Tofu Date Cheesecake

Submitted by the_allergic_chef

"A quick recipe for an interesting vegan cheesecake. A pre-baked pie crust can be used in place of the one in the recipe. Wheat flour can be used in place of rice flour for a crust that isn't gluten free."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 cheesecake
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• Pie crust

• 1⁄2 cup rice flour
• 1⁄4 cup walnut oil
• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats
• 1⁄4 cup water

• Filling

• 1⁄2 cup dates
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons apple juice
• grated lemon rind, to taste
• 50 ml water
• 300 g tofu (preferably soft or silken)

directions

1. Pie Crust:.
2. Mix together dry ingredients and slowly add liquid. Mix with a knife to form a soft mixture that is not too wet.
3. Roll out pastry and press into a pie tin and bake for 10 mins at 180C.
4. Filling:.
5. Simmer dates, lemon juice, apple juice, lemon rind and water for 5 minutes.
6. Blend tofu with date mixture until smooth and creamy and pour into the pie crust.
7. Bake for 20 mins at 180C.