Rich, easy, and perfectly delicious, you’ll want to make this grain-free chocolate chip cookie cheesecake again and again! And bonus – the filling is no-bake….
Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie No-Bake Cheesecake
Eggs. The eggs in this recipe are only in the chocolate chip cookie crust. You can make it egg-free by using flax eggs (2 tablespoons flax meal mixed with 1/2 cup water). The texture of the crust will change slightly, but it will still be yummy!
Butter. Again, this ingredient is only in the crust. If you can do butter you can use coconut oil at room temperature. Just remember that the coconut oil will seize up when you mix it with cold ingredients, so use room temp eggs or flax eggs if you’re going to use coconut oil. Of course, the filling is totally full of dairy, so just remember that.
Sweeteners. I use a little coconut sugar and a little honey in this cheesecake. The coconut sugar gives the cookie crust a better texture, but if you need to not have coconut sugar for some reason, you can just use honey in both the crust and the filling.
Almond flour. The use of almond flour in the chocolate chip cookie crust gives it a wonderful texture. I have tried using cassava flour instead, and it’s ok. The texture when the cake is chilled is not to my liking if I use cassava. However, if you have a nut allergy you can totally use cassava instead of the almond flour.
Chocolate chips. For the cookie crust I like to use my homemade chocolate chunks. If you’re not into making your own chocolate chips you can use Lilly’s chocolate chips or Enjoy Life. You could always just use normal chocolate chips too, if that works for you.
Cream cheese & sour cream. Due to the nastiness of conventional dairy, I recommend using Nancy’s Organics cream cheese and sour cream. They’re not cheap, but they’re worth it! If you just want to get whatever you’re local grocery store has, just try and make sure that the cream cheese doesn’t have any unnecessary additives. You just want cream, milk, and culture. Even some organic ones will have a gum as a thickener.
Whipping cream. Same as with the cream cheese and sour cream, try to either get organic whipping cream and/or make sure it has as few ingredients as possible.
More yummy grain-free treats.
- grain-free chocolate chip cookies
- grain-free peppermint mocha brownies
- pumpkin spice banana bread
- cassava flour peanut butter swirl brownies
- rich paleo chocolate banana cake
- soft & chewy gingersnaps
- easy paleo carrot cake
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Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake
Free from grain & gluten, with egg-free option.
Ingredients
For the cookie crust:
- 2 eggs (or 2 flax eggs)
- 6 tablespoons softened butter
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips (I like to use my homemade honey-sweetened chocolate chunks)
For the cheesecake filling:
- 4, 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whipping cream
Instructions
For the cookie crust:
Preheat oven to 350.
In a mixing bowl, whip eggs, butter, sugar, and vanilla until soft and smooth.
Stir in almond flour and baking soda.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Press mixture into the bottom of an 11-inch springform pan.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden-browned and not wet in the center.
Cool completely.
For the cheesecake filling:
In large mixing bowl, whip softened cream cheese, sour cream, honey and vanilla until smooth.
Pour in whipping cream and whip again for a few minutes until thickened.
Spread over cooled cookie crust and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 3 hours.
Slice and enjoy!
Store any leftovers in the fridge.
Notes: this grain-free chocolate chip cookie cheesecake recipe was inspired by this chocolate chip cookie cheesecake from Bigger Bolder Baking and All the Nourishing Things’ keto chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars.
