Ganache Chocolate Cheesecake

     With Valentines Day right around the corner, all roads lead to love...errr... chocolate!!!  Can we just agree that Chocolate=Love!!!???  This love struck cheesecake can be your's with a little effort and alotta passion for all things delicious!!!  You would think this would be filled with fat and calories but you would be WRONG...for an 1/8th of the Cheesecake it is only 225 calories, 10g net carbs and 21g protein.  Time to get your love game on and create a Chocolate masterpiece that's on point!!! I promise no one could ever experience anger when they sink their teeth into this piece of heaven... So, if Chocolate=Love, and Love=World Peace, then it stands to reason that Chocolate = World Peace!!!  Whew, glad that's solved ...

Ingredients for Cheesecake~
2 Double Chocolate Chunk Quest Bars
4oz Fat Free Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
3~5.3oz Elli Red Velvet Quark ( or Greek Yogurt)
1/2 cup Swerve Confectioners Erythritol
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
2 Jumbo Eggs
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla

Ingredients for Ganache'~
1/4 cup Swerve Confectioners Erythritol
1 Tablespoon Nutiva Coconut Oil, melted
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
2 Tablespoons 30 cal/cup Almond Milk
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla

Ingredients for Frosting~
1 Tablespoon Nutiva Coconut Oil, melted
1/4 cup Swerve Confectioners Erythritol
4oz Fat Free Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
1 Tablespoon Nutiva Coconut Flour
Almond Milk, if necessary to thin Frosting

     Microwave Quest Bars for 15 seconds each in microwave and press onto top of bottom round of Pam sprayed 9" Springform pan that has been removed from the sides.  Once bottom round has been covered with softened Quest Bars, then snap back into place.  Soften Cream Cheese in microwave til just melted enough to stir smooth in bowl, blend in rest of batter ingredients and pour into Springform pan.  Bake at 325 for 35 minutes, or til slightly jiggly in center, as protein powder products continue to firm during cooling.  Chill for several hours or over night in fridge.  Meanwhile, stir together second set of ingredients til smooth~ then frost cooled Cheesecake with Ganache.  Finish by making Frosting~combine third set of ingredients til smoothly blended, (only add Almond Milk as needed for consistency).  Pipe a heart, or design of your choosing to decorate.  Serve and Enjoy  ;)

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