Yummy Vegan Cheesecake

[a_flat]

I stopped making vegan cheesecakes when i realized that both tofutti brand cream cheese and sour cream contain transfats (for those who don't know, partially hydrogenated oil = trans fat) and companies can legally claim that their product is free of trans fat as long as it is less than 0.5 g per serving. So anyways, does anybody have a good recipe for cream cheese? I would really appreciate any feedback. thanks

[feelinsoreal]

a_flat, I'm looking at my tub of Tofutti cream cheese and there are no hydrogenated oils listed in the ingredients. Maybe they stopped making it in this manner?

Anyhoo, of all the cheesecake recipes I've scoped on VegWeb, this looks like the one that I'll be able to impress my omni family with the most (plus, I heart Tofutti cream cheese and trust their abilities to mock the cream cheese flavor moreso than mine, hee hee). I'll have to try this for a nice family dinner.

[willwolf]

A_FLAT, Tofutti actually makes 2 versions of both their cream cheese and sour cream.  One version of each has hydrogenated oils, but the other version of each doesn't.

[secondbase]

willwolf is correct. the yellow tub of cream cheese is free of hydrogenated oils.


and sour supreme contains hydrogenated oils, but the 'better than sour cream' does not. hope this helps!

[a_flat]

thanks to all who took the time to point out my error. i must have overlooked the two new versions. but still, they are a bit expensive for me and are really fatty. so if anybody out there does have a decent recipe for cream cheese (perhaps something mostly silken tofu based?), please let me know. thanks!

[yentruoc7]

OM GOD! This was so good. My boyfriend eat most of it. He's got quite the sweet tooth and recently this cafe in our hood that served the best vegan cheese cake shut down so he was having major cravings for it. He said this was better!

I made a berry sauce for the top that's real easy. I just thawed a hand full of frozen unsweetened berries and mixed a tablespoon of maple syrup. It's easy and really goes well with this cheese cake.

Thanks for this one, it's great!

[Greenpixie89]

This recipe is incredible.

I've made a lot of tofu/vegan cheesecakes, and while they've all tasted good, they just never had the right texture, flavor, or taste to justify calling them cheesecakes.

Well this recipe is much different.  It was sooooooo easy to make, and tasted so rich and creamy and cheesy.  I made this for easter dinner and my non-vegan boyfriend and mom just loved it.  I baked it in an oreo-cookie-type crust and topped with frozen (thawed) raspberries and strawberry glaze.  This one is definitely a keeper!

[janeyboo]

Has anyone tried using any egg subs other than the Ener-G?? I really want to try this!

[franandzoe]

i love using flax as an egg replacement. i think it works better than ener g. just add 1 tbl flax seeds (ground) to 3 tbl of warm water for one egg. let it sit for a minute to let it congeal, then add it to your recipe.

[lotus42]

AshleyKimball, you mentioned using brown rice syrup instead of Karo...do you use the same measurement?  Also, has anyone tried this with flax instead of Ener-G?  I have used flax in "bready" cakes, but I'm curious how it would work in a cheesecake

[wiredalive]

This is a very dangerous recipe! Way too easy to make. I used a pre-made pie crust(bought at whole foods), about 75% of the lemon juice called for, and I mixed the whole thing by hand. It was very easy to get everything smooth and evenly blended, no need to dirty blender IMHO. Wonderful! Keep it away from me!

[rosepetal256]

I am trying out recipes to use at thanksgiving or christmas, and with all the rave reviews, I decided to give this one a try. I have NEVER made a cheescake of any kind before, so I didn't know what to look for during cooking. The only thing that suprised me is that the filling puffed up really high outside of the crust (I bought a premade vegan keebler crust as well). I have never been much of a cook, but I was TOTALLY suprised by how easy this was, and even for a first timer like me, how well it came out. Definatly not picture worthy, but definatly divine. My daughter and husband loved this and thought it came out great. Think I added a bit too much lemon juice but otherwise perfect. Here's the secret of a good vegan cheesecake-If you don't need ANYthing to go on top and have it still be awesome (I always ate regular cheesecakes with no toppings). We dug in haha more then we should have probably. Definatly must be careful, as this was too easy to make, and way too good. Definatly using at the holidays though!!!

[KALACF]

 
WOW! This was sooo awesome! So creamy and moist! i changed the recipe a little, instead of the egg replacer I used 2 bananas and the store bought chocolate crust, and added little swirls of chocolate on top! A chocolate banana cheesecake!! My husband and I LOVE this recipe!! Very Very easy to make. I wasnt able to wait the full 12 hours the recipe called for but I lasted about 5 hours and it was perfect!!! Yummy Cheesecake!!

[the1stdrop]

Does anyone know - would this work with ground flaxseed as the egg replacer instead of the Ener-G?  I won't be able to get it for a while, but I have all the other ingredients on hand.  Thanks!

[prettyin_punk]

Does anyone know - would this work with ground flaxseed as the egg replacer instead of the Ener-G?  I won't be able to get it for a while, but I have all the other ingredients on hand.  Thanks!

yeah! there were reviews above you that said that it works wonderfully!