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Low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake

Strawberry cheesecake is an all-time favourite birthday cake in our family. Together with Dutch apple pie and rice pudding pie, this cake has been on the menu with birthdays for as long as I can remember.

Because of that, I thought it was time that I made low FODMAP versions of these cakes and the first recipe that I made was a low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake!

Apple pie is of course a difficult one when you want to make cakes low FODMAP. I have always been a huge fan of apple pie, especially of my mums homemade apple pie. I am still sad that I cannot eat it anymore.

At the end of 2018, Monash University has retested apples and since then apples are low FODMAP in a very small serving. A serving of 20 gram of apple is low FODMAP.

20 gram of apple is still not enough to make a low FODMAP apple pie, but I did share a recipe for low FODMAP apple crumble bars. So, if you are looking for a delicious treat with apple, you should definitely give those a try!

I also made a low FODMAP version of the rice pudding pie, which you can find by clicking on the link. 

A low FODMAP cheesecake with strawberry topping

I have made this gluten-free and low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake for family birthdays several times now and I have never heard from anybody that it tasted different or less good than a “normal strawberry cheesecake”. So that is a very good sign! 

Create your own low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake

The most famous version of the no-bake cheesecake in the Netherlands is a cheesecake with a cherry pie filling on top and a bottom made of Bastogne cookies (these are crunchy cookies with a cinnamon and caramelized sugar flavour).

I choose to make the cheesecake with digestives cookies and strawberry pie filling because cherries are not low FODMAP, but strawberries are.

Note: the low FODMAP serving size for strawberries changed in 2022. Before strawberries were unlimited low FODMAP, now they are low FODMAP up to 65 g per serving. If you eat one piece of cheesecake, this is a low FODMAP serving.

For the bottom, you can use any kind of low FODMAP cookie that you like. Make sure that you check the ingredients of gluten-free cookies well because often sneaky FODMAPs are added to these cookies.

If you don’t have any allergies you can use any kind of pie filling and cookies that you like and of course use cream cheese and cream with lactose instead.

How to work with lactose-free whipping cream

Update 2019: I shared this recipe for the first time in 2016 and since then I got several comments from people that their cheesecake did not set in the fridge and fell apart.

The reason why this can happen is because lactose-free whipping cream is a bit more difficult to whip up. It often stays a bit softer and therefore you can get a cheesecake mixture that doesn’t set.

I have made this cake several times over the years and my cheesecake always sets with these tips: 

  • Make sure that the lactose-free whipping cream is cooled well. Lactose-free whipping cream is often not cooled when you buy it, so you have to make sure that you put it into the fridge immediately after you buy it and leave it there until you are going to make the cake.

    It is best if you buy the whipping cream at least a day before you want to make the cake, so that the cream can cool overnight. 

  • Put the bowl of your mixer and the whisks of your mixer in the freezer for 10 minutes before you are going to whip up the whipping cream. This helps to keep the whipping cream cool while whipping.
     
  • Use 2 packages of whipping cream stabilizer, as mentioned in the recipe. This helps the whipping cream to get more stiff.
  • Make your strawberry cheesecake one day before you want to serve it, so you can put the cake into the fridge overnight to set. 
  • Put the strawberry pie filling on top of the cake right before serving. The pie filling is quite heavy and if you put it on too long before serving, the cake can sink in a little. 

Will you let me know if you make my low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake? I would love it if you would share your creations with me using the hashtag #karlijnskitchen on Instagram or by tagging me at @karlijnskitchen

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Strawberry Cheesecake (low FODMAP, gluten-free, lactose-free)


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  • Author: Karlijn
  • Total Time: 30 min + one night waiting
  • Servings: 10 1x

Description

A delicious strawberry cheesecake that is suitable for everyone. This low FODMAP cheesecake is gluten-free, lactose-free and low FODMAP.


Ingredients

Scale
  • A 9-inch cake tin
  • 250 g (2 1/2 cup) low FODMAP digestive cookies / graham crackers
  • 150 g (2/3 cup) butter (can be substituted with coconut oil)
  • 400 g (1 3/4 cup) lactose-free cream cheese
  • 500 ml (3 1/3 cup) lactose-free whipping cream + 4 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 packages of whipping cream stabilizer (0.35 oz per package)
  • 200 g (1 cup) white sugar
  • 2 cans (14 oz per can) of strawberry pie filling/topping

Instructions

  1. Grease the cake tin and layer it with baking parchment.
  2. Make the cookies into crumbs with a food processor. If you don’t have a food processor you can also use a rolling pin. It is easiest to put the cookies in a zip-lock bag and roll over the bag with a rolling pin. Melt the butter in a pan and add this to the cookie crumbs. Stir together and divide the mixture over the bottom of the cake tin. Press the mixture into the tin with the back of a spoon. Place the tin in the fridge.
  3. Whip the cream together until quite stiff. Then add 4 tbsp of sugar and the whipping cream stabilizer and mix until stiff. In another bowl, mix the cream cheese with 200 g of sugar into a creamy mixture. Carefully fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Divide the mixture over the cookie bottom and flatten it with a spatula.
  4. Leave the cake to set in the fridge overnight.
  5. Divide the strawberry topping over the low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake just before serving.

Notes

  • You can also replace the canned strawberry pie filling with fresh fruit.
  • Make sure to check the cans of pie filling/topping for high FODMAP ingredients
  • Because this cake contains quite a lot of sugar and fat, the suggested serving size is one slice, if you follow the low FODMAP diet.
  • Note: the low FODMAP serving size for strawberries changed in 2022. Before strawberries were unlimited low FODMAP, now they are low FODMAP up to 65 g per serving. If you eat one piece of cheesecake, this is a low FODMAP serving.
  • Prep Time: 30 min
  • Category: Cake
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Dutch
A low FODMAP strawberry cheesecake on a plate

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10 Comments

  • Claire Mulvey says:

    I’ve made this and was very excited to taste it, but it hasn’t set – any advice? I followed the recipe.






    • That is strange! Was the whip cream very cold when you whipped it with the sugar? Because otherwise, it might not get stiff enough.
      And did you whip the whip cream with the sugar until it was quite stiff? Because if the cream is quite stiff and you add the whip cream you must have quite a thick mixture and it will quite easily set.

      Hope that helps!

  • Sara says:

    What are “digestives”? Breadcrumbs? Cookies? I’m in the USA, maybe this is a dumb American question 😉

  • DebS says:

    What is this ingredient? 2 packages of whipping cream stabilizer (0.35 oz per package) Is this something we can make? I’ve never seen this.

  • Usha says:

    lactose-free cream cheese
    500 ml (3 1/3 cup) lactose-free whipping cream +

    2 packages of whipping cream stabilizer

    What is the other options if this is not available in your country? However I’m following the lowfodmap. Any other recipe?

    • Karlijn says:

      You could use a tsp of cornstarch instead. The stabilizer is used to make the cheesecake more firm, you can also make the cake without using any stabilizer, but then it might be a bit less firm.

  • Usha says:

    I made this cake, last night. But it didn’t set too well and it was too creamy. But the taste was good. Can you advise measurements to use for 1 pound cake? Thank you.

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