Makes 6 mini cheesecakes
CHEESECAKE:
55 g plain cream cheese
125 g plain Greek yoghurt
1 scoop USN Zero Carb IsoPro Whey Protein Isolate, Vanilla flavour
1 egg white
4 tsp. xylitol or stevia
1Tbsp. lemon juice (optional)
CRUST:
4 tbsp. desiccated coconut
12 ml coconut oil
1 tsp. almond milk
METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 180˚C.
- Place 6 paper cupcake liners into a cupcake baking tray.
- Toast the desiccated coconut in a non-stick pan until golden.
- Mix the remaining crust ingredients with the coconut, place equal portions of crust mixture into the bottom of the cupcake holders, press down.
- Combine cream cheese and egg white and whip until smooth.
- Add Greek yoghurt, USN IsoPro protein, xylitol or stevia, lemon juice & whip until thick and smooth.
- Pour cheesecake mixture over crust.
- Half-fill a deep baking tray with water and place muffin tin into the water so that the water reached half way up each muffin cup.
- Bake for 15 minutes until the top of each cheesecake is cracked and golden.
- Allow to cool completely in the fridge before removing from the cupcake holders
Recipe by Micaela Markides