Mini Pistachio Protein Cheesecakes

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If I could eat cheesecake for every meal, I would. But typically, cheesecakes are absolutely the most time-consuming dessert to make, so I’d pretty much never leave my kitchen. Enter these mini pistachio cheesecakes that are an absolute sinch to throw together. I’ve know cupcakes that were more demanding than these little pillowy bites of pistachio bliss. Added benefit? Absolutely amazing macros. Eat as a post-workout reward with zero guilt. Because I am super into fitness. Fit’ness cheesecake in my mouth.

Life is batter with cheesecake.

Recipe and Instructions (see various flavor substitutions below the recipe card)

Mini Pistachio Protein Cheesecakes

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: Beginner
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Easy, super creamy mini cheesecakes with pistachio flavor and gluten free crust

You can sub any flavor of instant Jell-o pudding to change the flavor of the cheesecake. You can also use regular graham crumbs if you’re not worried about gluten.

Ingredients

*45 grams (1/4 c + 2 TBS) Kinnikinnik gluten free graham crumbs
*30 mL (2 TBS) sugar free syrup
*113 grams (4 oz) 1/3 the fat cream cheese at room temp
*170 g (3/4 c) fat free plain Greek yogurt
*30 g Quest vanilla milkshake protein powder
*14 grams Jell-o sugar free pistachio instant pudding
*1 tsp lemon juice
*1 tsp vanilla extract
*1 egg


Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 and line a muffin tin with 6 silicone cupcake liners
  2. Mix syrup and graham crumbs together, then evenly distribute in the 6 liners
  3. Bake for 5 minutes
  4. Beat the cream cheese and yogurt in a mixer until smooth (use paddle attachment)
  5. Add the protein powder, Jell-o, lemon, and vanilla, mixing on medium-high
  6. Scrape the bowl then add the egg, mixing on low speed until fully incorporated
  7. Add batter on top of the crust and bake for 20 minutes. Center should jiggle just a tad
  8. Cool in tin on top of a cooling rack in fridge for 4 hours, then enjoy! Keep leftovers in the fridge.

Nutrition

Macros for 1 mini cheesecake
144 cal/12 c/6.6 f/9.2 p

You can adapt this recipe into many different flavors:
-Sub cheesecake or vanilla pudding mix and add an additional teaspoon of cake batter extract and a heaping handful of sprinkles to make cake batter protein cheesecakes
-Sub lemon Jell-o mix and replace vanilla extract with lemon extract for lemon protein cheesecakes
-Sub orange Jell-o mix and replace vanilla extract with orange extract for orange protein cheesecakes
-Sub chocolate pudding mix and add a few chocolate chips for a decadent protein cheesecake

So easy to bake, you could say it’s a piece of (cheese)cake.

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