Bake Believe’s Low-Carb No Bake Dark Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

Yield: 8 servings

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cooling Time: 2 hours
• Total Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Ingredients: For the Crust:

• 3 cups almond flour
• 1 ½ cups Bake Believe^® Dark Chocolate Baking Chips
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled slightly

For the Filling:

• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon powdered stevia extract
• 1 ½ cups sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Bake Believe^® Dark Chocolate Baking Chips
• 1 pint strawberries, stems removed and diced
• 4 strawberries, stems removed and sliced in half lengthwise

Instructions:

1. Lightly grease an 8″ springform pan with butter. In a food processor, pulse together the almond flour, salt and dark chocolate baking chips until roughly chopped.
2. Continue to blend on low for 2 minutes or until the dark chocolate baking chips are fully blended into the flour.
3. Add the melted butter to the food processor and pulse together for 10-15 seconds or until a crumbly dough is formed. Press the dough evenly into the springform pan.  Let rest in the fridge while you prepare the filling.
4. In a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate baking chips. Alternatively, microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until melted.
5. To make the filling, add the softened cream cheese and powdered stevia to the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. Beat the cream cheese and stevia together for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.  Alternatively, you can use an electric mixer to do this.
6. Add in the sour cream, vanilla extract and salt. Continue to blend until fully combined.
7. Pour half of the melted chocolate into the filling and fold together using a rubber spatula until fully combined.
8. Remove the crust from the fridge and scatter the diced strawberries on top. Pour the filling into the springform pan and spread evenly with a rubber spatula.
9. Place the halved strawberries evenly around the outside of the cheesecake.
10. Using a spoon, drizzle the remaining melted dark chocolate over the top of the cheesecake.
11. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy.