Oh SO Good Cherry "Cheeze" Cake

By: Can\'t remember
Category: Desserts - Pies
This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian/vegan diet.

Ingredients:
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8 oz. Tofutti cream cheese
1 package Silken Mori Nu tofu (extra firm), drained
Juice from 2 meduim organic lemons
1 Tb. lemon zest
3 Tb's organic, unrefined sugar
1.5 tsp corn starch
1 Tb. soymilk
1 grahm cracker crust pie shell
1 14 oz. can Cherry pie topping


Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a food processor combine cream cheese, tofu, sugar, lemon juice, zest and mix for a minute or two until creamy smooth. Test the mixture by dipping your finger and giving it a little taste. Feel free to add more sugar or lemon zest. I like mine really "lemony". In a small bowl add the corn starch to the soymilk and gently stir until powder has dissolved. This gives the pie more of a custard texture. Pour soymilk into the processor and mix. Pour the mixture into the pie crust shell. Don't worry if it doesn't fill to the rim--it will rise a bit. Bake 38-45 minutes. If the top of pie is getting brown to quick, reduce heat to 375. The pie is done when it rises a little and moves like jello when you give it a slight shake. Let cool, then pour cherry topping on the top. Refrigerate for about 2 hours and dig in.


Additional comments:
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I love this recipe because it is not only vegan and tastes wonderful, but it is "light" in that it doesn't leave you feeling "weighed" down like traditional cheese cakes can.



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Sounds tasty :)

Then again, so do ALL cheesecakes...vegan or not :worried:

:up:

:nigel: Cheers!

ooo im so gonna make that!

You guys should try it. The ingredients look simple, but it is surprisingly delish! :hump:

Thank you.:pibo: I was with some friends at the coffeehouse last night. One sitting next to me had a cheesecake (Snickers). I was staring at it, wanting to snag the stray crumbs. I was also looking at the peanuts on the plate. She was going to throw a few of them out (Agh!) but I grabbed them. (Earler that day, out of the clear blue, I started craving peanuts. Eh.) At one point I picked up my pen and wrote "vegan cheesecake" on the palm of my left hand.

Yum.

Yum. That sounds wonderful and lately I've been craving something cherry.

I just wanted to thank you for the recipe! It was sooooo good (and dangerous!). After i brought the leftovers back from a small get together (where it was devoured by carnivores) the rest of the cheezcake somehow disappeared within 12 hours. whoops.

Hahah. Yeah, I can't get mine to last longer than about 24 hours either. Glad it's lower in fat/cal than traditional cheesecakes. No guilt = :lick: :hamster: I'm actually going to make this to bring to a baby shower for a friend of mine who is vegan. She is sooo going to love me. :D

:drool: I have to try this. I miss my mom's cheesecake, but this sounds like it'll easily replace it!

Made this last night, not too bad. The first few bites were relly good but then the distinct flavor of tofu came around.

Would you be able to double the "cream cheese" and half the tofu and still keep the consistancy? I think that may improve the flavor a bit.

Would you be able to double the "cream cheese" and half the tofu and still keep the consistancy? I think that may improve the flavor a bit.That's how I always make mine and also reduce the lemon, omit the zest and cherries and add 1/2 a cup melted chocolate chips...but then it's chocolate moussecake :boobies:

awesome, I'll try that next time :)

I'm making this tonight for a vegan co-worker whose birthday is tomorrow and i couldn't find my recipe and then remembered i posted it a long time ago!

BTW, for those of you who aren't vegan and just want a lower cal dessert, use real cream cheese instead of the tofutti and it is seriously, crazy good. I plan to make both versions for my coworkers tomorrow.

this sounds amazing! i've missed cheese cake sooo much...

does anyone know where you can get cherry pie filling without HFCS? i HATE HFCS!!!!!

That's how I always make mine and also reduce the lemon, omit the zest and cherries and add 1/2 a cup melted chocolate chips...but then it's chocolate moussecake :boobies:

oh yes! chocolate cheesecake sounds amazing. my only fear would be that the chocolate would taste a little burned..??

does anyone know where you can get cherry pie filling without HFCS? i HATE HFCS!!!!!

what is HFCS?

oh nevamind..High-fructose corn syrup. yeah, i try to stay away from that too...

hmm, maybe a good substitution could be some cherry fruit topping like a jam?? i've made my own jam before adding a lot less sugar and it was fantastic. it was strawberry rhubarb.:drool:

This sounds great, I think I'll try making it a chocolate cherry cheesecake and double the amount of vegan cream cheese as others suggested. :)