbs in a piece. You probably thought that because Swerve is zero calories that it would be low carb too, but 1 tsp. has 3 g. of carbs and there are 78 tsp. of Swerve in this recipe which equals 234 g. of carbs, and the pecans have 40.1 grams of carb.

Stefanie

Wednesday 13th of May 2020

My kids made this for me for Mother’s Day and it is by far one of the best keto desserts I have ever had!! They even drizzled melted Lily’s chocolate over the top too! The only change made was swerve brown sugar in the topping, it was like a praline Cheesecake! Super amazing, you’ve got to try this! This will become a seasonal treat from now on. Thank you.

Cris

Wednesday 1st of January 2020

Sooo good. I made this for a New Year’s Eve dessert. Very satisfying. I would use a little less sweetener.

Trish

Sunday 22nd of December 2019

I have made this three times and LOVE IT! It's ALWAYS a hit for other ketoers and even the non keto!!! I am about to make it a fourth time, but am thinking about doubling the recipe and making a 9x13 cake pan size (parchment paper under the crust maybe?)...is there any reason I shouldn't make this in a spring foam pan that you can think of? We have alot of company coming for Christmas Eve and I was thinking this could be a way for everyone to try a little.

Andrea Garcia

Friday 20th of December 2019

Made this for Thanksgiving and it was DELICIOUS! So delicious, I made it again less than a week in between! Do you have a peppermint chocolate cheesecake recipe for Christmas? I’d love to make that, this time around!

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