Description
Rich, creamy cheesecake bars baked on a simple almond flour crust and studded with sugar-free chocolate chips—an easy low-carb dessert that chills into perfect squares for sharing.
Ingredients
1/2 cup almond flour
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar-free chocolate chips, divided (1/2 cup for crust layer, 1/4 cup for topping)
12 oz cream cheese, softened
3 large eggs
2 tbsp sour cream
2 tbsp cottage cheese (or 2 more tbsp sour cream)
1/3 cup granulated low-carb sweetener (erythritol/monk fruit blend or similar)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly coat an 8×8-inch pan with cooking spray.
- For the crust: In the pan, mix almond flour and melted butter with a fork. Press into a thin, even layer and scatter 1/2 cup chocolate chips over it.
- For the filling: Blend cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, cottage cheese (or extra sour cream), sweetener, vanilla, and salt in a food processor or with a hand mixer until very smooth.
- Pour filling over crust and bake 20–25 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and center is set with a slight jiggle.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top, and let soften. Cool to room temperature, then chill at least 1 hour (preferably 3–4) before slicing.
Notes
Do not overbake; remove when center still has a slight jiggle to prevent cracking.
Chill thoroughly before slicing for clean squares.
Sweetener swaps: erythritol/monk fruit blend or allulose (reduce bake time slightly with allulose).
Pan size variations: use 9×9 for thinner bars or a loaf pan for thicker bars—adjust bake time.
For clean slices, dip knife in hot water and wipe between cuts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg