Introduction

Food should never be an obsession with nutrition or guilt, and this recipe is about striking the balance between life enjoyment and personal goals. While keeping the indulgent creaminess and sweetness of cheesecake, this recipe explores mindful swaps such as honey, Greek yogurt, and low-fat cream cheese. I invite you to embark on this fun and experimental process, where small tweaks to our favorite foods can nourish both our body and soul.

4. Beat and whisk the filling mixture until smooth and rid of any clumps or air bubbles. Then, whisk the heavy cream until stiff peaks appear.

5. Gently fold the whipping cream into the cream cheese filling, and mix until fully incorporated

Piping

6. Pipe the filling on top of the chilled cheesecake crust, and smooth the top with a spatula.

Design

7. Garnish with Biscoff spread and Biscoff cookies if preferred

Nutritional Highlights

A great treat or afternoon snack to fuel your day or simply for pleasure, this cheesecake recipe explores how moderate consumption of any food can be a part of a healthy and balanced diet. With healthy proteins from Greek yogurt, fats from butter and cream, and natural carbohydrates like honey, a few switches of ingredients prove that no food is bad inherently, and anything we eat contains nutritional values that should be appraised. 

🥛Cream: Although high in saturated fats and fats in general, when consumed in moderate amounts, full-fat dairy products such as cream contain high levels of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E & K).

🥣Greek Yogurt: A type of strained yogurt, in which the whey is strained, providing increased amounts of Protein per serving compared to traditional yogurt. As a cultured dairy product, it contains a healthy level of Probiotics and minerals such as Calcium and Phosphorus to support bone health and recovery. 

🍯Honey: A natural and alternative sweetener offering loads of antioxidants, while it provides quick and easily digestible carbohydrates to fuel your daily activities or workouts. Antioxidants, enzymes, and phytonutrients in honey provide an immunity boost and help combat oxidative stress.

🧀Cream Cheese: A source of dairy, cream cheese provides plenty of calcium and vitamin A to support bone integrity and immune system health, respectively. Additionally, naturally occurring milk fat helps with energy production and satiety.

🍪Biscoff Cookies & Spreads: For the taste!