No-Bake Vegan Cheesecake Jars

These easy no-bake vegan cheesecake jars feature a buttery cookie crust and a creamy dairy-free cheesecake filling. Top them off with perfectly sweetened berry compote for a fancy but simple individual vegan dessert!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Vegan Cake Jars, Vegan Cheesecake, Vegan Cheesecake Cups

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 12

Chilling Time: 30

Total Time: 57

Servings: 8

Calories: 387kcal

Author: Bronwyn

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Ingredients

Raspberry Compote

2 ½ cups frozen raspberries* (See Notes for Substitutes)
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp water
2 tsp lemon juice

No-Bake Cheesecake Filling

1 cup non-dairy yogurt
1 ½ cups raw cashews, soaked 4+ hours and drained (See Notes for Quick Soak Method)
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅛ tsp salt

Cheesecake Crust

1 ½ cups crushed vegan graham wafer crumbs* (See Notes for Substitutes)
3 tbsp melted vegan butter

Garnish, Optional

fresh raspberries

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Instructions

Raspberry Compote

In a small saucepan, combine the raspberries, sugar, water and lemon juice over medium heat. Stirring occasionally, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer for about 8-10 minutes or until slightly thicken. Remove from the heat. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until chilled, and you're ready to assemble the cheesecake jars.

No-Bake Vegan Cheesecake Filling

If you have a high-speed blender, place all of the ingredients for the cheesecake filling into the blender. Blend until completely smooth, stopping and scraping down the sides as necessary.
If you have a regular blender, add all of the ingredients to the blender but with only 1/4 cup of cashews at first. Blend until the mixture is smooth, and then add another 1/4 cup of cashews. Repeat this until the mixture is smooth - stop and scrape down the sides as you go, and run a spoon or spatula through the mixture to release any large air bubbles which can interfere with blending.

Cheesecake Crust

In a food processor (or a medium-sized bowl), drizzle in the melted vegan butter. Pulse (or stir if using a bowl) until the mixture comes together and resembles wet sand.

Assembly

You'll need 6-8 jars or glasses depending on their size and how full you fill them.
Spoon the cookie crumb mixture into each jar - about 2 tablespoons for a 1 cup (8 ounce) jar, or 1½ tablespoons for a ¾ cup (6 ounce) jar.
Spoon the cashew cheese filling over the cookie crumb layer, ensuring the filling reaches the sides of the glass so the berry topping doesn't leach down making the cookie crumbs soggy. I used about ⅓ cup for the 1 cup (8 ounce) jar and a scant ½ cup for a ¾ cup (6 ounce) jar.
Top with the chilled raspberry compote (if it's warm the juices won't be as thick and can trickle down the cheese filling - tasty but not as pretty.) If the cheesecake filling is still warm from blending, cover the jars and set in the refrigerator to chill for about 30 minutes.
Place lids on the jars (or cover them with plastic wrap if you're using glasses), and then store them in the refrigerator until serving time.
These mini dairy-free cheesecakes will keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To freeze, cover securely, and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

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Notes:

Don’t Have Frozen Raspberries? You can use fresh ones instead. Cooking time may be decreased by a few minutes.

Don’t Have Raspberries? Other frozen or fresh berries can be used instead, such as strawberries, blackberries, blueberries or a mixture thereof.

Quick Soak Method for Cashews: Place the cashews in a small saucepan and cover with water, ensuring there's about 2 inches (5 cm) water above the cashews. Bring to a boil on the stove, and then reduce the heat to simmer the cashews for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on them so they don't run dry. Drain and either use right away or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you need them.

Make Your Own Cookie Crumbs: Pulse the cookies in a food processor until they have a sand-like texture. Otherwise, you can place them in a sealable plastic bag and roll a rolling pin over them until they're broken down - this can take a little longer.

Types of Cookies or Wafers: Not all graham wafers are vegan, so it's best to check the ingredient label. Other types of dry, crisp vegan cookies or biscuits can be used to make the crumb base for the cheesecake jars. Biscoff cookies work really well (although they are much sweeter than graham wafers), as do ginger snaps and vanilla biscuits.

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