Description
Our easy Vegan Toffee Cheesecake Jars are a sweet and delicious holiday treat that is dairy-free + vegan!
Ingredients
Scale
“Crust”
- 1 1/2 cups granola (or grain-free granola)
- 5–6 pitted medjool dates, cut into chunks
Cheesecake Filling
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1/3 cup Pecan Caramel Almondmilk Creamer*
- 1 teaspoon real maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of kosher salt
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup real maple syrup
- 1/4 cup vegan butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- pinch of sea salt
Toppings:
- Dairy-Free Whipped Coconut Cream
- Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Prep cashews: Place cashews in a medium bowl. Bring 2 cups of water to boil and pour over the cashews. Let them soak in the hot water. Set aside.
- Crust: Meanwhile, place dates in a food processor and pulse several times until they are broken up a little bit. Add in the granola and pulse to combine. Don’t over-pulse or the granola will break down too much. Pour into a mixing bowl and use your hands to massage the dates and granola together. Set aside.
- Caramel Sauce: Add maple syrup and coconut sugar to a small saucepan and bring to medium-high heat, stirring constantly until the sugar melts. Add remaining caramel sauce ingredients and whisk until everything has melted. Remove from heat to let cool.
- Cheesecake Filling: Drain cashews and rinse with cold water. Add cashews to a high-speed blender or food processor along with the creamer, maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla, and kosher salt. Blend on HIGH for 3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Taste and add additional creamer to make it less thick and additional maple syrup to make it sweeter.
- Assemble Jars: Take a small 3-4 oz container (small mason jars work) and add some of the Crust to the bottom of each jar, pressing down to make a crust. Add some of the Cheesecake Filling from the blender and then top with the Caramel Sauce. Place in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes to cool.
- Use any toppings, as desired, when serving.
Notes
- Creamer: feel free to use any flavored dairy-free creamer here – we recommend something that is caramel or toffee flavored.
- Caramel Sauce: You might end up with extra caramel sauce – just save and use for a dairy-free sundae or as a dipping sauce for apples!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 505
- Sugar: 47.8 g
- Sodium: 241.9 mg
- Fat: 24.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 67.7 g
- Protein: 8.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg