Pink Mini Cheesecake Recipe Low-Carb Vegan
These are, by far, one of my favorite no-sugar-added, gestational diabetes-friendly dessert recipes. This mini cheesecake recipe is NO BAKE, NO SUGAR ADDED, and contains ONLY whole food real ingredients!
These mini cheesecakes are gestational diabetes friendly due to the high healthy fat content from walnuts, cashews, and coconut balances out the carbohydrates from the dates and strawberries.
In the gestational diabetes diet, balancing all carbohydrates with healthy fats or protein is essential to slow digestion and help prevent large spikes in blood sugars. Choosing whole food carbohydrate sources like fruit or whole grains instead of refined flour and sugars further helps blood sugars and promotes a healthy prenatal diet. This mini cheesecake recipe only focuses on whole foods with a lower impact on blood sugar.
What makes these vegan mini cheese cakes especially beneficial for gestational diabetes is the whole foods-only approach. Focusing on whole foods helps you meet your prenatal nutrition needs and a well-balanced gestational diet.
What you’ll need.
- 12 muffin tin or circular silicon molds
- Spatula
- Food processor or blender
- Wax paper
- Measuring cups and spoons
How to Make it.
- Soak cashews for 30 minutes in water
- Blend your crust
- Blend your filling
- Grease and fill in the mold or muffin tin
- Freeze or refrigerate
Superstar Ingredients for Gestational Diabetes Recipe
Cashews and Walnuts
Nuts like the ones in this recipe are rich in healthy fats. (1) Healthy fats are needed to make every cell in the body. Our brains are 60% fat. (2) Eating healthy fats throughout the day is imperative for optimal prenatal nutrition.
Strawberries
Strawberries are rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps support our immune systems and helps build tissues, collagen, blood vessels, and bone. During pregnancy, tissues are constantly being built and repaired, and consuming vitamin C daily is important for both mom and baby. (3)
Medjool dates
Dates add a natural sweetness to recipes with extra fiber. Medjool dates contain multiple electrolytes, choline, and folate, which are all incredibly important during pregnancy. (4)
Dragon Fruit Powder
In this pink vegan mini cheesecake recipe, the pink color is derived from dragon fruit powder. Dragon fruit is rich in photo nutrients giving it that rich pink color. Phytonutrients are well known for decreasing inflammation, helping blood circulation, and reducing disease risk (5).
Pink Mini Cheesecake Recipe No Sugar Added No Bake Dairy Free
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- INSTRUCTIONS
- Add Medjool dates, walnuts, and salt to a food processor and blend until it forms a loose dough.
- Lightly grease 12-slot silicone muffin tin or these silicone round molds. (I used in the original mini cheesecake recipe test.)
- Scoop 1 Tbsp of crust into each mold and spread evenly on the bottom by pressing down with your fingers.
- Clean food processor.
- Add all filling ingredients, coconut cream, cashews, vanilla, strawberries, and Suncore Pink Pinaya Powder to a clean food processor or blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add more vanilla or strawberries if you want it sweeter to taste.
- Once the taste is your preference and the filling is smooth, divide the filling evenly between the molds. You can tap the mold or use a spatula to keep the top nice and smooth. You can also press wax paper on top to help flatten the mini cheesecake molds.
- Cover molds and put in the freezer for 2 to 4 hours.
- Once they are set you can add toppings of choice. I added mint, but other ideas are a drizzle of melted chocolate, nuts, slice strawberries, coconut whipped cream and chunks of dragon fruits
Nutrition
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