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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

November 23, 2020 By Gretchen 7 Comments

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

I’ve found myself once again in No Bake-Land.

This time not by my own free will.

Recently I moved to Florida and set out to make my first recipe in the new kitchen only to be horrified to find out that in my particular (new) neck of the woods it is impossible to find Tofutti brand cream cheese which is the only brand that bakes to perfection in ALL MY VEGAN CHEESECAKE RECIPES!

12 Vegan Cheesecakes that will change your life

If you don’t believe me, check out my horrific Cranberry Cheesecake VIOLIFE FAIL from last year when I tried to get all bougie and use the super expensive Violife Cream Cheese brand!

So anyway, with this jarring realization that Florida is Tofutti Free, Gaaaahhhhhh! I may have to move back to New Jersey! (Umm, no.)

After calling around to the 4 different local Publix and a Winn Dixie asking for this brand, they all said “Nope Sorry.”

My only option seemed to be to drive an hour north to Jacksonville to the Whole Foods which quite honestly I just did not want to do.

So instead I pulled up my big girl pants and dove head first once again into No Bake Cheesecake territory.

If you watch the entire video below the first 9 minutes I’m giving this little backstory and then my opinion about no bake cheesecakes, specifically ones that are made with a cashew cream base.

For various reasons I highlight in the video, I just don’t love cashew based no bake cheesecakes!

Sorry all you cashew lovers!

So whether you want to check out my commentary on this topic, why I got here and how I got out of it check out the video!

If you want to get right to the recipe (video timestamp at 8:55 minutes) check out the two versions below for No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake!

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Or if you are of the lucky bunch and you can still get Tofutti Brand Cream Cheese~ CLICK HERE for my Awesome Baked Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake complete with gingersnap cookie crust!

Of course these two no-bake recipes that follow can also be made with the amazing gingersnap cookie crust too!

Vegan Gingersnap Cookies

Or whatever you prefer as a base for your cheesecakes!

Note that the video below is demonstrating a half recipe for testing purposes only.

But the following recipe is already doubled to give you a 7″ Cheesecake!

Wait! One more thing! I never use springform pans for my baked cheesecakes (click here to find out why) but for this no bake variety, I think it will be helpful to unmold it!

OR check out the video tutorial here for the Key Lime Pie NO BAKE Cheesecake recipe for how to prep the pan!


5.0 from 3 reviews
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake~ Cream Cheese Recipe
 
Print
Prep time
20 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Lightly spray a 7" springform pan with pan spray, although we are not baking this it will help release the no bake dessert.
See notes onPumpkin Puree recipe if you are making your own homemade pumpkin puree
Serves: serves 8 people
Ingredients
  • For the Crust:
  • Gingersnap Cookies enough to make 3 cups of crumbs
  • Vegan Butter melted 4 Tablespoons (60ml)
  • For the Cheesecake:
  • Vegan Cream Cheese *any brand will do here since we are not baking it! 2 cups (454g)
  • Vegan Sour Cream 4 Tablespoons (60g)
  • Confectioners Sugar ⅔ cup (80g)
  • Vegan Lactic Acid or Apple Cider Vinegar ½ teaspoon
  • Plant Milk 1 cup (237ml)
  • Pumpkin Puree ⅔ cup (160g)
  • Vegan White Chocolate 4 Tablespoons (70g)
  • Agar Powder 1½ teaspoons
  • Ground Cinnamon ½ teaspoon
  • Ground Ginger ¼ teaspoon
  • Nutmeg ¼ teaspoon
  • Cloves ¼ teaspoon
Instructions
  1. Prepare the crust by crushing the cookies fine in a food processor and then add the melted vegan butter, press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan and freeze until needed.
  2. For the cheesecake, combine the plant milk, pumpkin puree, confectioners sugar, spices, lactic acid and white chocolate together in a medium saucepot over medium heat and stir constantly.
  3. Once it's hot you can add the agar powder.
  4. Switch to a whisk and whisk smooth until boiling.
  5. Once boiling, remove from the heat and transfer the hot mixture carefully to a high speed blender or food processor and then add the vegan sour cream and the vegan cream cheese.
  6. Puree to a smooth consistency
  7. Pour the batter into your prepared crust and then refrigerate until set.
  8. Usually it just takes about 2 hours to set before you can unmold it, but overnight is also fine.
  9. Remove it from the springform pan and transfer to a serving plate.
  10. Serve with vegan whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon
Notes
Cheesecake must be kept refrigerated at all times, but can withstand room temperatures for up to 3 hours.

Cheesecake will stay fresh for up to 10 days wrapped well in the refrigerator.

I found that freezing these No Bake varieties had a much better result than when I freeze my baked cheesecakes! SO that is one more SCORE for the No Bake!

Freeze wrapped well for up to 1 month
3.5.3251

5.0 from 3 reviews
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake~Cashew Cream Recipe
 
Print
Prep time
2 hours 20 mins
Total time
2 hours 20 mins
 
Lightly spray a 7" springform pan with pan spray, although we are not baking this it will help release the no bake dessert.
Serves: serves 8 people
Ingredients
  • For the Crust:
  • Gingersnap Cookies enough to make 3 cups of crumbs
  • Vegan Butter melted 4 Tablespoons (60ml)
  • For the Cheesecake:
  • Raw Cashew soaked for 12 hours, then drain well 2 cups (350g)
  • Vegan Sour Cream 4 Tablespoons (60g)
  • Confectioners Sugar ⅔ cup (80g)
  • Vegan Lactic Acid or Apple Cider Vinegar ½ teaspoon
  • Plant Milk 1 cup (237ml)
  • Pumpkin Puree ⅔ cup (160g)
  • Vegan White Chocolate 4 Tablespoons (70g)
  • Agar Powder 1½ teaspoons
  • Ground Cinnamon ½ teaspoon
  • Ground Ginger ¼ teaspoon
  • Nutmeg ¼ teaspoon
  • Cloves ¼ teaspoon
Instructions
  1. Prepare the crust by crushing the cookies fine in a food processor and then add the melted vegan butter, press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan and freeze until needed.
  2. For the cheesecake, combine the plant milk, pumpkin puree, confectioners sugar, spices, lactic acid and white chocolate together in a medium saucepot over medium heat and stir constantly.
  3. Once it's hot you can add the agar powder.
  4. Switch to a whisk and whisk smooth until boiling.
  5. Once boiling, remove from the heat and transfer the hot mixture carefully to a high speed blender or food processor and then add the vegan sour cream and the soaked cashews.
  6. Puree to a super smooth consistency making sure there are no nuts remaining.
  7. Pour the batter into your prepared crust and then refrigerate until set.
  8. Usually it just takes about 2 hours to set before you can unmold it, but overnight is also fine.
  9. Remove it from the springform pan and transfer to a serving plate.
  10. Serve with vegan whipped creamand a sprinkle of cinnamon
Notes
Cheesecake must be kept refrigerated at all times, but can withstand room temperatures for up to 3 hours.

Cheesecake will stay fresh for up to 10 days wrapped well in the refrigerator.

I found that freezing these No Bake varieties had a much better result than when I freeze my baked cheesecakes! SO that is one more SCORE for the No Bake!

Freeze wrapped well for up to 1 month
3.5.3251

 

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Comments

  1. Karryn+Connor

    November 23, 2020 at 7:52 pm

    Love you and all the time and energy you give to help us fellow vegans!
    Do you think yogurt would work in place of the sour cream? Doing the cashew version tomorrow.
    Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      November 24, 2020 at 12:52 am

      Thank you ! YES it would! I should note that! Thanks!

      Reply
      • Karryn+Connor

        November 24, 2020 at 2:54 pm

        Thank you for the quick reply! 🙂
        I prepped the crust last night, using a store bought “accidental” vegan ginger snap called Murray’s. Seems they are much drier than your recipe for snaps. So I doubled the melted butter. The 3 cups were filling up my 7″ spring form pretty fast, so I only used 2 cups of crust mix.
        Will top with some pumpkin butter cream and candy up some pecans…inspired by your pumpkin mousse recipe. Will give the mousse a go around xmas. Still working up the courage for aquafaba. =o

        Reply
  2. Charlie

    November 24, 2020 at 9:07 am

    Thank you for this amazing recipe Gretchen! I want to try the cream cheese version this weekend. So excited that you have this version now since we don’t have Tofutti in Germany at all!
    I was wondering what I should replace the pumpkin puree with if I want to make it a regular no-bake cheesecake.

    Love
    Charlie

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      November 24, 2020 at 2:10 pm

      Hey there great!
      Hmm, I’ll have to get to work in a NO PUMPKIN version since this one is formulated specifically for the pumpkin! Stay tuned!

      Reply
  3. Samantha

    November 25, 2020 at 2:56 pm

    Welcome to Florida from another former Jersey girl! I’ve found that the Trader Joe’s vegan cream cheese is a pretty good sub for the Tofutti one. (Learned the hard way by trying to use some of the fancy kinds!)
    Thanks for all you do!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      November 26, 2020 at 5:02 pm

      awesome thankyou!

      Reply

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