If you’ve followed my blog for some time now, you know I have a thing for cheesecakes. But this time I baked a vegan cheesecake, for the first time! He has a silky filling, baked on an oat-almond crust and sprinkled with caramelized almonds.
So, where did the idea came from? I was asked by NEFF home appliances to prepare a vegan dessert for a few lovely ladies during one of their events and I have spent the last week perfecting this. I’m so happy with the result I could dance. I served it with a cranberry sauce, but it would also taste amazing with salted caramel!
This recipe is not only delicious, vegan and gluten-free, but is also close to the “real thing” and easy to make!
Ingredients
crust
- 70 g rolled oats
- 90 g ground almonds
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 70 g coconut oil, dissolved
filling
- 220 g soya yoghurt
- 100 g cashews, soaked for 30 minutes
- 100 g sugar
- juice and zest from 1/2 lemon
- 6 g potato starch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
caramelized almonds
- 100 g almonds, chopped
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons agave syrup
cranberry sauce
- 250 g cranberries
- 80 g sugar
- 100 ml red port
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- zest from of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
Add the ingredients for the crust to a foodprocessor and mix. Transfer to a 18 cm round cake pan and spread evenly, let it come up the sides a little. Place it in the fridge.
Add the soaked cashews to the foodprocessor and mix, add soy yoghurt and sugar, mix until combined. Add potato starch, vanilla extract, lemon juice and zest, stir until combined. Pour the mixture for vegan cheesecake into the cake pan, bake for 45 minutes at a temperature of 170°C until golden brown. Allow to cool.
Combine the almonds with agave syrup and salt, transfer to a baking tray covered with baking paper and bake for 5-10 minutes at 180°C.
In a saucepan, add cranberries with sugar, port, cinnamon, lemon juice and zest. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
Carefully lift the cheesecake out of the pan and sprinkle with caramelized almonds. Serve with cranberry sauce. Enjoy!
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So pretty and the colours are so autumnal. The cranberry sauce sound delicious.
thank you Cat!
This looks delicious! I’ll be trying this at the weekend!
thanks Melanie! I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Ohhh, I don’t think I’ve tried a vegan cheesecake before but I’m very keen now. It looks delicious and I think I’ll stick with the cranberry sauce for that added burst of colour and flavour hit.
It’s a good decision Jane!
Definitely going to give this a try – haven’t made a vegan cheesecake yet. Looks so pretty as well.
Mandy thanks! Enjoy;)
What beautiful images, your baked cheesecake looks so delicious. The cashew filling looks and sounds very tasty indeed!
Fist of all, what lovely images, Anna! Secondly, I am so intrigued with the idea of a vegan cheesecake! I need to try this asap.
Julia, thank you so much for the compliment! And I hope you’ll enjoy the cake 😉
Beautiful photos! This cheesecake looks delicious. I’ve never tried a vegan cheesecake before and I’m very tempted to try it!
thank you Nickki! it’s so delicious, nutty and creamy.