Lemon Tofucheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 cups cereal grape nut ⓘ
- 1/4 cup maple syrup ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract ⓘ
- 1 pound silken tofu drained ⓘ
- 13 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 2, tb rice or soy milk ⓘ
Instructions
- Crust: Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Place cereal in a food processor or blender; grind to fine crumbs, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to mixing bowl.
- Add maple syrup and almond extract; mix well until crumbs are moistened.
- Pour into oiled 9-inch pie plate and press mixture evenly on bottom and up sides to form crust.
- Bake 5 minutes; let cool while preparing filling.
- Filling: Blend all ingredients in food processor or blender until very smooth, about 30 seconds.
- Pour into crust.
- Bake until top of pie is slightly browned, about 30 minutes.
- Cool and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled and firm, about 2 hours.
- Makes 8 servings.
- Variations: *Alternatively, use a prepared graham cracker crust.
- *For a no-bake cheesecake, omit cornstarch mixture.
- Pour filling into crust and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
- The texture will resemble that of a cream pie.
- *Add vanilla-flavored liqueur instead of lemon juice and zest for a vanilla cheesecake.
- *Reduce the sweetener, eliminated the lemon juice and zest, and add pureed raspberries *If the fat content doesn't concern you too much, add 12 ounces of melted semisweet chocolate instead of fruit.
- *To serve as a pudding, omit the crust and pour the filling into custard cups.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
654
kcal
33% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Diet fit
High-fiber
Contains
Milk
Soy
Tree nuts
Sesame
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).