Vegan New York Cheesecake
Take a bite out of this delicious and decadent Vegan New York Cheesecake drizzled with a sweet blueberry sauce. It's made with minimal ingredients, but tons of flavor!
Servings 14
Calories 266kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Vegan Graham Cracker Crust
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 13.5 oz can full fat coconut milk* (read note below)
- 2 8 oz containers vegan cream cheese (I used Tofutti's)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 batch blueberry sauce
Instructions
- Prepare the vegan graham cracker crust. Press the crumb crust into a 9" springform pan. Distribute evenly across the bottom and up a little on the sides of the pan. Set aside.
For the Vegan Cheesecake Filling:
- Place the raw cashews and the coconut milk in a food processor. Feel free to use the same one you used for the crust. Pulse the food processor for several seconds to break down the cashews. Open the lid and stir down any ingredients that might have risen to the top of the bowl. Now pulse for several seconds, up to a minute, until smooth and creamy.
- Add the vegan cream cheese and pulse again until smooth and creamy.
- Next, add the sugar, corn starch, flour, and vanilla. Pulse for several seconds, up to a minute, until you have a nice, creamy mixture.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F while the filling settles for a few minutes.
- When the oven is ready, pour the cheesecake filling into the prepared crust.
- Wrap the bottom of the pan in aluminum foil, being sure to cover the bottom half of the pan. Place this in a roasting pan and pour hot water around the bottom of the pan. This is a water bath and it will prevent the cheesecake from cracking in the middle.
- Bake the cheesecake for 60 minutes and then turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake in the oven for up to another hour (or until it's cooled). Remove from the oven and allow it to cool before placing it in the fridge. I recommend refrigerating the cheesecake for at least four hours (or even a full day) before slicing and serving.
For the Blueberry Topping:
- Prepare the Blueberry Sauce as the recipe indicates.
- Serve each slice with Blueberry Sauce.
Notes
* Use a can of coconut milk that has at least 12 grams of fat. That's how you can tell it is full fat. I used Coconut Cream from Trader Joe's because it's rich and mostly cream. It helps if you refrigerate the can before making this recipe because the fat will solidify and you can easily drain the liquid. If there's a lot of liquid, you will want to drain the liquid, and use that liquid in a smoothie or some other recipe.
**Sometimes I soak cashews, but I found for this recipe it wasn’t necessary. I put them in the food processor and pulse with the other ingredients. We don’t have a fancy, hardcore food processor either. It does result in a “gritty” batter, but it bakes up just fine.
You can substitute Strawbery Puree for the topping instead of the blueberry sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1.9mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1.3mg