Low Carb Eggnog Cheesecake

What’s a dinner party or get-together with old friends without something sweet and decadent to end off the night?

Call me old-fashioned, but a dinner party or get-together must end with a good dessert!

Seeing as I’m a little eggnog-obsessed and it’s the silly season, I made this delicious {and boozy} low carb eggnog cheesecake:

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You will need:

1/2 a batch of pecan rusks
2 tbsp. melted butter
600 g plain, full fat cream cheese {I used Kiri cream cheese in 200 g tubs}, at room temp
1 cup cream
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp. powdered xylitol
3 eggs, gently beaten
1/2 cup brandy
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Blitz the rusks into crumbs and mix with the melted butter for the base.

Press the crumb mixture onto the base of a lined springform pan and bake at 180C for 10 minutes.

Beat the cream cheese, spices and xylitol together. {You will need either a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer.}
Add the cream, brandy and vanilla and beat again until smooth.
Add the eggs and mix well, without over-beating.

Pour the cheesecake mixture onto the base and bake at 170C for 35 minutes.

It should have a slight jiggle to it when you remove it from the oven – that means it will have a perfectly creamy centre once it’s cooled.

Allow the cheesecake to cool in the pan.

Gently slide a knife along the inside of the pan to release the cake and remove the pan.

Chill in the fridge for an hour or 2 before serving.

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This cheesecake really doesn’t need anything else – it’s perfect in its simplicity.

Just serve with good coffee and you’ve hit a homerun!

I love how this crust came out – perfectly crunchy and cookie-like.
This will definitely be my go-to crust recipe.

If you liked this low carb eggnog cheesecake, you will also like my choc chip cheesecake.
You can really play around with the recipe and adjust it for different flavour options…
{Again – the perfect go-to cheesecake recipe that comes out perfectly every time.}

Enjoy and remember to share the recipe ;)