Cheescake Glee!

Since I am currently detoxing, I am attempting to satisfy my sweet tooth by posting this recipe for an awesome cheesecake!

Gluten Free Cheesecake with Nut Crust Supreme

 

Gluten Free Nut Crust Supreme
2 cups Pamela’s Gluten Free Baking Mix
½ cup dark brown sugar
2/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray cheesecake pan lightly with vegetable oil spray. In a medium bowl stir together the flour mix and brown sugar. Cut in the butter until fine crumbs form. Stir in the nuts and pat into your pan. The crust will be “crumbly” but will hold together once pressed into the pan. This will be more than enough for one large cheesecake and perhaps for a second smaller pie. Though it tastes so good on it’s own you may just end up eating it!

Barbara’s Classic Gluten Free Cheesecake
4 – 8 oz bars of gluten free cream cheese, softened
1 cup of granulated sugar
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla

*(I like to add approximately 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips too!)

Mix all of the ingredients with a beater until smooth and pour into the unbaked crust. Place in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

While that is baking, prepare the topping.

2 cups gluten free sour cream
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon of gluten free almond extract
Juice from ½ a lemon

Mix the topping ingredients in a bowl. After the first 40 minutes of baking, remove the cheesecake and spoon the topping onto the cheesecake. Be careful not to overfill the pan. Return the cheesecake to the oven and bake for an additional 10-20 minutes. You may want to place a piece of foil under the cheesecake just to catch any drippings. 

*Cooking times can vary dramatically. Watch to see that it starts to solidify prior to, and after adding to the topping (keeping in mind to not let it stay in so long that the crust begins to burn).