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Strawberry Cheesecake

January 21, 2022 By Gretchen Leave a Comment

The best vegan cheesecake recipe just keeps on giving!

Fresh strawberries bless the batter for the most beautiful and delicious strawberry cheesecake!

Strawberry Cheesecake

Just in time for Valentine’s Day this beauty is the stuff that love is built upon!

Strawberry Cheesecake

If you watch the video linked below you will see why I ended up with two cheesecakes!

You can decide which way you want to enhance the strawberry cheesecake batter *read more below in recipe section

Strawberry Cheesecake
Strawberry Cheesecake

And then decide which decorations you like the best!

Abstract modern?

Or dripping chocolate dipped strawberries?

Strawberry Cheesecake
Strawberry Cheesecake

But first things first!

If you have not yet tried my famous vegan cheesecake recipe yet

There’s no better time than today!

Quite possibly my most proud recipe recreation, since you just cannot tell this is vegan!

Strawberry Cheesecake

Whenever I want to impress my non vegan friends I will always serve up one of my Vegan Cheesecakes!

I will never get tired of hearing “NO WAY THIS IS VEGAN!”

Strawberry Cheesecake

Since this recipe whizzes up in a food processor in minutes;

Stressing over cheesecake recipes is a thing of the past

Throw it all in and go!

In just a few hours from start to finish you will have the creamiest New York Cheesecake ever!

Strawberry Cheesecake

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS CHEESECAKE

Strawberry Cheesecake

Notes for Success:

You may notice that my base recipes for cheesecake are always the same with some slight variations to the sugar or an added spice depending on what flavor I am making.

At times I add an addition of firm tofu in place of some of the cream cheese for a lightened up version and to cut some of the fat calories.

I do not find an extremely noticeable difference in the outcome of straight vegan cream cheese versus the tofu addition,  so for me I like the tofu version.

If you prefer all vegan cream cheese you will have a more dense, heavier cheesecake

Additionally I only use Tofutti Cream Cheese for my BAKED recipes. *not sponsored

I have not had success with any other brand in BAKED recipes.

For some reason the other more expensive brands I’ve tried have broken down into an oily mess when baked.

Cornstarch is a very difficult ingredient to measure consistently with a volume spoons measure

So while I list both measures below I cannot stress enough how the grams measure with a scale is going to give you the best results.

Many times people have complained that their cheesecake is like rubber and they don’t know why!

This is from a heavy measure of cornstarch when using volume measuring spoon vs the 100% accurate scale measure in grams.

You may substitute raspberry, mango or guava paste in place of the strawberry I used here, with no changes needed

I use cake pans for all my cheesecakes never spring form pans.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE  ABOUT WHY I DO NOT USE SPRINGFORM PANS

I liked the addition of beet root powder & hibiscus flower powder for a more intense color to the cheesecake as shown in the version below

This is not a necessary ingredient

Alternatively you can add a drop or two of food color instead

Strawberry Cheesecake

AFFILIATE LINKS TO PRODUCTS USED: *not sponsored, but I am an Amazon affiliate so I make a few pennies if you click through my links 🙂

Hibiscus Flower Powder Super Food Color

Beet Root Powder

7″ cake pans~ Fat Daddio

Vegan Lactic Acid

For the my most popular vegan cheesecake recipes click the links below!

The Best Vegan Cheesecake Recipe Ever! Strawberry Cheesecake
Strawberry Cheesecake
Caramel Cheesecake ~ Vegan
Caramel Cheesecake
Vegan Oreo Cheesecake
Oreo Cheesecake

Strawberry Cheesecake

Caramel Cheesecake

Vegan Oreo Cheesecake

 
Strawberry Cheesecake
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Bake time
60 mins
Total time
1 hour 20 mins
 
I am using a 7" cake pan for this recipe, if you only have an 8" pan that is no problem, no need to adjust the recipe, you will just have a thinner cheesecake. bake time will be 10 minutes less. **I liked the addition of beet root powder & hibiscus flower powder for a more intense color to the cheesecake, this is not a necessary ingredient *Alternatively you can add a drop or two of food color instead
Serves: serves 8ppl
Ingredients
  • For the Crust:
  • Cookies, Graham Crackers or Digestive Biscuits approx 1½ cups of crumbs (140g)
  • Vegan Butter melted 4 tablespoons (56g)
  • For the Cheesecake:
  • Vegan Cream Cheese *see notes 12ounce (339g)
  • Firm Tofu 4ounces (113g) * see notes
  • Vegan Butter melted 2 tablespoons (28g)
  • Granulated Sugar 1 cup (200g)
  • Cornstarch 4 Tablespoons (32g) *see notes
  • All Purpose Flour 3 Tablespoons (24g)
  • Plant Milk *I use soy milk 6fl oz (177ml)
  • Vegan Lactic Acid or apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon
  • Salt ¼ teaspoon
  • Vanilla Extract 3 teaspoons (15ml)
  • Fresh Strawberries hulled~ 12 ounces (approx 16 medium strawberries)
  • Beet Root Powder *optional not necessary 3 teaspoons + hibiscus flower powder 1 teaspoon
  • ½ Recipe Ganache
  • Additional strawberries for garnish *optional
  • For the optional decor you will need 1 Recipe Vegan ganache
Instructions
  1. First prepare the crust by crushing the cookies, biscuits or graham crackers in a food processor to fine crumbs.
  2. Add the melted vegan butter and pulse until it resembles wet sand
  3. Press the crumbs into the prepared greased & parchment lined cake pan evenly on the bottom and up the sides.
  4. Freeze while you prepare the cheesecake batter
  5. Placing all of the cheesecake ingredients into the work bowl of your food processor and pulse to blend
  6. Scrape the sides of the bowl to ensure an even mix then blend again to a smooth mixture
  7. Pour the batter into the crust and bake in a water bath in a preheated 350°F and bake for 60 minutes
  8. After 60 minutes turn the oven off but leave the cheesecake in the oven with the door cracked open to cool slowly for another 60 minutes
  9. Remove the cheesecake & cool completely at room temperature and then refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set or overnight before un-molding.
  10. Loosen the sides and bottom of the cheesecake pan with a blowtorch or by submerging the pan into hot water and running a small spatula around the edges
  11. Vegan Cheesecakes unmold very easily so flip int out onto your serving platter
  12. For the ganache prepare the recipe as per the instructions on that recipe page & garnish if desired with melted cooled ganache to pour over top & frizzle down the sides.
  13. Optional dipped strawberries for garnish too
Notes
Cheesecake must be kept refrigerated at all times, I do not like to freeze cheesecakes as I think the texture changes on the thaw; but this cheesecake will stay fresh wrapped loosely to prevent drying for up to 8 days in the refrigerator
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