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Vegan Cheesecake with Coconut and Lemon
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Vegan Cheesecake with Coconut and Lemon

A creamy vegan cheesecake with coconut and lemon flavors - gluten-free and dairy-free

⏱ 1 hr🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Crumb Crust

  1. 1
    Grind the cookies into fine crumbs in a food processor.
    Food processor
  2. 2
    Add the coconut butter (melted) and mix well.
  3. 3
    Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 24 cm pie pan and chill 20 minutes.
    Tart / pie panRefrigerator

To assemble

  1. 4
    Bring the agar agar and coconut milk to a boil, stirring, until the agar agar dissolves completely.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  2. 5
    In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla until the mixture is smooth.
    Bowl
  3. 6
    Add the dissolved agar agar to the cheese mixture and mix quickly, until absorbed.
  4. 7
    Pour the filling over the crust and smooth the top.
  5. 8
    Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, until the cake is firm.
    Refrigerator
511calories
6 gprotein
26 gcarbs
43 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 20%● fat 75%

Per serving (140 g), of 8 servings

For the Crumb Crust · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Food processor · Also works: Knife (More time and handwork, less even texture) · Electric mini chopper (Small amounts) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Blender (Needs more liquid)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Tart / pie pan · Also works: Springform pan (High sides) · Round pan (Hard to release)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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