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Having an orange creamsicle was one of my guilty pleasures as a kid in the summer, heck even as an adult. This keto creamsicle cheesecake hit my taste buds and brought me back to summer as a kid. The best thing is that it won't melt all over the place.
What is an Orange Creamsicle & What Does it Taste Like?
A creamsicle is vanilla ice cream with an orange popsicle coating around the ice cream on a stick. The taste was simply magical goodness. When you bit into it, it produced a creamy orange flavor that you wanted to last for the whole summer.
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Mascarpone Cheese
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Eggs
- Orange Extract
- Vanilla Extract
- Pure Monk Fruit Sweetener
- Orange Zest
In most cheesecake recipes you will not find mascarpone but I wanted to make this cake extra special and up the fat some while lowering the carbs. Therefore, I kept the sour cream out of this recipe and used heavy whipping cream as well.
Getting the Flavors Just Right
After getting the base recipe set, I knew that the orange creamsicle flavor needed to be just right. Not too much orange but not too little. There also needed to be enough vanilla flavor joining in with the orange.
While testing the right flavor combination for the keto creamsicle cheesecake I noticed that different brands of an orange extract made a huge difference in the orange flavor strength. For this keto creamsicle cheesecake recipe, I used the McCormick brand.
Lastly, using fresh orange zest made for the perfect balance of getting the orange flavor just right with the vanilla creamy taste.
Tips
- Leave out the cream cheese, mascarpone out at room temperature. I even left them out overnight and no one got sick.
- Try your best not to over mix when you are beating everything together. Some lumps are okay.
- Everyone's sweetness level is different. So before you bake it, take a taste test and make sure you are happy.
Sugar Substitutions
There are a few sugar substitute options that are popular for keto desserts. My top two have been erythritol and monk fruit.
Erythritol
Erythritol is the most popular and is widely used in online recipes. Erythritol comes in granular and conventional forms and it has 70% of the sweetness of sugar. Erythritol is a carb that does not affect your blood sugar levels, but it's still a carb that could make you bloat. This sugar comes from corn also.
If you use erythritol for your keto orange cheesecake I suggest using about 1/2 Cup of the powdered form. However, still, test and see if it's adequate for you. Using a powdered form helps prevent the cooling effect. I have used erythritol before on my site but now I like using monk fruit now.
Monk Fruit
I use two forms of monk fruit in my recipes now. There is a pure liquid form or there is a pure solid extract form. I have found both of these to be the least expensive on Amazon compared to their personal site. The brand that I love is Lakanto. The previous links will take you to Amazon.
By using monk fruit, you will be using a lot less of the sweetener itself to produce the sweetness level that you want. For example, for the pure monk fruit extract with 30% mogroside, for 1/3 cup sugar, you would use 1/8 teaspoon of the monk fruit powder.
Reviews
I brought these keto creamsicle cheesecakes to work with some added erythritol and monk fruit mix. Those that dared the keto treat, LOVED them. I labeled them orange cheesecake and they told me that it was like a creamsicle. Success!
One guy told me that it was wrapper licking good. The next day he told me that he ate 4! Another person wanted me to save the one I had at my house still for her when she worked next.
Storage
I would keep this orange cheesecake in the fridge for up to a week. You can also freeze it.
To do so, I would allow it to fully cool first then wrap it in plasstic wrap as tightly as you can to have little air. I would then wrap it with tinfoil to help more against freezer burn.
Gluten Free Crust
If you would like to use the crust I have in these orange cheesecake photos, there is no need to worry about any additional carbs. 🙂 I created a gluten free and carb free crust for any keto cheesecakes or keto pies you may have to bake. Please check out the recipe by clicking the link in this paragraph.
If you make this recipe, give me your rating/review in the comments below.
Keto Creamsicle Cheesecake
Learn how to get the flavor of orange & vanilla flavor to form the perfect summer dessert for under 1 carb.
Ingredients
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 8 oz Mascarpone Cheese
- 1/4 C Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Yolk from a Large Egg
- 3.37 tsp Orange Extract, (3. 25 tsp + 1/8 tsp)
- 1.75 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp +1/8 t liquid monk fruit
- 1/8 tsp Pure Monk Fruit Extract
- 1/2 t Orange Zest
Instructions
- Bring mascarpone and cream cheese to room temp for easy mixing.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cream together the mascarpone, cream cheese, monk fruit sweeteners, extracts, and zest.
- Add your heavy whipping cream and mix in.
- Add 1 egg and mix. Scrap down the sides of the bowl
- Add the next whole egg. Mix. Scrap down the sides of the bowl.
- Lastly mix in that egg yolk and scrap down the sides.
- Pour your mixture into your baking pan or dish. I used a 6.5 in cheesecake pan.
- Cook for 40 minutes or until the edges are set and the middle still jiggles. Ovens will vary.
- Allow to cool to room temp then place in fridge over night. If you can wait that long. 😉
Notes
Keep in mind that depending on what brands you get, nutrition may vary) My cream cheese and heavy whipping cream all had less than 1 gram of carbs per serving on their package. When it shows that I count it as 0.4 grams of carbs.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 8 SlicesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 214.3Total Fat: 21.5gCarbohydrates: 0.7gProtein: 4.5g
Carrie
Could smooth cottage cheese be used in place of the mascarpone?
Abby
I would not use it as it's a different consistency. You can try cream cheese though instead. If you do this, you may want more sweetener. Taste test it to see.
Karen Park
Can this be made in muffin cups instead?
Abby
Yes, it can be! I would just decrease the time you cook it. Remember you can always add more time, never take time away once it's cooked. 🙂
Glyn
This looks scrumptious.
I will certainly be making them.
Could you please consider adding Metric units.
Only 3 countries still use imperial measurements and Metric is so easy to use too
Thank you.
Abby
Thanks. The recipe card that I currently use doesn't have the option to easily switch it to the Metric system. Most of the views of my site are in the U.S. I haven't had any horrible complaints about not having Metric on the cards. Yours is the first comment to mention it. I'm sure you could convert the measures with Google's help.
Marge
The picture in your recipe shows a bottom crust of some kind, but the recipe doesn’t list any ingredients. Is there a crust, if so, what kind?
Abby
If you scroll up there is a heading called "Gluten Free Crust." I linked in there the crust that I used.