Vegan Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake
Do you love cheese cake? Who doesn’t? I have an amazing cheese cake recipe that every cheese cake lover will appreciate and latch onto keeping it safe and sound with all their favorite recipes. This is a keeper and really good for you, lets get started taking the quilt out of cheese cake and keeping the delicious in.
My daughters love cheese cake. It is for this reason I’ve learned to make a killer vegan cheese cake. In our house it’s vegan cheese cake for birthdays, holidays and special occasions.
My daughters also love chocolate and nuts. This developed into a delicious chocolate cheese cake. I know enough, enough on with the details!
The secret to making the most delicious creamy cheesecake is nondairy cream cheese. This is my secret weapon. You can have your cake and eat it to. This amazing vegan cheese cake is sure to be a big hit and a healthy one as well.
WARNING! Your mouth is about to water.
Vegan Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Making the Crust
- 1 1/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs about 11 graham crackers
- 3 Tbsp. granulated cane juice
- 5 Tbsp. margarine
- combine these ingredients in a bowl and stir with a large fork till blended
- Press this mixture evenly into a 9 inch pie pan
- Bake until golden brown for about 10 to 15 minutes
- Set aside to cool completely before filling
Vegan Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake
Cheesecake Filling
- 2 tubs tofu cream cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon jest
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- Combine all the above ingredients into a food processor and blend till a creamy texture.
- Turn out into the pie pan with crust
Note: This is the base recipe for any great cheese cake, you may leave it alone to create a plain cheese cake, serve it with fresh fruit or any toppings of your liking.
Into the oven for the magic
- Bake for 50 minutes
- Turn the oven off after 50 minutes leaving the cheese cake in the oven for one more hour.
- Optional – Sprinkle organic vegan chocolate pieces and raw pecans on top the cheesecake returning the cake to the oven just long enough to melt the chocolate.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely and enjoy.
- You may opt to top this cheese cake with fresh fruit or serve plain, the options are endless.
Eat Vegan and Eat Good,
Katie
