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Cheesecake Parfaits in a Jar – Low carb, gluten free dessert!

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These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries. Only 6.3g net carbs per jar!      

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These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries. Only 6.3g net carbs per jar!
I think I have told you many times that I like to eat of cups, bowls and of course jars. I would everything out of a jar if I could. So I was thinking about making my low carb no bake cheesecake recipe but wanted to change it up a bit. I wanted to use some of the fresh, seasonal strawberries I had and decided to add a little bit of chocolate mug cake. Sounds like a good idea right? Well these cheesecake parfaits in a jar turned out fabulous! Best of all it has only 6.3g net carbs!

Now this isn’t a dessert I would eat everyday but it’s perfect for a special occasion or as a treat for yourself. The mug cake is a chocolate version of my 1 minute pumpkin muffin and of course only takes a minute…well maybe 2 or 3 when you count the measuring and mixing. The cream cheese filling takes only a few minutes to whip up. And of course the strawberries are just chopped and dropped. So this nice little treat only takes about 5 -10 minutes tops.

These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries. Only 6.3g net carbs per jar!

Cheesecake Parfaits in a Jar Recipe

To make this yummy parfait, you make a 1 minute chocolate muffin, let it cool and cut it into fourths. This recipe makes two parfaits so I just used 1/2 a muffin per parfait. The cream cheese filling is just heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, Swerve sweetener and a few drops of stevia. Again I used half of the batch per parfait. And lastly there are only a few strawberries (1 1/2 per parfait) so as to keep the carb count down.

I think I might use more strawberries next time because they are so delicious this time of year. Now to assemble, we just layer cake, filling, strawberries, cake, filling strawberries. Easy peasy. I actually ate only half of this and was very satisfied, but a whole one only has 6.3g net carbs so eat the whole thing if you want!

These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries. Only 6.3g net carbs per jar!

I used Swerve sweetener in this recipe to keep the carbs down but if you don’t care about that white sugar will work just fine, just don’t use as much. Swerve is not quite as sweet as regular sugar. Also I used a few drops of my Sweetleaf vanilla stevia. What can I say, I like things sweet. You don’t have to though, it will still taste great.

Well I hope you liked this cheesecake parfait in a jar. As I’ve said this will taste just as good if not better if you use regular sugar. You could probably even play around with coconut sugar, maple syrup or honey for sweetness. Enjoy!

1 parfait = 481 cals / 46.6g fat / 41.5g carb / 35.2g fiber / 8.7g protein  6.3g net carbs 

These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries.
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Low Carb Cheese Cake Parfait

These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries. Only 6.3g net carbs per jar!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword parfait
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 11 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 481 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • Mug Cake
  • 2 Tablespoons almond flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Swerve sweeter
  • 1 Tablespoon Pumpkin puree
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 egg
  • Cream Cheese Filling
  • 2 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 Tablespoons Swerve sweetener
  • stevia to taste
  • 3 strawberries chopped

Instructions

  1. To make the mug cake.
  2. In a ceramic ramekin, add your butter and melt in the microwave about 30 seconds.
  3. Meanwhile in a bowl, add your almond flour, cocoa, swerve, baking powder. Mix well.
  4. Then add the pumpkin puree and egg and mix well.
  5. Once the butter is melted, swirl around ramekin to coat the sides. Pour the butter into the batter and mix well.
  6. Spoon the batter back into the ramekin and microwave for 1 minute.
  7. Let cool.
  8. To make the filling.
  9. In a mixing bowl, add your whipped cream, cream cheese, Swerve and stevia. Whip until smooth and creamy like whipped cream.
  10. To make the parfait.
  11. In a small jelly jar, take 1/4 of the mug cake and crumble it in the bottom of the jar.
  12. Add 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture to make the next layer.
  13. Chop up 1 strawberry and make it the next layer.
  14. Add another 1/4 of the cake mixture and then another 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture.
  15. Repeat the layering process with the other jelly jar.
  16. Take the last strawberry and chop it up. Divide in two and top both jars.
  17. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

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These cheesecake parfaits in a jar are not only fun to eat but they are low carb too! A special treat using seasonal strawberries. Only 6.3g net carbs per jar!      

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Marisa Franca

    January 18, 2019 at 12:08 pm

    I’ve been watching my sugar intake and the darling cheesecake parfaits would be such a treat. I’ve never made a mug cake — it sounds too good to be true. I think I’ll make this recipe for Valentines Day — I think we may have some nice strawberries by then. Your strawberries are absolutely gorgeous.

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  2. Veena Azmanov

    January 17, 2019 at 3:24 pm

    Oh, I’m in LOVE with how pretty this looks. I do love cheesecake and this gluten-free option sounds perfect for me at the moment I think this would be perfect for Valentine’s Day.

    Reply

  3. Lois Christensen

    January 16, 2019 at 9:09 pm

    I love dessert recipes in a jar! Especially when company is coming. These cheesecakes look really yummy and easy to put together, which is always a plus!

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  5. Jolina

    January 15, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Oh I’d definitely eat the whole thing 🙂 So delicious and so easy to put together! I love putting and eating food out of jars and other containers too. Weird eh??

    Reply

  6. Gloria

    January 15, 2019 at 8:29 am

    This sounds like a great way to enjoy cheesecake. The perfect dessert to take along to a pot luck too. Love the layers, and presentation of this tasty treat.

    Reply

  8. Dannii

    July 12, 2017 at 5:11 am

    What a tasty little desser! And who doesn’t like cheesecake! I love that it has pumpkin purée in it too.

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  10. Anita

    July 11, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    Cheesecake in a jar is definitely my kind of dessert. Real cheesecake actually require skills! (For me, anyway) But this, I just know they will still turn out good looking, and healthy to boot.

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  12. Carolyn

    April 25, 2017 at 12:07 pm

    This recipe says 1/2 heavy whipping cream. 1/2 what? Something got left out and I am dying to try this. Can you help me?

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    • Denise

      April 28, 2017 at 8:32 am

      Thank you for bringing that to my attention. The recipe should have said 1/2 cup whipping cream. Please
      let me know if you have any other questions and I hope you like them!

      Reply

    • Denise

      April 2, 2016 at 7:27 am

      Thank Bethany! I like to eat out of a jar too. I always thought I was strange that way but evidently other people do too! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply

    • Denise

      April 2, 2016 at 7:28 am

      Me too Caroline, they are so good. I didn’t used to be a big strawberry fan but I can see how eating seasonally everything tastes better.

      Reply

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