Description
A creamy, zesty delight that satisfies cravings while nourishing you!
Ingredients
🥜 2 cups Almond Flour
🍬 1/4 cup Granular Sugar Substitute
🧂 1/4 tsp Salt
🧈 5 tbsp Butter
🧀 2 cups Cottage Cheese
🥄 5.3 ounces Greek Yogurt Plain
🧀 8 ounces Cream Cheese
🍬 1/3 cup Granular Sugar Substitute
🥚 2 Eggs
🍋 2 Lemons
🍦 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
🧂 1/4 tsp Salt
🌾 2 tsp Xanthan Gum
🍬 Powdered Sugar Substitute as garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, sugar and salt.
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the butter.
Stir the melted butter into the flour mixture, until you have a crumbly texture.
Press the mixture into a 9 in pie shell, or spring form cake pan.
Press evenly along the bottom, and up the sides.
Pierce the bottom with a fork, then bake for 16 minutes.
Carefully remove from the oven and set aside.
In a blender or food processor, mix together the cottage cheese, greek yogurt and cream cheese.
Add in the sugar substitute, vanilla, salt, zest & juice of two lemons.
Mix together.
Last, add in the eggs and preferred thickener.
Mix until you have a smooth texture.
Pour the mixture into your pie shell.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
Remove and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Garnish with powdered sugar substitute if desired.