Low-Carb Cheesecake with Cherry Topping

This Low-Carb Cheesecake is delicious topped with no-sugar added cherry pie filling; serve with fresh berries if you prefer even fewer carbs. And I promise everyone will love this cheesecake with lower carbs, whether you serve it with the cherry topping or fresh berries!

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Low-Carb Cheesecake (with Cherry Topping) is a great low-carb dessert that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, so I’m reminding you about it for Friday Favorites this week. But this recipe is so easy and tasty, I hope you make it any time you get a craving for cheesecake!

The recipe uses a delicious no-sugar added cherry pie filling to top each piece of cheesecake. But if you’d like a cheesecake with even lower carbs, just top each slice with a small amount of sliced strawberries or blueberries.

Or if you prefer a Cherry Cheesecake idea that’s even easier to make, check out my No-Bake version of cherry cheesecake which might be a fun Valentine’s Day treat to make for the family! That one can also be topped with fresh berries if you prefer. I hope you’ll try one of the low-carb cheesecake recipes if you’re celebrating this week!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• cream cheese
• eggs
• sour cream
• granulated Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link)(see notes)
• fresh-squeezed lemon juice; I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice
• canned no sugar added cherry pie filling (affiliate link) or fresh berries for topping

What makes the Cheesecake with Cherry Topping so good?

This low-carb cheesecake is creamy and delicious, but one thing that makes this over-the-top good is the topping of no sugar added cherry pie filling (affiliate link). Of course cherry pie filling does have some carbs even without added sugar, so see lower-carb options below.

How low in carbs is this Cheesecake with Cherry Topping?

I didn’t tag this recipe as Keto because if you make this cheesecake with the no sugar added cherry topping and use the whole can, each serving will have 11.5 net carbs with 8.9 grams of protein. That would be about 5 tablespoons of filling on each piece of cheesecake. Each tablespoon of the cherry pie filling without added sugar has 1.4 net carbs, so you can easily make this lower in carbs simply by using less topping on each piece!

Another way to make this Low-Carb Cheesecake even lower in carbs:

Each piece of cheesecake without any topping is about 6 net carbs (based on using a no-carb sweetener.) If you serve each slice of cheesecake with 1/4 cup sliced fresh strawberries, that adds about 2 net carbs. If you top it with 1/4 cup fresh blueberries, that adds about 3 net carbs.

How to make this Low-Carb Cheesecake with Cherry Topping:

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1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
2. Put softened cream cheese into a bowl and beat it until creamy with a hand mixer (affiliate link).
3. Then add eggs, one at a time, beating between each one to combine.
4. Add the Monkfruit Sweetener, sour cream, and lemon juice and beat again until smooth.
5. Spray a 9 inch springform pan (affiliate link) pan or a 9 inch square glass casserole dish (affiliate link) with non-stick spray.
6. Pour in the cheesecake batter and bake about 45 minutes, or until the center is just barely firm. (If you want to bake in a water bath, you can prevent those cracks, but it’s not something I was worried about!)
7. When cheesecake is barely firm, let it cool for about 30 minutes; then cover with cling-wrap and chill in the fridge.
8. Slice and serve the low-carb cheesecake with no sugar added cherry pie filling, or serve with fresh berries if you prefer fewer carbs.

More Ideas for Low-Carb Cheesecake:

Check out Amazing Keto Cheesecake Recipes to see more cheesecake recipes from Kalyn’s Kitchen and blogs around the web!

More Low-Carb Desserts for Valentine’s Day:

If you’re into the dessert-making mood for Valentine’s Day, my site also has a great round-up of Amazing Low-Carb Chocolate Desserts!

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Yield: Makes 8 servings

Low-Carb Cheesecake with Cherry Topping

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

This Low-Carb Cheesecake with Cherry Topping is a wonderful dessert when you need a treat and this recipe is also gluten-free. If you want even fewer carbs, see suggestions in the post.

Ingredients

• three 8 oz. packages cream cheese
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup + 2 T granulated Monkfruit Sweetener (see notes)
• 2 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice (see notes)
• one 20 oz. can no-sugar added cherry pie filling (or fresh berries)

Instructions

1. Take the cream cheese out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature at least an hour before you start making the cheesecake.
2. Preheat oven to 350F/175 C.
3. Put cream cheese into a bowl and use hand mixer (affiliate link) to blend cream cheese at low speed until smooth.
4. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well between each.
5. Add sour cream, Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link) or  sweetener of your choice, and lemon juice and mix until smooth.
6. Spray a 9 inch springform pan (affiliate link) or a 9 inch square glass casserole dish (affiliate link) with non-stick spray.
7. Pour the batter into pan and bake about 45 minutes or until the center is just barely firm when pressed with your finger.
8. Cool on the counter for about 30 minutes, then cover with cling-wrap and chill several hours before serving.
9. Serve with no-sugar added cherry pie filling (affiliate link) or fresh berries spooned over the cheesecake. (see notes)

Notes

Use whatever kind of sweetener you prefer. I find Monkfruit to taste less sweet than other sweeteners, so if you’re using another sweetener you may not need the additional 2 tablespoons of sweetener. I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice. 

Nutritional information is calculated using zero net carbs for the sweetener.

The cherry pie filling has about 1.4 carbs per tablespoon and if you use the whole can that will be about 4.5 tablespoons per serving. So you can easily make this lower in carbs by using less pie filling on each cheesecake. Or you can top the cheesecake with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries (2 net carbs) or 1/4 cup fresh blueberries (3 net carbs).

This recipe adapted from Six Ingredients Or Less: Low-Carb Cooking by Carlean Johnson.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 404Total Fat 36gSaturated Fat 20gUnsaturated Fat 11.5gCholesterol 192mgSodium 326mgCarbohydrates 12.5gFiber 1gSugar 7gProtein 8.9g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Made with approved sweetener and using a low-carb pie filling or fresh berries as a topping, this Cheesecake with Cherry Topping would be suitable for low-carb eating plans, but probably not Keto if you use the cherry topping. You could serve with a small amount of fresh berries for Keto. It could be suitable for Phase 2 or 3 of the original South Beach Diet if you use low-fat cream cheese and sour cream.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe for Low-Carb Cheesecake with Cherry Topping was first posted in 2006! It was last updated with more information in 2026.