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    Home » Dessert & Drink Recipes

    New York-Style Vegan Cheesecake With a Raspberry Glaze

    Published: Jul 9, 2021 · Modified: Jan 2, 2023 by Chef Tripti · This post may contain affiliate links

    This recipe is based on the classic New York style baked cheesecake. Why is it special? Well, it is a dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free vegan cheesecake!

    In my professional career, I have made numerous baked cheesecakes. Always very popular. However, to make a baked vegan cheesecake is a challenge on another level.

    In the process of developing this recipe I had to experiment a little because I am new to vegan baking.

    Baking is quite a technical branch of cooking. Each ingredient has a significant role to play. So substituting dairy ingredients for vegan ingredients presented me with a few challenges. For example, in a non-vegan cheesecake, egg yolks not only add a richness to the filling, they also bind all the ingredients together. Additionally, eggs also add moisture and texture. Therefore, finding suitable vegan replacements is crucial.

    The solution? To bind everything together, I replaced the egg with cornstarch. How about the dreamy, dense, New York cheesecake texture? To achieve this I used a combination of vegan cream cheese and vegan cream.

    Consequently, with these challenges mastered it is actually quite easy to make this vegan cheesecake recipe.

    Let's make it!

    Jump to:
    • 📖 Recipe
    • Baked Vegan Cheesecake Instructional Video
    • Preparation
    • Vegan Cheesecake Ingredient Substitutions
    • Vegan Cheesecake Recipe Variations
    • Storage
    • Kitchen Education
    Whole baked vegan cheesecake on a plate with a slice removed.
    Baked vegan cheesecake with a wild raspberry and meadowsweet glaze

    📖 Recipe

    One slice of vegan baked cheesecake on a plate

    Baked vegan cheesecake with a raspberry and meadowsweet glaze

    An easy New York style, vegan, nut free, decadent dessert to try anytime
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 slices

    Equipment

    • 8-inch Springform pan - see recipe notes below
    • Electric whisk
    • Food processor or blender
    • Weighing scale
    • Measuring Jug

    Ingredients
      

    Biscuit base

    • 150 g Vegan ginger biscuits you can use plain as well
    • 75 g Vegan butter preferably block

    Cheesecake filling

    • 850 g Vegan cream cheese i have tried with oatly, violife and koko
    • 400 ml Vegan single cream oatly or soya
    • 200 g Castor sugar
    • 4 tablespoon Cornstarch also known as cornflour
    • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract

    Wild raspberry and meadowsweet glaze

    • 3 tablespoon Raspberry and meadowsweet jam - see recipe notes
    • 3 tablespoon Water

    Instructions
     

    Prepare the springform tin for baking in the Bain Marie

    • Lightly grease an 8-inch springform pan. Cover the outide of the base and sides with tin-foil. Use double layer of foil, this is to make it leak proof when it is baked in the Bain Marie.
      Springform tin covered in tin-foil and parchment paper
    • Line the inside of the tin with parchment paper, both the sides and the bottom.
      Spring form tin covered in tin foil and parchment paper

    Biscuit base

    • Add the ginger biscuits into a food processor and whizz until they are fine crumbs.
    • Melt the butter and add in the ginger biscuit crumbs and stir to combine
      Vegan cheesecake ginger biscuit base mix on a spatula.
    • Press the mixture firmly into the base of the prepared springform tin. Place in the fridge to set
      Vegan Cheesecake ginger biscuit base mix pressed into the bottom of the springform tin

    Cheesecake Filling

    • Preheat the oven to 175ºC.
    • In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the vegan cream cheese until it is smooth and creamy.
    • Mix in the vegan single cream, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth, with no lumps.
    • Pour the cheesecake filling mix over the set biscuit base and spread out evenly
      Cheesecake filling inside the prepared springform tin, ready for baking
    • Place the springform tin onto a baking tray and pour water into the baking tray. This will create steam whilst the cheesecake is baking. Bake for 1 hour
    • Turn off the oven and let the cheescake sit inside the oven for a further 1 hour
    • Remove the baking tray containing the cheesecake from the oven and allow it to cool to room temperature. Don't worry if it is still a little wobbly - it will set in the fridge.
      Vegan cheesecake after baking in the oven
    • Remove the cheesecake from the water bath. Place the tin containing the cheesecake into the fridge to set overnight. Do not remove the parchment paper and tin foil at this stage.

    The Glaze

    • In a pan, melt the raspberry and meadowsweet jam with the water until you have a smooth sauce.
    • Spoon onto the cheescake filling and smooth over to cover the whole of the top of the cake. Decorate with fresh raspberries
      Whole baked vegan cheesecake with a raspberry and meadowsweet glaze on a plate
    Keyword cheesecake, dessert, vegan
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    Baked Vegan Cheesecake Instructional Video

    Click on the Youtube link below for a short video guide to making this vegan baked cheesecake.

    Preparation

    For the base of this vegan cheesecake, you will need a packet of vegan ginger biscuits.

    As I mentioned earlier, for the filling I used vegan cream cheese and vegan single cream. They are available in larger supermarkets or your local whole food store.

    My personal favourites are Oatly Plain Creamy Oat spread, Oatly Creamy Oat and Violife Creamy.

    For the glaze I used a wild raspberry and meadowsweet jam. I am a fan of foraged wild food so for this recipe I used wild raspberry and meadowsweet jam from the very excellent wild food specialists Bello Wildfood

    Vegan Cheesecake Ingredient Substitutions

    The base does not have to be ginger buscuit flavour. For example, why not try vegan digestive biscuits or something similar. Experiment!

    Vegan Cheesecake Recipe Variations

    The raspberry and meadowsweet jam can be replaced with any fruit jam. Use the same method in the recipe card.

    Both oat and soya cream can be used. They work in the same way. Similarly, both coconut cream cheese and oat cream cheese can be used. My personal favourite is oat because the flavour of the cake is better.

    Storage

    To store the cheese cake, cover and keep in a refrigerator. Consume within three days.

    Kitchen Education

    Here are some terms that you may not be familiar with:

    Springform pan: One piece of equipment to use in this recipe that you may not know about is a springform tin. This is a type of tin that has sides that detach from the base. In order to secure the base into the side wall, close the latch attached to the side wall to tighten it. Consequently, It will push the base tightly into the groove at the base of the sidewall.

    Bain marie: This cheesecake will be cooked in a Baine marie. It is a heated water bath used to cook food or keep it warm. So, for this cheesecake, fill a baking tray with boiling water from your kettle and place the cheesecake in its springform pan inside this water bath. Be very careful transporting it to the oven.

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