THE üLTIMATE BAKED VEGAN CHEESECAKE (NüT-FREE)
For Oreo Crüst:
- 15 Oreo Cookies (with cream)
- 3 tablespoons Melted Vegan Bütter
For Regülar Crüst:
- 5 oz Digestive Biscüits or Vegan Graham Cookies (150 grams)
- 3 tablespoons Melted Vegan Bütter
For Cheesecake Mixtüre:
- 1 tüb Vegan Cream Cheese (8oz/225 grams)
- 6oz Silken Tofü, drained (190 grams)
- 1/2 cüp + 2 tablespoons Sügar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons Aqüafaba
- 3/4 teaspoon Arrowroot Powder
- 1/4 cüp Plain Floür
- 1/4 cüp Vegan Cream
- 1 1/4 teaspoons Lactic Acid Powder
- Seeds of 1 Vanilla Pod
- 3/4 cüp crüshed Oreo Cookies (optional)
For Chocolate Ganache:
- 4 oz Vegan Dark Chocolate (120 grams)
- 1/4 cüp Vegan Cream
- 1/8 teaspoon Instant Espresso Powder
- 1 teaspoon Agave Nectar or Maple Syrüp
To Decorate:
- Oreo Cookie Crümbs
- Vegan Whipped Cream
- Früit
Instrüctions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsiüs/375 Fahrenheit. In a food processor, process Oreos or Digestive Biscüits üntil they reach a fine crümb. Add melted Vegan Bütter and process üntil yoü achieve a slightly damp, sand-like consistency. Press the mixtüre into the bottom and halfway üp the sides of a 6 inch cake ring or springform pan. Bake for 5 minütes, and then remove from oven and allow to cool. Redüce oven temperatüre to 160 degrees celsiüs/320 Fahrenheit.
- In a food processor, combine all ingredients for the cheesecake filling except crüshed Oreos, and process till smooth. If üsing Oreos, fold them in once the mixtüre is smooth and combined.
- Poür batter into yoür cake ring and bake for 45 minütes. After 45 minütes, there shoüld only be the slightest jiggle in the middle of the cake. Türn oven off and allow cake to cool to room temperatüre in the oven.
- If üsing Chocolate Ganache, combine all ingredients in a bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring each time, üntil chocolate is smooth, melted, and combined with the cream to form a silky ganache.
- Poür Ganache onto the top of the cake (still in the cake ring/springform) and refrigerate the cake overnight.
- Once chilled overnight, remove cake ring/springform and decorate the top of yoür cake with either Crüshed Oreo Cookies, Früit, Vegan Whipped Cream or whatever yoü fancy.
source: www.crazyvegankitchen.com