Vegan NY Baked cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 190 grs oats
  • 125 grs shredded coconut
  • 1 banana (approx 130 grs with skin)
  • 85 grs mapple syrup
  • 1,5 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 0,25 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp cardamon powder
  • 0,5 tsp sea salt

Cream:

  • 700 grs silken tofu 
  • 100 grs cashews
  • 80 grs coconut cream
  • 100 grs mapple syrup
  • 40 grs corn starch
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 big or 2 small grated lemons
  • 1 tsp real vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Start by soaking the cashews in hot water (1,5 to 2 hours max after they will become slimy 🙂
  2. In the meantime, make the crust by blending all dry ingredients in your high speed blender, then adding the wet ones and mixing until you get a dough texture (similar to pate sablée).
  3. Transfer the crust evenly in your pan (20 cm diameter) and freeze it while making the cream
  4. Blend all the cream ingredients in your high-speed blender until it gets perfectly creamy and pour it on your crust
  5. Bake it in your preheated oven at 175°C for 1 hour
  6. Take the cheesecake out of the oven and let it cool down totally and rest minimum 2 hours in fridge before removing from mould or cutting it
  7. Can be eaten on its own, with fresh red fruits or a fruit compote.
  8. Can be kept for 3 days max in the fridge or can be frozen (slice it before to eat on demand 🙂