Ahhh the best time of the year. The Holidays. The perfect excuse to eat all kinds of Christmas candy, Gingerbread, and delicious desserts like this Gingerbread Protein Cheesecake.
I don’t know about you all, but the part I love most is seeing all the family. I was just in San Francisco visiting my aunt and uncle. My mom and I went out to meet my sister who lives in Minnesota and my cousin who lives in Florida. I had a blast with some awesome training rides (including a crazy 6 hour day in the mountains).
Check out the ride below!
This was when we were making the rice krispy treats!
Anyway, back to the gingerbread protein cheesecake!
I am a huge fan of making protein cheesecakes. I don’t make them super often due to the time it takes to make the crust, filling, bake it, and then wait for it to chill. When I want dessert I am usually pretty impatient! But, this one was well worth the wait.
Step 1: The graham crack crust.
I made my own graham cracker crust for this one. It’s so easy to make. Just pulse together some melted butter and graham crackers in a food processor and you are good to go! After mixing the crust, I pressed it into a glass baking dish and baked briefly to harden the crust a bit.
Step 2: Blend the cheesecake filling
This one is super easy. Just basically throw everything into your food processor (not sponsored, but this Cuisinart one is amazing!). I then poured the filling over the crust and put it in the oven. I dropped the heat from 350F (temp to bake the crust) to 300F. Low and slow is the key for cheesecake!
Step 3: Gingerbread peanut butter drizzle!
The gingerbread peanut butter drizzle is optional, but so delicious! I used some Nuts-N-More gingerbread protein peanut butter. It is amazing! The peanut butter was a delicious touch on top of the cheesecake. I even added some crushed up gingerbread cookie for extra deliciousness!
I hope you guys enjoy this one as much as I did! Also, one of my favorite cheesecakes of all time, PEPPERMINT OREO PROTEIN CHEESECAKE can be found in my Holiday Recipe eBook! Check it out below
Some other protein cheesecake recipes too:
- Microwave Pumpkin Protein Cheesecake
- No-Bake Salted Caramel Protein Cheesecake
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cheesecake
- PB&J Protein Cheesecake
- Almond Joy Protein Cheesecake Bars
