Ahead of the Shavuot holiday, when the holiday table is filled with cheesecakes of all kinds, the question arises again of how to combine a love of desserts with maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
More and more consumers are looking for solutions that will allow them to enjoy a festive dessert without feeling that they are straying from their nutritional choices. Whether these are people who reduce sugar, avoid gluten, or simply want to eat more consciously.
The Biga coffee chain is stepping right into this space with the launch of a new cheesecake mousse cake, which tries to offer a sweet and indulgent experience alongside adaptation to changing needs.
We admit, we arrived with quite a few doubts. Sugar-free and gluten-free cakes often manage to look good, but fall short in taste or texture.
Here, already from the first bite, the feeling is different. This is a velvety cake, very pleasant to eat, with a smooth and airy texture and a rich cheese flavor that feels full and not “compromising”.
The sweetness is balanced, not aggressive, and the overall feeling is of a dessert that manages to stand on its own even without the “sugar-free” definition.
What is inside
The cake is based on gluten-free flour and a sugar substitute, along with a blend of white cheeses that provides depth and creaminess.
To all this is added a delicate touch of lemon zest, which adds freshness and balances the flavors precisely. The result is a cake that does not feel too heavy, yet still manages to be rich and satisfying.
The big advantage of such a cake is that it allows more people to sit around one table and enjoy the same dessert. Those who reduce sugar, those who avoid gluten, or those looking for a slightly “lighter” alternative to traditional desserts can find a convenient and accessible solution here.
This does not mean it is a diet product in the classic sense, but it is definitely one that suits those looking for better control over what they put into their body.
• How much: NIS 75
• Where: In the Biga chain