Strawberry Protein Cheesecake is the recipe that Teresa makes whenever she is craving the most completely rich and deeply satisfying cheesecake experience without any of the most overwhelming caloric guilt that a conventional cheesecake delivers, because this extraordinary recipe produces a cheesecake with thirty grams of protein per slice from the most completely simple and most easily sourced combination of strawberry Greek yogurt, cream cheese, eggs, vanilla protein powder, and fresh strawberries that together create the most beautifully creamy and most genuinely cheesecake-like result with a fraction of the sugar of any traditional version.
She adds all the ingredients to a large bowl, beats with a hand mixer until completely smooth, lines a 6-inch pan with parchment, bakes first at 325°F for thirty to thirty-five minutes and then reduces to 200°F for fifty to sixty more minutes for the most beautifully set and most properly textured cheesecake, and then refrigerates overnight for the most completely extraordinary and most deeply satisfying finished result.
Strawberry Protein Cheesecake is the most easy and deeply satisfying high-protein low-sugar cheesecake made by beating eggs sweetener strawberry Greek yogurt strawberry jelly lemon juice cream cheese vanilla protein powder and chopped fresh strawberries until smooth baked in a parchment-lined 6-inch pan at 325°F then 200°F and refrigerated overnight for 30g protein per slice. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful healthy dessert recipes and easy high-protein favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake recipe is the most completely extraordinary healthy dessert that makes every person who tastes it immediately and completely unable to believe that each slice contains thirty grams of protein and is made with significantly less sugar than any conventional strawberry cheesecake, because the combination of strawberry Greek yogurt, cream cheese, and vanilla protein powder produces the most genuinely and most authentically cheesecake-flavored result with the most beautifully creamy and most properly set texture.
The two-temperature baking technique — beginning at 325°F and then reducing to 200°F — is the most essential technique for the most beautifully smooth and most properly textured protein cheesecake. The initial higher temperature sets the outer structure while the reduced temperature gently and slowly finishes the interior without cracking or causing the dense rubbery texture that overbaking at a consistently high temperature produces. Our No-Bake Cheesecake Cups make a beautifully equally creamy and equally effortless companion for a complete and wonderful healthier cheesecake collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
- 2 large Whole Eggs
- ¼ cup Granulated Sweetener of choice
- 10.6 oz Strawberry Greek Yogurt, fat-free, reduced fat, or full fat
- 2 tbsp Low-Sugar Strawberry Jelly
- 1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- 12 oz Cream Cheese, fat-free, reduced fat, or full fat
- 2 scoops Vanilla or Strawberry Protein Powder
- ½ cup Fresh Strawberries, chopped
- Optional Topping: Greek Yogurt and additional Fresh Strawberries
How to Make This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
Take out a large bowl. Chop the fresh strawberries. Add all ingredients — the eggs, sweetener, strawberry Greek yogurt, strawberry jelly, lemon juice, cream cheese, protein powder, and chopped strawberries — together in the bowl.
Mix everything together using a hand mixer until completely smooth and uniformly combined. Allowing the cream cheese to soften slightly at room temperature before beginning makes the mixing most effortless and produces the most completely lump-free batter, cara mia.
Line a 6 by 2-inch cheesecake pan with parchment paper. Pour the cheesecake mixture into the lined pan, filling it almost completely to the top. Optionally top with additional toppings before baking if desired.
Place in the oven at 325°F (162°C) and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Without removing from the oven, reduce the temperature to 200°F (93°C) and bake for an additional 50 to 60 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely at room temperature. Once cooled, wrap the pan and refrigerate for at least a few hours, preferably overnight, for the most completely set and most beautifully textured finished cheesecake.
Once fully chilled, unwrap and top with additional Greek yogurt and fresh strawberries before serving.
How to Serve This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
Serve cold directly from the refrigerator for the most completely firm and most beautifully creamy protein cheesecake slice. Top each slice with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt and several fresh strawberry halves for the most completely beautiful and most genuinely strawberry-vibrant individual serving presentation.
For the most indulgent but still healthy serving experience, drizzle a thin ribbon of low-sugar strawberry syrup across each slice alongside the Greek yogurt and fresh strawberries for the most completely extraordinary and most deeply satisfying high-protein strawberry cheesecake dessert. Our Strawberry Cheesecake Shortbreads make a beautifully equally strawberry-cheesecake and equally beautifully presented companion for a complete and wonderful strawberry cheesecake collection.
How to Store This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
Slice, wrap tightly, and refrigerate for up to 5 days. The protein cheesecake improves in flavor and texture with each day of refrigerator storage as the flavors meld and the texture becomes the most perfectly set and most deeply satisfying. Freeze individual slices for longer storage, thawing overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
Tips to Make This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
Allow the cream cheese to soften at room temperature for 30 to 60 minutes before mixing for the most completely smooth and most lump-free batter. Cold cream cheese does not incorporate as smoothly and produces visible cream cheese lumps in the finished cheesecake that affect both texture and appearance.
Refrigerate overnight rather than for only a few hours for the most completely extraordinary and most properly set strawberry protein cheesecake texture. An overnight chill produces a significantly more beautifully firm and most cleanly sliceable result than a 2-to-3-hour chill.
Helpful Notes for This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
The fat content of the ingredients is entirely personal preference and dependent on individual macro and calorie goals. Full-fat cream cheese and full-fat Greek yogurt produce the most rich and most deeply satisfying cheesecake texture. Fat-free or reduced-fat versions produce a slightly lighter texture with fewer calories and less fat per serving while maintaining the same most beautifully high protein content per slice.
Using strawberry protein powder in place of vanilla protein powder further amplifies the strawberry flavor throughout the cheesecake and makes every bite even more deeply and vibrantly strawberry-flavored. Either vanilla or strawberry protein powder produces an extraordinary result.
Variation of This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
Maria made a version using blueberry Greek yogurt and blueberry jelly with fresh blueberries for the most completely extraordinary blueberry protein cheesecake that was deeply vibrant and completely beautiful. Teresa tried topping the finished cheesecake with a layer of pure Greek yogurt sweetened with honey spread across the top before adding fresh berries for the most elegant and most completely creamy topping.
For a plain vanilla protein cheesecake, replace the strawberry Greek yogurt with plain Greek yogurt and the strawberry jelly with vanilla extract for the most classic and most deeply satisfying plain high-protein cheesecake. Our Mini Cheesecakes make a beautifully equally creamy and equally individually portioned companion for a complete and wonderful healthier cheesecake collection.
FAQs About This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake Recipe
Why is the cheesecake baked at two different temperatures?
Beginning at 325°F sets the outer structure of the cheesecake most efficiently and then reducing to 200°F gently and slowly finishes baking the interior without the excessive heat that causes cracking, rubbery texture, or an uneven set. The two-temperature method is the most reliable and most tested technique for the most beautifully smooth and most properly creamy-textured protein cheesecake.
Can I use a larger pan than 6 inches?
Yes, but the baking times will change. A larger pan produces a thinner cheesecake that sets more quickly and requires less time at both baking temperatures. Monitor closely and begin checking for doneness earlier. A smaller volume of batter in a larger pan will also produce fewer and smaller servings with proportionally fewer grams of protein per slice.
How do I know when the protein cheesecake is done?
The cheesecake is done when the edges are set and no longer glossy, the center has a very slight jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, and the top looks matte rather than wet. The slight center jiggle is the most reliable indicator of the most properly set protein cheesecake that will firm completely during overnight refrigeration.
Conclusion
This Strawberry Protein Cheesecake is the most completely extraordinary and deeply satisfying high-protein healthy dessert that makes every diet-conscious and nutrition-focused person feel genuinely and completely celebrated through the most creamy and most authentically cheesecake-flavored and most vibrant strawberry-packed individual slice with thirty grams of protein in every single cold and completely irresistible strawberry protein cheesecake serving. We hope it brings the same deeply joyful healthy indulgence and the same completely satisfied dessert moment to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa.
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Strawberry Protein Cheesecake The Most Easy High Protein Low Sugar Healthy Cheesecake You Will Bake
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes plus overnight chilling
- Yield: 4 slices 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
The most easy high-protein Strawberry Protein Cheesecake made by combining 2 large eggs 1/4 cup sweetener 10.6 oz strawberry Greek yogurt 2 tbsp low-sugar strawberry jelly 1 tsp lemon juice 12 oz cream cheese 2 scoops vanilla or strawberry protein powder and 1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries in a large bowl mixing with hand mixer until completely smooth pouring into a parchment-lined 6×2-inch pan baking at 325°F for 30 to 35 minutes then reducing to 200°F for 50 to 60 more minutes cooling completely and refrigerating overnight before topping with Greek yogurt and fresh strawberries. 30 grams protein per slice. A completely perfect high-protein cheesecake recipe.
Ingredients
2 large Whole Eggs
1/4 cup Granulated Sweetener of choice
10.6 oz Strawberry Greek Yogurt fat-free reduced fat or full fat
2 tbsp Low-Sugar Strawberry Jelly
1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
12 oz Cream Cheese fat-free reduced fat or full fat
2 scoops Vanilla or Strawberry Protein Powder
1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries chopped
Greek Yogurt and Fresh Strawberries for topping optional
Instructions
1. Chop fresh strawberries.
2. Add all ingredients to large bowl: eggs, sweetener, strawberry Greek yogurt, jelly, lemon juice, cream cheese, protein powder, and chopped strawberries.
3. Beat with hand mixer until completely smooth. Softened cream cheese mixes most easily.
4. Line 6×2-inch cheesecake pan with parchment. Pour mixture in almost to top.
5. Bake at 325°F 162°C for 30 to 35 minutes.
6. Without removing reduce temperature to 200°F 93°C. Bake additional 50 to 60 minutes.
7. Remove from oven. Cool completely at room temperature.
8. Wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least a few hours.
9. Unwrap. Top with Greek yogurt and fresh strawberries before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, High Protein, Healthy
- Method: Baking, Two Temperature
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 212
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 346mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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