A simple red white and blue cheesecake salad dessert is perfect for celebrating the 4th of July. And it’s quick and easy to make with only a couple minutes of prep time.
I was looking for an easy low carb dessert to make for the 4th of July. Rather than make the mascarpone mousse recipe, I figured I’d try something new this year.
A cheesecake salad with no condensed milk
The red white and blue cheesecake salad recipe I came up with is based on my mother’s Filipino fruit salad. However, my mom always used canned fruit and sweetened condensed milk.
To cut back on carbs, I used fresh berries and replaced the condensed milk with heavy cream. I thought about using my sugar free condensed milk recipe, but it takes a while to make.
After reading my old low carb condensed milk post, I realized the recipe needs to be updated. It needs to be modified to use simplified with ingredients. I rarely have the vanilla whey protein.
I’m still thinking this red white and blue dessert would be too complicated if it used a homemade low carb condensed milk. The only way it wouldn’t is if I can come up with a quick and easy recipe for sweetened condensed milk.
I actually have an idea to make low carb condensed milk that shouldn’t take long to make. Once I have a good recipe for the sweetened milk, I’ll try and make make a low carb version of my mother’s Filipino fruit salad recipe.
For now, I’m happy to have this super easy to make red white and blue cheesecake salad recipe. I thought about adding dried unsweetened coconut into salad, but I was serving it to a family cookout with a lot of kids. My kids don’t like coconut so it’s likely the other kids wouldn’t either.
How to make low carb cheesecake salad
To make this simple fruit salad, all you have to do is beat cream cheese with low carb sweetener(s) and heavy cream. Then you just fold in your keto friendly berries.
Although you can use whole strawberries, I find it’s easier to eat if you dice them up into smaller pieces. However, if you have small berries, they’ll be fine whole.
When making any fruit salad, you’ll want to use fruits that are the lowest in carbs. If you need some ideas, check out this best low carb fruits list on my other blog, All Natural Ideas.
When I make the low carb Filipino fruit salad, I’ll certainly include some non-berries. As long as servings are kept small, the carb amount should stay low for a mixed fruit blend.
I ended up with just under 12 cups of the red white and blue cheesecake salad which was a good size to share with a large group of friends and family. However, you can always cut the recipe in half if you want a smaller amount.
Feel free to change up the fruit used in the salad if you wish. I stuck with red and blue berries so it would be a festive colored dessert for the 4th of July when combined with the white sweetened cream cheese sauce.
And, if you have a good low carb condensed sweetened milk, you can use that instead of the heavy cream and sweeteners. It’s such an easy recipe that you’ll want to make this fruit salad all summer long.
The perfect keto dessert for 4th of July
We had a great 4th of July cookout with tons of friends and family stopping in. There were only a couple people looking for low carb food. But, this yummy fruit salad was enjoyed by all.
No one even questioned whether this was a low carb dessert. However, they should have figured it out when they saw me eating it since they know I don’t consume foods with added sugar.
This week, my older daughter and I are hanging out in Outer Banks, NC. We rented a condo along the beach as a little summer getaway. A few of my siblings are renting places nearby so it should be a fun family vacation.
I packed a big cooler bag with low carb foods to enjoy during my stay on the North Carolina barrier islands. That way, I shouldn’t have to cook or buy much food during my week away.
Red White and Blue Cheesecake Salad Dessert Recipe
Enjoy this simple fruit salad with cream cheese and berries. And be sure to leave a comment if you do give the recipe a try!
Red White and Blue Cheesecake Salad Dessert
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 teaspoon monk fruit concentrated powder
- 1/4 teaspoon stevia concentrated powder
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 16 ounces strawberries cut into bite sized pieces
- 14 ounces blueberries about 4 cups
- 12 ounces blackberries about 2 cups
- 6 ounces raspberries about 1 cup
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until smooth.
- Add in monk fruit, stevia, and heavy whipping cream. Beat with electric mixer until thick and creamy. If too thick, a little extra cream can be added.
- Fold in fresh berries. Store in fridge or serve immediately.
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Lisa has been creating low carb recipes for herself and sharing them with others since 2010. She loves to experiment in the kitchen and find new ways to create low sugar foods that taste like high carb favorites! Her recipes have been featured on popular magazine sites including Fitness, Shape, Country Living, Women's Health, and Men's Health. Lisa lives in Southeastern Connecticut. Connect with her and Low Carb Yum at:
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Patricia says
If I am using a 1/2 cup Swerve does it change the carb count?
Lisa says
If you count the erythritol carbs it does, but most people don’t count those as they usually don’t have an impact.
Karly says
Yum! Can’t wait to try this!
Lisa says
Hope you enjoy it! It’s my favorite summer treat because it whips up so quickly.
Susan says
Hi Lisa. Big fan of your site. Your recipe refers to teaspoons of sweetener yet your notes/comments refer to cups. Please clarify?
Lisa says
The recipe notes are for those who want to use a one-for-one sugar replacement granular sweetener instead of the concentrated sweeteners.
Renee says
Are the sweeteners really necessary? We don’t like the aftertaste or effects but this looks so good
Lisa says
You can omit the sweeteners if you like. I do think a touch of stevia and or monk fruit provides the best flavor, though, without any yucky aftertaste.
Chris says
If I don’t have monkfruit or the stevia can I use swerve? The same measurements? Thank you
Lisa says
You’ll need about 1/2 cup Swerve to replace those two sweeteners.
Chris says
If I don’t have the monkfruit and stevia and just use swerve do I use the same measurements as in the ingredients? Thank you in advance.
Lisa says
You’ll need about 1/2 cup Swerve to replace the concentrated monk fruit and stevia.
Beverly says
23 people!!!! Ugh, sure makes a lot of time to figure out for lonely me…even for seconds…but looks and sounds terrific….