Chocolate and coffee cheesecake – Quark dessert recipe
Cheesecake is absolutely the ultimate dessert in my opinion. If you agree then this coffee and chocolate cheesecake may be the perfect dessert for you.
Tips for making this coffee and chocolate cheesecake
This chocolate and coffee cheesecake does not have a biscuit base. Of course, you could add one, but this would mean extra calories, and really, it is unnecessary. You will still enjoy it.
Only make this cheesecake using a springform cake tin. This is one where the bottom can easily be released. The main thing to ensure is that liquid can not escape before it is cooked!
What is Quark?
It is a soft cheese made with skimmed milk. It’s like Philadelphia in its consistency, and, due to the fat-free aspect of it, there is little flavour. Because of this, quark on its own is not often enjoyed.
Quark is, due to its limited flavour, very versatile and useful in some great recipes. I frequently use it in both sweet (like this coffee and chocolate cheesecake) and savoury recipes and share a variety of my favourite quark recipes.
Can I eat cheesecake on a diet
If you follow Slimming World, Weight Watchers (WW), Noom or any other weight loss plan, this is a great recipe to try.
It is, of course, important to check yourself any plan you follow and remember that all nutritional information and ingredients are found in the recipe card below.
Top tips for healthier treats
It is ingrained in us that desserts are not good for us. This is not the case. The reality is that it all comes down to eating everything in moderation and cooking things the right way. Many of us eat for the wrong reasons, too.
Do you eat because you are hungry or because you are bored? We so often eat our emotions, and that is what makes us gain weight more than what we are eating. Because we are feeling depressed, we eat and eat, and it is the quantity that does it to the waistline! Whilst this coffee and chocolate cheesecake is low in calories and syns, it still needs to be enjoyed in moderation, like anything, too much and it isn’t healthy!
If you are a bit of a food addict or find you are choosing the wrong snacks, then finding more low-syn snacks is what you need. Check out this directory for lots of ideas, if this coffee and chocolate cheesecake isn’t quite what you fancy.
What are your favourite sweet treats you can buy?
More recipes you may enjoy
For a huge list of healthier desserts that you will enjoy as much as this coffee and chocolate cheesecake, check out my desserts guide.
Other popular cheesecake recipes are frozen berry cheesecake and vanilla cheesecake. Have you tried them yet?
If you are looking for more recipes that use quark then you need my quark guide here.
Coffee and chocolate cheesecake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Yield: 8 Portions 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Dessert
- Diet: Low Fat
Description
This tasty coffee and chocolate cheesecake is low-fat and worth every bit. Enjoy it with some cherries or another fruit of your choice for a delicious dessert.
Ingredients
500g fat-free fromage frais
250g quark (or more fat-free fromage frais if you prefer)
3 eggs
8 tbsp granulated sweetener
2 tsp instant coffee granules (caramel flavour works amazingly!)
1 tsp boiling water
50g Dark chocolate cooking chocolate, Green and Blacks or similar.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150°c. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water then set aside to cool at room temperature.
- In a separate bowl beat the eggs lightly and slowly add in the fromage frais gently beating until thoroughly mixed.
- Add the quark and sweetener to the fromage frais mix.
- Take 1/3 of the fromage frais and quark mixture and put aside in a small bowl.
- Mix the coffee with the 1 tsp boiling water and then mix into the larger bowl of the mixture.
- Mix the chocolate into the fromage frais mix in the smaller bowl.
- Line the springform tin (approx 7 inches/20cm) with baking paper
- Pour the coffee flavoured mix into the lined tin.
- Blob the chocolate mixture into the coffee mixture and using the end of a spoon gently swirl the mixes together.
- Place into the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Allow to cool and then put in the fridge to chill for 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: One slice
- Calories: 172
- Sugar: 18.2 g
- Sodium: 27 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.1 g
- Protein: 13.4 g
I’m not a coffee drinker, but I do like the flavour in desserts. Quite difficult to believe that this cheesecake is an SW friendly one – delicious!