This no-bake, healthy key lime avocado cheesecake pie is an easy, delicious make ahead dessert that’s perfect for entertaining. It’s gluten free, has a 4-ingredient nutty base and the added goodness of avocado.
This no-bake key lime avocado cheesecake pie is ideal if you love cheesecake but not necessarily all the calories that usually come with it. Although I didn’t use any cream this dessert has a lovely rich and creamy texture. This is thanks to the combination of cream cheese and mozzarella soft cheese (the kind that’s used to make caprese salad).
As well as the addition of the avocado!
But the avocado does more than help create a super creamy, velvety dessert! It also adds goodness and a nice light green tint, which I think is really fitting in a lime dessert recipe!
For me cheesecake is a special occasion, rather than an everyday kind of dessert. It tends to be rich, high in both fat and sugar but who can resist a slice of creamy, velvety cheesecake every once in a while?
The good news is that cheesecake can be rich and creamy without being too calorific!
How to make gluten free base for key lime avocado pie
There are 2 parts to this easy cheesecake pie recipe. One involves making the 4-ingredient almond base. The base is made using blanched, toasted and then blitzed almonds. I’ve also added some to the filling mixture for extra sweetness and bulk (see my Instructions).
Blitz the toasted almonds until crumbly, then using a spoon combine with the honey, butter and cacao (or cocoa). Press into the bottom of your pie dish and set aside.
How to make the filling for avocado key lime cheesecake pie
Once you’ve got the base prepare the cheese filling. Combine all the filling ingredients (not the lime zest) and puree until smooth. Stir in the lime zest and pour the mixture into your pie dish. Spread evenly and refrigerate the pie for at least 4 hours before serving.
This key lime cheesecake recipe uses not just the juice of limes but also the pulp. (See my Instructions below on how to remove the skin from the lime). Using only the juice would make the filling too runny and, besides, there is less waste if you use the entire fruit.
Then all you have to do is press the base mixture into your pie dish, spread the filling over the top, scatter lime zest and refrigerate.
Storing key lime cheesecake pie
If you are pressed for time try to refrigerate this key lime cheesecake pie for at least 4 hours before serving. Though I think it tastes best the next day. Decorate with more lime zest, or white and dark chocolate shavings if you wish.
If you like this recipe you make also like my Healthy Black Forest Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Tart.
More avocado dessert recipes
If you love avocado dessert recipes check out this gluten free Chilli Avocado Chocolate Mousse Recipe! You may also like my super nutritious Avocado Raspberry Lemon Balm Smoothie recipe.
Check out also this collection of 27 everyday healthy cacao recipes.
Blender recipe
I used my fantastic Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender to make this avocado lime cheesecake pie recipe. It took 10 seconds to blitz the almonds and I also used this blender to make the filling. Once again my blender did not disappoint – it produced perfectly crumbly almonds and a velvety smooth filling (all ready within seconds!).
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Key Lime Avocado Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients
For the Filling:
- 1.5 large limes
- 2 medium/large avocados peeled, seeds removed
- 320 g full fat cream cheese
- 125 g mozzarella full fat soft cheese drained weight, excess water gently squeezed out
- 100 g icing sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Base:
- 250 g blanched almonds some of it will be added to the filling, see Instructions
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 30 g melted butter
- 1 tablespoon cacao/cocoa powder
Decorate with more lime zest and/or chocolate shavings (white/dark).
Instructions
- You will need a 23 cm pie dish.
- Toast the almonds in a pan until they start turning a little brown (not too dark). Blitz in a blender until you get a crumbly consistency (almost powdery but not quite). If you are using Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender 10 seconds at speed 2 should be sufficient. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
- Prepare the limes. Grate the zest of 1 lime and put aside to use later. Using a sharp knife cut off the top and bottom of the limes, then stand the lime on one end and slice the skin off downwards all the way around (ensuring you are also removing the white skin around the fruit).
- In a blender combine all the Filling ingredients (not the lime zest), add 4 tablespoons of the almond mixture and blend until very smooth. Stir in the lime zest and set aside.
- Combine all the base ingredients,stir thoroughly, tip the mixture into your pie dish and press into the bottom using the back of a large spoon spreading the mixture evenly. Pour in the filling spreading evenly, decorate with more lime zest and or dark/white chocolate shavings and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or for best results overnight (cover with cling film or tin foil).
Notes
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Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
What a fantastic recipe Monika. I’ve only ever had my own key lime pie and it’s delicious. But yours sounds brilliant with the use of the whole limes and avocado. It looks gorgeous too.
Thanks! It’s a very light dessert considering it’s made with cheese.
My name is Rebecca, and I’ve never eaten Key Lime Pie!!! there, I said it…phew glad I got that off my chest! Joking aside, I can’t actually say why I’ve never tried it, I love all the flavours combined so you’d think I would be a pie virgin! Now I can right this wrong as you’ve very kindly come up with an egg free version so no excuses! Thank you for linking with Got to Be Gluten Free #G2BGF
That’s right, no more excuses now… I’ll try to remember to link up more often:) Have a good weekend!
Such a stunning colour and healthy too!
Thanks Kat!
This looks so pretty and sounds absolutely delicious Monika! I think it’s a great idea to use avocados and the whole of the lime .
Thank you Corina! I’ve still got some in the fridge and it’s still as good as 2 days ago – I am really pleased the green colour hasn’t faded:)