This No-Bake Vegan Cheesecake with raw pie crust comes together quickly and easily. Made with cashews, it is sweet, rich, and creamy.
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With only eight ingredients, this No-Bake Vegan Cheesecake with Raw Pie Crust is super easy to make. It is rich and creamy with a slight tangy flavor from lemon juice.
Made with raw cashews instead of vegan cream cheese like my Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake, it is a healthy treat. The raw pie crust recipe is made with only two ingredients (plus salt) and is gluten-free.
Drizzle some melted chocolate on top or top it with fresh raspberries or strawberries. A fruit compote or fresh fruit on top would also be good.
It's perfect for get-togethers because you can make it ahead of time, freeze it, and serve it when you are ready!
Other recipes to try are my Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Bars, Cranberry Cashew Bars, Easy Candied Cashews, and Vegan Rice Krispies.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It's rich and creamy. Top it with fresh strawberries or melted chocolate.
- It's easy to make and it's a no-bake recipe!
- You can make it ahead of time, so it's perfect for a get-together!
🧾 Ingredients
Crust
- Walnuts: Adds a nutty flavor and balances out the sweetness.
- Dates: Adds a sweet flavor and helps crust stick together. They also taste great in Vegan Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates.
- Salt: Enhances flavors.
Cheesecake Filling
- Cashews: Has a neutral flavor and creamy texture.
- Sweetened condensed coconut milk: Adds a creamy consistency and sweet rich flavor to the creamy filling. You can also use sweetened condensed oat milk, maple syrup, or agave syrup.
- Lemon juice: Adds a tangy flavor. You could add some lemon zest for a stronger lemon flavor. You could also use key lime juice for a key lime pie.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
- Melted coconut oil: Helps the mixture solidify.
- Salt: Enhances sweetness. I like to use sea salt.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
📖 Variations / Additions
- Other nuts for the date-based crust: almonds, pecans
- You could also use vegan graham crackers to make a Vegan Graham Cracker Crust.
- Sweetened condensed oat milk
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Soak dates in hot water. Drain the water.
Step 2: In a food processor, combine walnuts, dates, and salt. Pour walnut mixture into a pan pressing down as you spread it. Place in the freezer for about 15 minutes to firm up.
Step 3: In a food processor or high-speed blender combine soaked and drained cashews, sweetened condensed coconut milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, coconut oil, and salt.
Step 4: Blend until the batter is smooth and creamy.
Step 5: Pour the cheesecake filling on top of the crust. Freeze for 3-4 hours to set for the firmest texture.
After the vegan cheesecake has been chilled in the freezer, it can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
💭 Tip
You can line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper if you like, but I found it unnecessary. I was able to lift up a slice of cheesecake without it sticking.
🥧 Cheesecake Pans
A springform pan (a pan with a removable bottom) works best because you can remove the bottom when the cheesecake has set, but if you don't have one that's okay.
Since this is a no-bake cheesecake recipe, a glass pie dish, ceramic pie pan, or cake pan would also work. Just keep in mind the width and depth of the pan.
My pie pan was 8 ½" wide and 1 ½" deep. If you have an 8" pan that is deeper, that will work too.
The cheesecake and raw pie crust will be slightly thicker. If you have a 9" pie pan, the cheesecake and pie crust will be thinner. You could always add more dates and walnuts if you want a thicker pie crust.
🥡 Storage
This dairy-free cheesecake recipe will last up to 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
❄️ Can I Freeze It?
Yes! You can store this vegan cheesecake in the freezer. It will last several months. Place the whole cheesecake or individual slices in plastic wrap, then place them in a freezer-safe bag or container.
🍽 Serving
- Melted chocolate chips: I melted semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave at 30-second intervals to drizzle on the top of the cheesecake.
- Fresh berries: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries
- Raspberry Compote
- Chocolate sauce
- Vegan whipping cream
- Vegan ice cream
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
This easy vegan cheesecake recipe is made with raw cashews, sweetened condensed coconut milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, coconut oil, and salt.
One substitute for cream cheese is raw cashews mixed with other ingredients to make vegan cream cheese.
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📋 Recipe
No-Bake Vegan Cheesecake
Equipment
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 cups raw cashews
- 11.25 ounces sweetened condensed coconut milk (1 cup)
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Crust
- In a food processor mix dates, walnuts, and salt until a ball forms.
- Spread crust mixture into a pan and press down. My pan was 8 ½" wide and 1 ½" deep*. Place in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Filling
- Soak cashews for 4 hours. If you're in a hurry you can soak cashews in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain water.
- Mix cashews, sweetened condensed coconut milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, coconut oil, and salt in a high speed blender or food processor until smooth and creamy.
- Pour filling into the crust. Freeze for 3-4 hours to set. Store in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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