3 INGREDIENT CREAMY YOGURT CHEESECAKE (NO EGGS, FLOUR OR BUTTER)ads

3 INGREDIENT CREAMY YOGURT CHEESECAKE (NO EGGS, FLOUR OR BUTTER)

INGREDIENTS

1 2/3 cups (400 g) nonfat vanilla greek yogurt

3/4 cup (177ml/228 g) full fat sweetened condensed milk

4 tbsp (32 g) cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

Grease the interior of a 6-inch round cake pan with cooking oil spray and then line bottom and sides with parchment paper. You can also use a 6-inch round springform pan. If your springform pan is nonstick, you can just line the bottom and grease the sides.

Add yogurt and condensed milk to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add in cornstarch. Whisk until no cornstarch lumps remain. You may need to whisk more rigorously to remove any clumps of cornstarch.

To cook in the air fryer: Preheat air fryer to 315°F (157°C) and bake for about 23-25 minutes. Cake should be puffed up, the batter should not be jiggly or liquidy and part of the surface should have a caramelized appearance. A toothpick inserted should come out mostly clean. To cook in the oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until cake is puffed up and the edges of the cake turn a light brown and are starting to pull away from the sides of the pan. The rest of the surface will remain pale for the oven version. A toothpick inserted should come up mostly clean. See notes for more details on the differences of the two cooking methods.

Let cake cool to room temperature and then place it into the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving. I usually make mine the night before and just leave the cake overnight in the fridge. Letting the cake sit in the fridge will help develop the flavors. Remove cake from the fridge about 15-30 minutes before serving so that the cake can come back to room temperature.

This yogurt cheesecake tastes similar to regular cheesecake but it doesn’t actually contain any cream cheese or sour cream, so it has less calories and fat than regular cheesecake. It’s creamy, smooth, sweet and a little tangy. It only takes about five minutes to prepare the batter and then it’s ready to be cooked.

NOTES

This cake is best made the day before you plan on serving it so it has time to cool and develop its flavors.

The cake is sweet but not super sweet. If you prefer sweeter desserts, you can use 1 cup of condensed milk instead of 3/4 cup. 

I don't know of a substitute for condensed milk. Other liquid sweeteners like honey or maple syrup will not work because the batter will be too wet.

The cake will look different in appearance if you bake it versus air fryer. See post for more details. The photos in the post are of the air fryer version. For the baked version, the surface will be more pale and only brown around the edges. You can achieve a caramelized appearance for the baked version if you bake about 10 minutes longer but the cake will be much firmer, more like a flan than cheesecake.

I have only tested this cake with nonfat Greek yogurt. You can use plain instead of vanilla. If you use plain, you may want to use 1 cup of condensed milk because the yogurt doesn't have any added sugar. Please choose a Greek yogurt brand that is not extra thick. I used Chobani and Amazon happy belly brands.

The cake can be made in a solid one piece 6 inch round cake pan or a 6 inch springform pan. If using a springform pan, make sure you have a leak-proof one because the batter is very thin. I line the inner bottom with a slightly larger parchment paper round (7-inch) to help seal any gaps. I also recommend using a nonstick one so you only have to line the bottom and just grease the sides.

I prefer baking this cake in a one piece 6 inch round cake pan. To remove cake, you can turn the cake pan upside down and use a spatula to help loosen the sides and bottom. Then carefully slide out and then flip it back up. You can also line the cake pan with parchment paper handles before lining the pan so that you can grab the handles and lift the cake up. To do this, grease the inside of the cake pan. Then place in two strips of parchment paper that run across the cake pan from one side to the other with some overhang. The two strips should cross and form an “X’ at the bottom of the pan. Then line the bottom and sides of the cake pan with parchment paper as you would normally do.