I made this no-bake pumpkin spice cheesecake using only a blender, and you'd never guess it's vegan

Halloween Week is here, which intends it's nan cleanable clip to get imaginative successful nan room pinch pumpkins and spices. You don't request to beryllium an knowledgeable baker to whip up thing tasty either - you tin make a soft and creamy vegan pumpkin herb cheesecake utilizing only a blender and your freezer.

This no-bake pumpkin cheesecake look is from Nutribullet's website, and I prepared it utilizing nan Nutribullet SmartSense blender I'm presently testing to spot whether it's worthy of a spot successful our roundup of nan best blenders. It surely worked good for this project, moreover erstwhile dealing pinch mini quantities.

Before we get going, I should statement that this look relies connected a batch of nuts - peculiarly cashews for nan filling - which are very expensive, truthful I only made a half quantity. Luckily I happened to person a 5in loose-bottomed barroom tin, which worked perfectly for this adjustment. If you'd alternatively not spell to municipality pinch pecan and walnuts, I've suggested an replacement guidelines below. The ingredients database beneath is for a full-sized cheesecake.

Ingredients

• 120g walnuts
• 100g pecans
• 240g pitted dates
• 300g earthy unsalted cashew nuts
• 2 tbsp citrus juice
• 125ml canned full-fat coconut beverage (or oat cream)
• 3 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 115g pumpkin puree
• A pinch of oversea salt
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin herb (or more)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp crushed cinnamon

Method

First, soak nan cashew nuts successful basking h2o for astatine slightest an hour. If you request to velocity up nan process, you tin put nan vessel containing nan nuts and h2o successful nan microwave for 2 minutes connected high, covered. Be very observant erstwhile removing nan vessel from nan microwave and extremity nan nuts into a colander to drain. You tin cool them disconnected faster by rinsing pinch acold water.

I unrecorded successful nan UK wherever canned pumpkin puree isn't readily available, truthful I made my ain by peeling a mini pumpkin, removing nan seeds, chopping it into cubes, and past microwaving it successful a covered crockery for astir 4 minutes until it was soft capable to puree successful nan blender.

Pumpkin herb is besides difficult to find successful nan UK, truthful I made a mini batch pursuing a look from AllRecipes, which uses a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and crushed ginger.

Once you've sewage everything ready, extremity nan walnuts and pecans into your blender and beat to finely chop them. Even though I was utilizing a mini quantity, nan Nutribullet SmartSense blender did an fantabulous occupation without leaving immoderate full nuts behind.

Tip nan chopped nuts into a bowl, past usage nan blender again to chop nan pitted dates. I chopped excavation comparatively coarsely, but your cheesecake's guidelines will clasp together amended if you tin blend them to a paste.

Now operation nan chopped nuts and dates together (it should consciousness for illustration a barren dough) and property nan substance into nan bottommost of your barroom tin. Press down firmly to debar it crumbling erstwhile you trim nan vanished cheesecake.

You could besides make a much accepted cheesecake guidelines by breaking vegan ginger cookies into crumbs (Nairn's Stem Ginger Oat Biscuits would activity well), past mixing them pinch melted vegan dispersed and pressing that firmly into nan bottommost of nan tin.

Clean retired your blender, past adhd each nan remaining ingredients (the look connected Nutribullet's website lists oversea brackish doubly for nan filling, which is presumably an error) and blend until wholly soft pinch nary pieces of cashew remaining.

I recovered that my vanished cheesecake tasted rather powerfully of coconut milk, and nan spirit overwhelmed nan pumpkin spice. Next clip I make it, I will usage overmuch much herb (halving nan look meant my full cheesecake only contained 1/8 teaspoon) and substituting nan coconut beverage for oat cream, which has a much neutral sensation and should springiness nan vanished dessert nan aforesaid texture. The cheesecake is stiff truthful it doesn't person to set.

You mightiness besides take to adhd much pumpkin puree to springiness much flavor, and heighten nan orangish colour truthful it's person to nan photograph connected Nutribullet's website.

Once nan substance is bully and smooth, sensation it and adhd other spice, maple syrup, citrus juice, aliases brackish if you deliberation it needs it. The pecans, walnuts and dates successful nan guidelines person rather a beardown taste, truthful don't beryllium stingy pinch nan flavors successful nan filling. When you're happy, move nan creamy operation onto nan barroom tin and dispersed evenly complete nan base.

Finally, popular nan cheesecake successful nan freezer for astatine slightest 4 hours earlier serving. If you struggle to push nan guidelines retired of nan tin, soak a beverage towel successful lukewarm h2o and clasp astir nan separator of nan tin for a infinitesimal until it loosens.

I recovered it easiest to trim nan cheesecake pinch a weapon warmed successful a cup of basking water, which helped guarantee neat slices. Bon appetit, and happy Halloween!

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