Plant-based Cheesecake with Honey Graham Crust
Materials
9-inch pie dish
Kitchen Aid Mixer with whisk attachment
Vitamix/Blender/Food Processor
skillet
large cookie sheet
mixing bowl
spatula
measuring cups
measuring spoons
Crust Directions:
Break graham cracker sheets into smaller pieces and then blend into crumbles using a Vitamix, blender, or food processor. Melt cacao butter on a skillet on medium heat. Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted cacao butter in a mixing bowl. Transfer the mixture to the pie dish and press the crust into the pie dish. Set it aside and prepare the filling.
Baking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Place large cookie sheet under the pie dish for spillage. The cheesecake will spill over, and you do not want spillage in your oven. Cook cheesecake for 50 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave cheesecake in there for 10 more minutes. Do not open the oven for the full hour. Remove cheesecake from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes before transferring it to the fridge to chill overnight.
Cheesecake Ingredients
4 - 8 oz Vevan plain uncreamcheese
1/2 cup local honey
5.5 Tablespoons potato starch
13.5 oz full fat Trader Joe's canned coconut milk
3 Tablespoons lemon juice (~2 lemons)
2 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
The recipe can be halved to make 3 - 4.5 in cheesecakes
Graham Cracker Crust Ingredients
2 cups ground Annie’s Organic Honey Graham Crackers (~13 full cracker sheets) *
1 cup Navitas Organic Cacao Butter (~9 Tablespoons melted) **
*Trader Joe's Old Fashioned Cinnamon Graham Crackers work well also
**Le Grand Vegan Butter Sea Salt works also, but you only need 5 Tablespoons melted
Cheesecake Directions:
Add uncreamcheese, honey, potato starch, coconut milk, lemon juice and vanilla to a Kitchen Aid Mixer with the whisk attachment. Turn it on the low setting (2-4) until evenly mixed. Scrap the sides of the bowl with a spatula if needed. Pour the cheesecake filling on the crust and smooth it out using a spatula.
It took a few tries to get it right, but we did it! This cheesecake is satisfying, sweet, and delicious. It also contains probiotics which are great for your gut health.