Keto Apple Streusel Cheesecake Jars

I was so impressed when I first tasted keto “apple” butter (actually made from zucchini, though you would never know its not the real stuff!) that my mind instantly began to imagine all of the ways in which it could be enjoyed.

Even though this keto-friendly apple butter uses zucchini, it’s still quite sweet, so I was wanting to offset that a little by combining it with something a bit less sweet to balance it out, but creamy so that it still felt like a treat.

These low-carb apple streusel cheesecake parfaits were the perfect answer. You'll get all of the favour of your favourite fall inspired coffee cake combined with creamy cheesecake in simple singe-serve jars!

The apple butter is swirled through a creamy cheesecake mix, and layered with a crunchy streusel topping to create individual serves. Though the apple butter is sweet, there is a subtle tartness to the cheesecake mix from the yoghurt, so add a little stevia or your preferred low-carb sweetener to make this sweeter if you prefer.

Step-by-step

1. Preheat oven to 160 °C/ 320 °F (conventional), or 140 °C/ 285 °F (fan assisted). For the streusel, add all ingredients and mix well. Note: It will take an additional 1 hour 45 minutes to prepare the Low-Carb Apple Butter.

   

2. Bake in oven 15-18 mins, until golden brown. Set aside and allow to cool completely in pan. Note that the streusel will feel soft when you first remove it from the oven, but will crisp up as it cools.

   

3. To make the cheesecake mix, add the yoghurt, cream cheese, vanilla and stevia to a bowl and beat either by hand or in a mixer until combined. Gently fold through the low-carb "apple" butter so that its swirled through the cheesecake mix.

   

4. To assemble, alternate streusel and the cheesecake mix, finishing with a sprinkle of streusel and/or some ground cinnamon.

   

5. Best served straight away. Both the streusel and cheesecake mix can be made ahead of time. Store the cheesecake mix in the fridge for up to 4 days, and the streusel in a sealed container at room temperature up to a week.

   

Recipe

Keto Apple Streusel Cheesecake Jars

★★★★☆4.5 (21 ratings)

If you're looking for a delicious fall inspired dessert, these healthy low-carb parfaits are the perfect treat ...

Hands on

20m

Overall

35m

Servings

4

7.5 g

Net carbs

14.3 g

Protein

50.2 g

Fat

504

kcal

1 serving2 servings3 servings4 servings5 servings6 servings7 servings8 servings9 servings10 servings11 servings12 servings16 servings

US + metricMetricUS

PrintPinRate

Ingredients makes 4 servings

• Streusel layer:
• 3 tbsp butter or ghee, melted (45 ml)
• ³/₄ cup roughly chopped walnuts or pecans (88 g/ 3.1 oz)
• ²/₃ cup almond flour (67 g/ 2.4 oz)
• 2 tbsp Sukrin Gold, Erythritol or Swerve (20 g/ 0.7 oz)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• Apple cheesecake layer:
• 1 cup full-fat cream cheese or mascarpone (240 g/ 8.5 oz)
• ¹/₂ cup full-fat Greek yoghurt or sour cream (125 g/ 4.2 oz)
• ¹/₂ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract
• 3-5 drop liquid Stevia, or any low-carb sweetener, to taste
• ¹/₃ cup Low-Carb Apple Butter (80 g/ 2.8 oz)
• pinch of ground cinnamon, to serve

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 160 °C/ 320 °F (conventional), or 140 °C/ 285 °F (fan assisted). For the streusel, add all ingredients and mix well. Note: It will take an additional 1 hour 45 minutes to prepare the Low-Carb Apple Butter.

2. Bake in oven 15-18 mins, until golden brown. Set aside and allow to cool completely in pan. Note that the streusel will feel soft when you first remove it from the oven, but will crisp up as it cools.

3. To make the cheesecake mix, add the yoghurt, cream cheese, vanilla and stevia to a bowl and beat either by hand or in a mixer until combined. Gently fold through the low-carb "apple" butter so that its swirled through the cheesecake mix.

4. To assemble, alternate streusel and the cheesecake mix, finishing with a sprinkle of streusel and/or some ground cinnamon.

5. Best served straight away. Both the streusel and cheesecake mix can be made ahead of time. Store the cheesecake mix in the fridge for up to 4 days, and the streusel in a sealed container at room temperature up to a week.

Nutrition per serving, 1 jar

Carbs 6%Protein 11%Fat 83% of calories

Net carbs

7.5 g

Total carbs

16.1 g

Fiber

4 g

Sugars

5.3 g

Protein

14.3 g

Fat

50.2 g

Saturated fat

19.2 g

Calories

504 kcal

Sodium

209 mg · 9.09% RDA

Magnesium

92 mg · 23% RDA

Potassium

423 mg · 21.2% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 jar	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0.1 g	8.6 g	76
Walnuts, nuts	1.5 g	3.3 g	14.3 g	143
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)	1.5 g	3.6 g	8.8 g	98
Sukrin Gold, brown sugar substitute	0.4 g	0 g	0 g	0
Cinnamon, spices	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	2
Cream cheese, soft (full-fat)	1.9 g	4.2 g	16.8 g	147
Yogurt, plain (full-fat, Greek style, 5% fat)	1.2 g	2.8 g	1.6 g	30
Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based	0 g	0 g	0 g	1
Stevia extract (SweetLeaf or NuNaturals, natural low-carb sweetener)	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Apple Butter (zucchini), homemade (KetoDiet blog)	0.8 g	0.3 g	0.1 g	6
Total	7.5 g	14.3 g	50.2 g	504

Serving size 1 jar

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian