Agave Sweetened Cheesecake
- 2 1/2 lbs fat free cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups light Agave or 1 1/4 cups dark Agave
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 1 orange, zest of
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup light sour cream
- 2 tablespoons evaporated cane juice
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 5 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup evaporated cane juice (I leave this out, optional, optional) (optional) or 1/4 cup sugar (I leave this out) (optional)
- Make the crust by mixing the last 2 or 3 ingredients, Put them in the bottom of a greased Cheesecake pan. Roll flat with a tiny roller, I use my pizza crust roller, or tamp down with an ice cream scoop. Put in the freezer.
- Preheat your oven to 475 degrees.
- In a large bowl beat the ROOM TEMPERATURE cream cheese, with a mixer until it is very creamy and smooth, with no lumps.
- Add the agave and the flour, continue to cream with the mixer.
- Add the fresh grated rinds, if you have none, don't even bother with the dry stuff in a jar. (I save fresh lemon rinds, and some orange ones in a ziploc bag, and FREEZE. Now is where you USE THEM.) Maybe a dab of frozen juice concentrate? Keep mixing.
- Add the eggs, (the original recipe says to add them one at a time, and mix between, since I'm a rebel) add 2 at a time and mix until well blended.
- Retrieve the crust, pour the batter in the pan.
- Bake at 475 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Bake at 200 degrees for 60 minutes.
- Turn your oven off with out opening the door and wait 60 minutes.
- Stir the sour cream and vanilla, only until it is one color.(if you must add the sugar. add it to the sour cream -- ).
- Spread the mixture over the top of warm cake and bake 5-7 minutes , just until it is set.
- This bakes in multiples wonderfully, and freezes and shares GREAT. It seems like this takes FOREVER, but it is SO worth it.
- Optional: Sometimes I make more topping, 12 oz sour cream, and 3 Tbsp sugar.
cream cheese, light, flour, lemon, orange, eggs, light sour cream, cane juice, vanilla, graham cracker crumbs, coconut oil, cane juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/agave-sweetened-cheesecake-506611 (may not work)