Orange Glaze Cheesecake (Low Carb, Keto, GF)

If you are looking for a fresh new take on cheesecake, check out this low carb and keto orange glaze cheesecake.  You’ll never know this is keto!

 

Orange Glaze Cheesecake

Oh, my!  Where do I start with this beautiful keto cheesecake? I wanted to make a cheesecake.  At the time of writing this, I had never created a unique cheesecake before. But I didn’t want this to be an ordinary cheesecake.

I was really in the mood for orange and I had never come across an orange flavored cheesecake (although I know they are out there).  I thought the orange flavor would be a refreshing flavor, especially for keto folks!

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Cheesecake is just one of those universal desserts that most people simply love.  And then when you dress it up with some fun flavors?  SCORE!

Flavors

Orange, orange, and more orange. Having said that, I will also say that the orange is subtle and not overwhelming.  It is just enough to dance with your taste buds.

Here’s the deal though, I did not use freshly squeezed orange juice.  If it was not keto, then I would have.  However, to save the extra sugar and carbs, I chose to use orange extract.   This allows a great low carb alternative.  

I did, however, choose to use orange zest in the sauce to give some real, solid authentic orange flavor. If you happen to have some dried orange peel on hand, that would make the perfect topping.

And if you LOVE orange desserts as much as I do, make sure to go check out this super yummy Orange Olive Oil Cake.

Sweeteners

The Graham Cracker Pie Crust originally calls for erythritol.  I use monk fruit in the cheesecake part, so you can sub monk fruit into the crust in place of erythritol if you want.  Either will taste wonderful.

For the cheesecake, I chose to use both regular and golden monk fruit.  They offer slightly different flavors.  The golden monk fruit has a hint of maple which is perfect.

I learned from my mom (before keto) to mix regular sugar and brown sugar.  I have taken that philosophy and also used it in my keto baking.  And it sure does make a difference!

How to Make Powdered Monkfruit or Erythritol

Did you know that you don’t have to buy powdered sweetener?  I will admit that I only found this out last year.

All you have to do is put your sweetener of choice into a food processor and blend it up!  It will turn into powder form! Check out the instructional video for  How to make powdered “sugar”!