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Japanese Cheesecake – Low Carb, Flourless

November 8, 2018 by Craft Passion 79 Comments

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low carb japanese cheesecake

It has been a while since my last post at the recipe section; I am back with another baking recipe of the famous fluffy Japanese Cheesecake. No matter if you have tried my famous fluffy Japanese Cheesecake or otherwise, you got to try this all-new Low Carb Cheesecake – FLOURLESS recipe. Yes, you read it right, FLOURLESS – that’s no flour at all in this cake; not even other gluten-free flour; no almond flour; no coconut flour and such. You will find the complete recipe in all possible details I can provide, with photos and a video.

Since it is low carb and flourless, you can bake this delicious low carb cheesecake recipe to indulge in even when you are on the keto1 or low-carb diet. In addition to its fluffiness & tastiness be as the original Japanese Cheesecake, this keto cheesecake comes with an enhanced cheese flavor. besides being great for keto and low carb diets, it is also perfect for those who are gluten intolerant.

Enjoy baking them and indulge in the whole new healthy dessert!

low carb fluffy cheesecake

It’s a Low Carb Cheesecake!!!

Ever since I published my first Japanese Cheesecake recipe more than a year ago, it was a big hit on my website and Youtube. I was so happy to know that everyone wants to bake it. Consequently, I received tons of questions and requests, which I am more than happy to answer. Some questions are straightforward, but some need some experiments and testing out; for example, this gluten-free and low carb cheesecake version.

For the above reasons, I spent a few months trying out this new recipe and tweaking it until I am 101% satisfied with the result. I have lost count of how many Low Carb Cheesecake I have baked before sharing out this perfect recipe with you here. Again, I am happy to go through all the processes and finally succeeded in baking an as light, as jiggly, as pillowy, as perfect as the original Japanese Cheesecake.

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Low Carb Cheesecake

Suitable for LCHF, Keto and Gluten Intolerance diet

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Here is the quick GIF of the cake rising in the oven.
View the complete video for the whole preperation and watch the joy of the jiggles.

Watch it bakes at 3.01 min

Watch it jiggles at 4.25 min

low carb japanese cheesecake

Besides being adapted to low carb and gluten-free from its original recipe, I also changed the oven temperature setting to a single-temperature bake. In my original Japanese Cheesecake, many overlooked the instruction on changing the temperature in stages, and some find it troublesome with the multiple stage temperature setting. Due to these reasons, baking at a lower temperature with a longer duration works perfectly in this recipe.

low carb Japanese cheesecake

Light and jiggly!!!

Due to the cheese, butter, and cream in the cake, the low carb Japanese Cheesecake is best served after chilled at its best taste and texture. Unless you love to savor it as soufflé then you may proceed while it is still warm, pair with low carb toppings.

Since it is low carb, I didn’t add any icing decoration on the surface as I did to the original Japanese Cheesecake. In the event that you may want to decorate it and still maintain it’s low carb value, perhaps you may stencil-icing it with pure cocoa powder.

Disclaimer: I adapted to the ketogenic lifestyle 8 months ago and have learned a lot about this low-carb-high-fat diet. Besides achieving better health for my body, I lost some weight (more than 20 pounds and it’s still going) too.

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Low Carb Japanese Cheesecake Recipe

Low Carb Japanese Cheesecake Recipe

Yield: 8" Cake (12 servings)
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours

No matter if you have my famous fluffy Japanese Cheesecake or otherwise, you got to try this all-new FLOURLESS recipe. Yes, you read it right, FLOURLESS - that's no flour at all; not even other gluten-free flour; no almond flour; no coconut flour and such. You will find the complete recipe in all possible details I can provide, with photos and a video.

Bake this delicious cake recipe to indulge yourself even when you are on the keto diet. In addition to its fluffiness & tastiness be as the original Japanese Cheesecake, this keto cheesecake comes with enhanced cheese flavor. It is also perfect for those who are in the keto diet or/and gluten intolerant.

Enjoy baking them and indulge in the whole new healthy dessert!

Ingredients

Cheese Mixture

  • 250 gram Philadelphia cream cheese (read note 2)
  • 60g Grated Mozzarella Cheese (read note 2)
  • 20g Grated Cheddar Cheese or Grated Parmesan Cheese (read note 2)
  • 6 egg yolks, large (read note 1)
  • 70 gram Natural Sweetener Lakanto - fine granulated (read note 3) (Available at iHerb)
  • 70 gram Unsalted Butter
  • 50 gram Heavy Cream
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp Himalaya pink salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract (1 tsp Vanilla essence or 1/4 tsp vanilla powder)

Meringue

  • 6 egg whites, large
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar (or 1/2 tsp lemon juice)
  • 70 gram Natural Sweetener Lakanto (fine granulated)

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 150°C / 302°F (Top and bottom heat, no fan force)
  2. Grease 8″ x 3″ cake pan with butter, line bottom and side with parchment paper, grease the parchment paper (read note 4)
  3. Prepare Cheese Mixture (The Yellow)
    a) Whisk cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese till smooth over a hot water bath (read note 6)
    b) Add the natural sweetener and whisk
    c) Add yolks and whisk, 2 yolks at a time, mix well
    d) Add butter and heavy cream and whisk
    e) Add salt, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and whisk
    The yellow cheese mixture is then left on the water bath to keep warm while we prepare the white meringue part.
  4. Prepare Meringue (The White)
    a) Whisk whites at low speed till foamy
    b) Add cream of tartar and beat at high speed till bubbles become very small but still visible
    c) Gradually add the balance 70 gram of sugar and beat till firm peaks. Watch this video to check out the stages of peaks.
  5. Combine Cheese Mixture with Meringue by folding 1/3 of meringue into cheese mixture at a time. Carefully mix this 2 part together, repeat again for the 2nd 1/3. Use hand-whisk to FOLD, DON'T stir.
    Lastly, pour the batter into the final 1/3 of meringue and fold well with spatula. (read note 7)
  6. Pour batter into the cake pan and tap the pan on the counter to release visible bubbles (read note 8)
  7. Baking and Cooling (read note 9 to 12)
    a) Place the cake pan into the roasting pan, add hot water before sending to the oven.
    Bake with a water bath at the bottom-most rack in a preheated 150°C / 302°F for 90 min.
    b) Switch off the oven, remove the water bath and leave the cake in the oven for 30 mins, with the door slightly open.
  8. Unmold the cake when it is cool enough to handle with hand. Pull out the side’s parchment paper liner if the cake has pulled away from the lining.

    Place a spare cake board onto the cake.

    Inverting the cake out from the pan. Remove the balance of the parchment paper liner.

    Repeat the same to transfer the cake to the desired cake board or plate or cake stand.

Chill and serve!!!

ENJOY and savor every bit of it!!!

Notes

  1. Egg – Size: large (about 65 gram with shell). I separated the yolk and white by using cold eggs. By the time you’ve finished preparing the cheese mixture, the egg whites are just nice to beat into a meringue.
  2. Cheese – place grated Mozzarella cheese followed by cream cheese and cheddar or parmesan cheese, leave them over the hot water bath (not boiling) while you prepare for other ingredients so that they have time to melt before you whisk them. Both cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese will give a slightly different taste for the cake in overall, though minor but choose which cheese you like the best. If you are baking for the ketogenic version, please use only those cheese which is keto compliant.
  3. Natural Low Carb Sweetener – Lakanto sweetener is monk fruit sweetener mixed with erythritol. It is natural, and most importantly, it does not raise blood glucose levels. Read more on Low Carb Sweetener and find one to replace if needed, there is a sweetener conversion chart under instructions, so you will know how much to use as a replacement for Lakanto. By the way, this recipe has not been tested with other sweeteners, so please use the replacement with cautious. If you are baking as “Gluten Free” Japanese Cheesecake and is not restricted to low carb, you may use the same amount of fine granulated sugar or castor sugar.
  4. Cake pan – I recommend that you use a 3″ tall non-black 8″ round cake pan (maybe this cake pan is a good fit, found in Amazon). If you cannot find a 3″ high cake pan, then replace it with a 9″ round cake pan with at least 2.5″ tall. Use a 1-piece punch out cake pan, not springform pan or any other seamed pan. (Refer to Picture 1)
  5. Grease & Pan Lining – grease the side and bottom of the pan with butter and line both the side and the bottom of the pan. Grease the lined parchment paper again with thick butter. This will help the cake to pull away easily from the side during the cooling stage. (Refer to Picture 1)
  6. Cheese Mixture – before folding into the meringue, the cream cheese batter should be a keep warm over a warm water bath to prevent the cheese being coagulated, about 40-50 °C. (Refer to Picture 3)
  7. Meringue folding *** VERY IMPORTANT *** – folding egg white meringue to cheese mixture needs to be gentle to minimize the deflation of tiny pockets of air in the meringue. Make sure both cheese mixture and meringue are well incorporated and come together. (Refer to Picture 9)
  8. Batter filling – only fill Japanese cheesecake batter about 15mm (1/2″) from the rim, if you have extra batter (it shouldn’t be a lot left), discard it. (Refer to Picture 10)
  9. Water bath – Use a roasting pan of about 2″ high and at least 11″ diameter. Fill hot water to about 1″ high after placing the cake pan on the roasting pan before sending into the oven. (Refer to Picture 11)
  10. Oven – this is crucial and very important. The temperature stated in the recipe is in-oven temperature. Each oven is different so if you are not too sure if the temperature inside your oven is accurate as what you have set at the control panel, get an oven thermometer to check.
  11. Cool down – Immediately after the time is up, open the oven door to remove the water bath, put the cake back into the oven and open the oven just a tiny bit (about 10mm). Use a mitten to stop the door from closing back. Removing the water bath is optional but I find that it will prevent the bottom of the cake being wet by the condensation. Open the door wider after 30 minutes or remove the cake from the oven if your room temperature is not too cold.
  12. Unmold cake – Unmold the cake when it is able to be handled by bare hands. Remove the side liner if the cake has pulled itself away from it, otherwise, trim the paper to pan height. Use a cake board to cover the cake pan, flip the pan and carefully remove the pan. Remove the bottom liner and place another cake board or plate on the bottom of the cake, invert it back. The cake should be soft and fluffy and jiggly when it is still warm. Leave it to cool to room temperature before sending it into the fridge. The final cake size after shrinkage is about 7.5″ x 3″ (highest point). (Refer to Picture 13 to 16)
  13. Cake serving – Cut the cake with a warm knife, wipe the knife clean before the next cut.

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  • Lakanto, Monkfruit Sweetener with Erythritol, Classic, 8.29 oz (235g)
    Lakanto, Monkfruit Sweetener with Erythritol, Classic, 8.29 oz (235g)
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 12
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 189Total Fat: 18gCarbohydrates: 13g

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Comments

  1. Thea Foo -

    May 24, 2020 at 7:19 am

    I tried making it and the top of the cake tasted really good and like a sponge but the bottom part looked different and not like the top part, it looked very watery and it tasted like just eggs. There was a clear distinction between the two sections and I was wondering where I went wrong.

    I followed the recipe exactly.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      May 24, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      As many who has the same issue, if this is your first time doing 2 part batter, the most possible problem is the folding part to incorporate the cream cheese mixture to the meringue.

      Reply
    • Jingsuet -

      October 1, 2020 at 8:50 am

      Hello, I thought I followed the recipe quite well but my cake did not rise much and I didn’t get a nice brown top. I want to try again. Any tips?

      Reply
      • Craft Passion -

        October 4, 2020 at 11:29 am

        Did you check the actual temperature inside your oven?

        Reply
  2. Maryam AbuShaaban -

    May 3, 2020 at 6:33 am

    I made this a few times. I love it!
    Your recipe is well written. You explain everything clearly -very helpful.
    Thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      May 4, 2020 at 4:12 pm

      Thank you for loving the cake and my instruction as well.

      Reply
  3. Rita -

    April 25, 2020 at 11:13 am

    Thanks for the recipe. Mine trued out GREAT!! I LOVE it!! Just wondering if I can add more Natural Sweetener Lakanto. I like it more sweet. If yes, how much more should I add? Thanks.:-)

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      April 25, 2020 at 12:03 pm

      Glad that you love it. It depends on how sweet you want to add. Maybe start with 10% extra?

      Reply
      • Amnah -

        August 9, 2020 at 7:23 pm

        Hi lovely recipe. Followed instructions and also took cake out of vain Marie. Sl soggy at the bottom. Could it be I could have cooked sl longer?? Well incorporated batter.. Equal taste everywhere… Xxx cannot wait to try it keto matcha…

        Reply
  4. raech -

    February 19, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    what if i use 6″ x 3″ pan..what is the baking time?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      February 19, 2020 at 3:18 pm

      I keep the same baking time as it is a slow water-bath bake, time is about the same, this is true only if your oven temperature is correct. By the way, half the ingredients for a 6″ pan.

      Reply
    • Holly -

      May 7, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      Oh my, I made it!!! It’s a fail proof recipe! Personally it is too sweet for me, even I have reduced 10g in the cheese mixture, 10gm in meringue.
      Anyhow, it taste GREAT!!!! Will do it again and again and again

      Reply
  5. Stephanie -

    December 18, 2019 at 8:12 am

    I made another cheesecake that used a water bath for baking. It called for wrapping a springform pan in double foil before putting in the water bath. Would that work with yours? I hate to buy another pan!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      December 22, 2019 at 4:15 pm

      Springform pan can be used but I do not recommend it as it may cause water to sip it. Secondly, the pan is in black color and will be hotter than white color pan.

      Reply
  6. Melissa -

    November 10, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    Hi, my cake rises well but then when it deflates i get folds on the sides (like i smushed it) unlike yours which are pristine. What did i do wrong?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      November 11, 2019 at 3:37 pm

      Apply more butter to grease the parchment paper that contact with the batter. It looks like the cake clung to the parchment, that why when it shrinks, it pulled the paper together.

      Reply
      • Ed -

        November 20, 2019 at 8:15 am

        Hi would like to know what adjustments should I make if I use a black pan? The cake top became burnt when I did it with a black pan:(

        The cake also became very dense the next day after chilling.

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          November 20, 2019 at 7:23 pm

          Black pan is generally collect more heat than a white pan. I failed when using a black pan, my advice is to change your pan to white. The dense cake might come from other factors though, the black pan is one of the factors but it might not the only reason.

          Reply
  7. Connie -

    October 24, 2019 at 10:09 am

    Hi, may I know why you line the bottom and the side with parchment paper whereas your original recipe you didn’t? You mentioned in the original recipe that as the cake cools it will create creases on the side as it pulls away from the lining, pls advise thanks

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 25, 2019 at 11:06 pm

      Yes, I didn’t line the original non-low-fat Japanese cheesecake. Somehow this low carb has the difficulty to detach from the pan, so, I have to line the side with parchment paper then grease it with a thick layer of butter to prevent it from creasing.

      Reply
  8. Cam -

    October 23, 2019 at 1:54 pm

    Would substituting coconut milk for heavy cream affect whether, or how high, the cake will rise? Same question about adding lemon/orange zest…would adding too much citrus zest affect whether the cake will rise or not? I don’t want a dense cake, but love adding citrus zest to the batter. Lastly, if I were to add fresh, homemade Pandan leaves extract, should I substitute it in place of another ingredient?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 23, 2019 at 10:32 pm

      Have you made it before and got it successful? Please follow the recipe before attempting any changes to the ingredients. You may add a bit more zest to the cake for more flavor but restrict it to 1 tablespoon each. I haven’t tried changing heavy cream to coconut milk, as well as adding pandan leaves extract.

      Reply
      • Cam -

        October 24, 2019 at 11:02 am

        Thanks for your response. Yes, I have made this cake according to your recipe about 8 times now and have been successful as of late so now I want to branch out and try adding different flavors and techniques for fancy designs. But before I do that, I wanted to do a little more research on substituting ingredients to be sure it will have a good chance of succeeding. Have a good one!

        Reply
  9. Claire -

    October 22, 2019 at 3:48 am

    Hi – Thanks for sharing your recipe. This looks great! About the grated Mozzarella, do you have a specific brand that you use? Also do you buy a block of mozzarella and grate it your self, or use the pre-shredded part skim mozzarella that we find often here in the stores in the U.S.A.?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 22, 2019 at 10:30 am

      I used a block of mozzarella cheese and grated it, no particular brand as long as it is real mozzarella cheese. Perhaps you can read the label to check the nutrition value to check the carb value, get the lowest carb value if there is any. Don’t buy pre-shredded cheese as they usually contain additional ingredients in it to prevent the cheese from sticking up.

      Reply
      • Claire -

        October 22, 2019 at 10:50 am

        Got it. Thanks for your reply! I’ll give it a try soon!

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          October 22, 2019 at 12:21 pm

          Happy baking!

          Reply
          • Claire -

            October 23, 2019 at 11:29 pm

            Sorry; one more question on the mozzarella cheese; do you use a block of part-skim low moisture, low-fat kind, or a full-fat kind? Thought most of the mozzarella I saw is low-fat. Thanks.

          • Craft Passion -

            October 25, 2019 at 11:03 pm

            I prefer it to be full fat as I am in LCHF / keto diet and I need the fat. I think you can use low-fat.

          • Claire -

            November 6, 2019 at 9:11 am

            Hi – So I tried it last week and followed the recipe exactly especially the baking temp/time and water bath including leaving the cake in the oven for 30 minutes after turning off the heat, removing the waterbath and keeping the door closed only with a towel inserted to keep a tiny crack. The cake did rise beautifully and very tall while in the oven even during that 30-minute cool down period in the oven, and the top browned. I took it out of the oven and unmold it while it was still warm. The cake was jiggly and looked fine, although it did shrink slowly down to maybe only 1/2 inch taller than the original unbaked cake batter. At this point the outside looked nice and done. After it cooled down I put it in the fridge over night. The following morning when I took it out and cut into the cake, the inside was soft and done, yet not as fluffy as I had hoped. It was still a little wet and when I cut with a knief I could not get a clean cut of slice as there was a lot of crumbles making the slices look very messy. Tastewise it was o.k; since I added maybe one or two additional table spoons of lemon juice, it tasted a little too tangy like a lemon cake rather than a normal vanilla cheesecake. I ended up toss most of the cake as it did not look very appetizing sliced and it was too tangy for most people to enjoy as a dessert. In terms of the cake interior texture being too wet/crumbly, wondering if I should have kept it in the oven for longer; but 90 minutes is a long time to wait and then 30 minutes cool down time. I did use an oven themometer so knew my oven temp was correct. Also I did use low-moisture part-skim mozzarella rather than full fat as I wanted to use up the big bag I got previously. But this was only 60 grams; given the small quantity I did not think it would make much difference in the final texture of the cake. Any tip would be appreciated. Oh and in addition, would the size of the eggs make a big difference? Do you have the total weight of the egg yolks v.s. the egg whites? Any tip would be appreciated.

      • Christchel Reyes -

        May 5, 2020 at 4:54 pm

        Hi, is is okay to substitute lakanto with stevia/erythritol?

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          May 5, 2020 at 6:02 pm

          Yes, you may substitute it and I think it is roughly the same amount. Please do your own judgment on the amount as I do not have the experience of using granulated stevia or erythritol.

          Reply
  10. NIC NG -

    October 15, 2019 at 7:55 am

    Hi thanks for the great recipe! I baked it yesterday. The oven temperature became lower than 150 degree when I open my oven and put my cake in with the water bath. So I increased the temperature to 179degree. 10mins after, the cake top cracked but oven temperature is not 170 degree. Can I know why my cake top i switched the oven temperature back to 150degree. Why it has cracked? Is it because I increased it to 170 degree? Should I reduce to 140 degree for the whole baking time?
    Thanks for your help and advise.

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    • Craft Passion -

      October 16, 2019 at 10:42 am

      Check the in-oven temperature during pre-heat to make sure your oven temp selector is correct, otherwise, just off set the difference to the setting.The temperature will drop when you open the door and when the cake just entered into the oven. Please don’t change the temperature during the baking.

      Reply
  11. Marie -

    September 29, 2019 at 12:46 pm

    Hi It tried the recipe but mine was deflated If I’m using a fan forced fan, what temp and times should I follow? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 29, 2019 at 2:17 pm

      You may try lower down 10 deg C for the fan-force oven. The problem of large deflation usually was caused by improper mix of the 2 part batter. Try fold it carefully to prevent deflating the tiny bubble too much.

      Reply
      • Peggie -

        April 22, 2020 at 9:56 pm

        I don’t have top and bottom heat option on my over so I had to use fan force. I reduced the temp to 140 but my cake wouldn’t rise at all. It’s also not turning brown like yours 🙁

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          April 23, 2020 at 1:35 pm

          Did you bake it on 200C for 18 minutes from the beginning?

          Reply
          • Peggie -

            May 7, 2020 at 4:44 pm

            Hi I just saw your reply today and no I didn’t start with 200C. I must have missed that instruction!
            I’ve baked the cheesecake two times now (second time in 6” pan with half ingredients). I have to say it tastes amazing and although I prefer fluffier cake, I didn’t mind the dense cheesy texture at all. I’ll try again next time with higher temp at the beginning hopefully it rises like yours!
            So just to confirm, in fan forced, start with 200C for 18mins, then drop it to 140C and continue baking for approx 70 mins. And lastly, turn off oven, remove water tray and leave it in the oven for 30mins with door slightly open?

          • Craft Passion -

            May 18, 2020 at 3:46 pm

            Sorry that I was confused with another recipe (non-low card Japanese Cheesecake) using a 2-stage temp setting.
            If you are using a fan force setting, theoretically, one has to reduce the setting temp by 10 deg C. Since this recipe is developed to bake with top and bottom heat without fan setting, you will have to test out which temp works for your oven. Since you didn’t get the browning like the recipe, perhaps don’t reduce the temperature.
            The dense bottom could be caused by improper folding of this 2-part batter. If you are a beginner in this technic, the chances that your batter wasn’t properly incorporated to have a dense base.

      • Joni Chan -

        May 7, 2020 at 7:33 am

        Can I just use cream cheese without the other cheese???

        Reply
  12. Sara -

    August 7, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    Hi there!
    Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂

    I made a first try that was quite successful 🙂 I’m just wondering why the texture of mine was still wet despite having risen properly when I see yours in the picture that seems to be dryer (similar to regular japanese cheesecakes)?

    Does it sound like I have to keep it in the over more time or any other tip?

    Thanks

    Sara

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      August 9, 2019 at 12:43 pm

      It is the water condensation during the cool-down process. Remove the water bath during the cool-down process to avoid the condensation. After a while, the wetness will be gone especially after chilling in the fridge. 🙂

      Reply
      • Sara -

        August 10, 2019 at 6:36 pm

        Thanks for the reply 🙂 I did follow your advice and removed the water bath direct after the cooking time…

        In the meantime, I tried a second attempt and this time, it didn’t rise despite my white eggs were very fluffy and well incorporated to the cheese mixture 🙁
        So when I took it back from the oven I could feel just by moving it a bit that it was not cooked inside (or too much wet?)
        I left it cool down and when I tried to remove it from the mold it was a disaster: not cooked at all, texture was like very wet mashed food

        I really read many many times your recipe and cannot explain why it happened… My oven was not using the fan only top and bottom 150°C, I really followed all your advices…

        Will try a 3rd attempt though and try to remove the excess moisture from the cream cheese before using it… let’s see

        Reply
  13. Andrew -

    August 2, 2019 at 5:59 am

    Hi, I’ve substitute mozzarella with cheddar and parmesan. But it doesn’t really rise much.
    Any suggestions?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      August 7, 2019 at 9:49 am

      The cheese won’t make it rise but the tiny bubbles in the meringue will. Please make sure your beat the egg whites into the correct stage then fold it into the cream cheese mixture carefully to prevent deflation of batter.

      Reply
  14. Jonathan -

    August 1, 2019 at 9:08 am

    I tried this recipe twice, but both times, around 1cm of the bottom becomes like a jelly. Do you know why it is like this?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      August 7, 2019 at 10:01 am

      I am not sure what caused this, perhaps it is a separation on the cheese?

      Reply
  15. Joshua chin -

    June 24, 2019 at 10:29 pm

    I followed the instruction carefully but my cake centre sink. May i know is there any possibility for this to happen?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      June 26, 2019 at 9:46 am

      It sounds like it was under-baked. Did you check the internal temperature with an in-oven thermometer?

      Reply
      • Maddy -

        July 6, 2019 at 3:51 pm

        Hi! If i’m going to half the recipe what will the cooking time be? Thanks!

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          July 7, 2019 at 2:26 pm

          You can use the same cooking time since it is low temp bake and with water bath method.

          Reply
    • Juliana Jocson -

      October 23, 2019 at 4:30 pm

      made mine today but it’s really wet. i think it’s either because i had too much water in the water bath, or i mixed the meringue and the cheese mix to much. i might make it again though. i love japanese cheesecake!

      Reply
      • Craft Passion -

        October 23, 2019 at 10:40 pm

        Sometimes, it is the condensation of the water bath, it could be the liquid in the recipe which is due to solidifying (because the cake is still warm). Happy baking.

        Reply
  16. Esther -

    June 1, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    Hi, thank you for sharing the recipe. Is it fine to omit the sweetener ?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      June 6, 2019 at 2:15 am

      If you like the taste which is basically like a bake fluffy omelette with a hint of vanilla taste, it should work without sweetener.

      Reply
  17. Gemini -

    May 22, 2019 at 7:12 am

    Hi! I was able to make this and it was a success. Too bad I wasn’t able to take pictures of it before it deflated, though just a little and perfectly fine with me. It still looks gorgeous for my taste. I will make this over and over gain 🙂 I am hoping you would be able to make a low carb matcha version. Thank you so much!

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    • Craft Passion -

      June 6, 2019 at 2:37 am

      Hi Gemini, glad to know your success in this cake. You could add a tablespoon of matcha powder to this recipe and omit the vanilla extract, it should works wonderful too. Please tag us @craftpassion should you share any photos in your social media. Thank you.

      Reply
  18. Miriam -

    May 16, 2019 at 12:27 am

    Why does it deflate when cooling?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      May 16, 2019 at 8:59 am

      It is normal to deflate a little because the cake is filled with tiny air pockets. If it deflates a lot, it means the air pockets weren’t distributing correctly in the cake, which could cause from improper folding of batter or thermal shock during the baking.

      Reply
  19. Helen -

    April 14, 2019 at 5:27 am

    Thanks so much for the recipe! I had two blocks of cream cheese in my fridge and have been craving japanese cheesecake and was worried I’d have to cheat from keto to have some! This turned out so good, in both taste and texture! And first time for me making japanese cheesecake without the top cracking! Thanks for the thorough instructions!!

    Reply
  20. Corinne -

    April 5, 2019 at 10:41 am

    Hi! This cake is delicious! How would you add chocolate to it? If I have keto chocolate bars, how much would be needed to melt into the batter?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      April 5, 2019 at 11:10 pm

      I haven’t tried to add melted chocolate to the batter, however, no harm trying it by replacing the same weight of 60 g mozzarella cheese. If it works and if you want to increase the chocolate more, you may replace the cheddar cheese as well. Please keep us update if it works. Hope to hear your favorable reply soon.

      Reply
  21. kat -

    March 5, 2019 at 5:00 am

    Hi!
    on this low carb keto recipe, Can I use Truvia as the sweetener instead of Lakanto monkfruit? also, can I use regular salt instead of the Pink Himalayan salt?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      March 5, 2019 at 5:54 pm

      I never use Truvia before, but if it looks like and tastes exactly like normal granulated sugar, I think it should be ok. Yes, you may use regular salt if you are not in strict keto.

      Reply
    • Helen -

      April 14, 2019 at 5:22 am

      I just used some Truvia in this recipe today and it turned out great! My guests did not know it was a keto recipe even though they just had some “regular” japanese cheesecake the day before!

      Reply
  22. Hilda P. -

    January 17, 2019 at 9:04 am

    This is so beautiful! I was wondering, is the mouth texture the exact same as the original recipe? And could you use all mozzarella cheese in place of the other grated cheese types if you wanted a slightly milder cheese flavor?

    I was also curious if I could just use lakanto sweetener in place of the sugar in the original recipe and still have success? I like to watch my carbs but am not as strict as Keto so I wouldn’t mind the few carbs the cake flour would add 🙂

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 17, 2019 at 7:18 pm

      Hi Hilda, the Mozzarella cheese is a must because it helps to bind the ingredients well. You may choose a mild flavor mozzarella cheese if there is an option.
      Yes, you may use Lakanto in the original recipe without a problem.
      Happy baking 🙂

      Reply
  23. Marie -

    January 4, 2019 at 2:43 am

    Hi, will the oven temperature and timing given in this recipe work for the original recipe as well? I’m hoping to try this out soon but am not that adept at baking.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 5, 2019 at 5:21 pm

      Yes, you can use this temperature setting too.

      Reply
  24. corinne zhong -

    December 31, 2018 at 1:07 pm

    I’ve made this cake twice. I’m a little confused. First time used 70g of sugar in batter and another 70g in meringue according to recipe.
    Then second time watched the video and you used half of the sugar in the bowl for batter and half for meringue so I did 35g on batter and 35g on meringue which came out not sweet enough.
    What should it be?
    Thank you!
    Also, is there anyway I can not use butter and whipping cream instead use milk? I wonder if you know how to get it even lighter texture.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 2, 2019 at 10:14 am

      70g is already half of the sugar, so it should be 70g in the batter and 70g in the meringue.
      I am not quite sure about your question in the last part, do you mean that you want to replace butter and whipping cream to just milk to make it lighter?

      Reply
      • corinne zhong -

        January 4, 2019 at 5:13 am

        Thank you! That helps a lot! Yes is it possible to just use milk to make it lighter? Or would you recommend another way? Thank you!

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          January 5, 2019 at 5:16 pm

          I supposed you can but I never tried it before. I used heavy cream is because milk is not keto compliant but heavy cream is 🙂

          Reply
          • corinne zhong -

            January 8, 2019 at 2:15 pm

            Got it! Thank you!! Where do you purchase the hello kitty stencil?

          • Craft Passion -

            January 9, 2019 at 11:18 am

            You can find it in Craft Passion Shop, there are many other designs as well.

    • Helen -

      April 14, 2019 at 5:26 am

      I was confused with this at first too and watched the video multiple times. What I’ve concluded is she put all 140g of sugar in one bowl, so that’s why in the yellow mixture she added half the sugar. Then used the rest of the 70g in the meringue. This is what I did and it turned out great 🙂 I kept my scale out while I added the sugar from the bowl so I would add exactly 70g into the yellow mixture. You can separate them into two separate 70g bowls too to make it less confusing.

      Reply
  25. Natalie -

    November 25, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    Oh my this cake looks fluffy as a cloud! I love Japanese cheesecake ♥

    Reply
    • Holly -

      May 7, 2020 at 1:40 pm

      Oh my, I made it!!! It’s a fail proof recipe! Personally it is too sweet for me, even I have reduced 10g in the cheese mixture, 10gm in meringue.
      Anyhow, it taste GREAT!!!! Will do it again and again and again

      Reply

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