Mini- Strawberry Cheese Cake (It's Vegan, You Know It)

I couldn't wait for it to firm up. Because blog comes first.

Hello Pigeons!

I took a break from blogging since my little Goa excursion. I ran out of cooking gas last week, some could say that was my excuse. But I was just lazy. Today I used my microwave to get the job done, and let's just say it worked.

So here's a tremendously delicious vegan dessert which has all the rich-creamy-slightly-tangy cheesecake taste, all in a 3-bite size cupcake form! The magic is using cashews, coconut cream, lemon juice and vanilla. Mmmeh, it's got all the cheese cake delight without any sad Moos.

Hello, Delicious

So let's get right into it, then!

What You Need

3/4th cup cashews

3/4th cup coconut milk (Use the creamiest part)

2 tablespoon vanilla

2 pinches salt

1.5 teaspoons agar-agar (china grass)

5 tablespoons jaggery

1/4th cup sugar

1.5 cups fresh strawberries (or frozen)

1/2 the juice of one lemon

3 tablespoons coconut oil (let it harden a bit in the fridge)

one packet of Vegan digestive biscuits (check the label, some brands have milk solids in them)


How to Make


In  bows crush one packet of digestive biscuits. Add one tablespoon vanilla and one pinch of salt. Now add jaggery and your slightly firm coconut oil. Mix with your hands till you can squeeze the biscuits crumbs into a like a pie crust.

All the good stuff in that pie-crust, you're about to make

Prepare a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Now pat down a layer of pie crust on the bottem of each cupcake liner.

Leave it alone for a bit, don't worry it won't be lonely for long.

They won't be solo for long, promise

Now in a blender add your cashews, coconut cream, lemon juice, one more tablespoon of vanilla, and sugar. You can add a bit of water too. Now blend away to glory. You should have a nice pourable (but thick) cashew cream-cheese filling. Taste it, it's yummy.

Now pour on top of your pie-crust filled cupcake liners. done? Super. Pop it into the freezer while you prepare your strawberry glaze.

That's the good stuff! 

I used a microwave because I had no gas, but this is best done in a stovetop. First blend your strawberries with with about 2-3 tablespoons of sugar ( You can add more, but let's try to keep the sugar on the low, k?).

Blended Glory

In a saucepan heat up your pureed strawberries and sugar. Once it starts to simmer add your agar-agar powder and stir completely to avoid any lumps. Pop out your cakes form the freezer, and spoon a nice layer of the strawberry glaze on top of each.

Right before them beauties go back in the freezer!

 Put that baby back in the freezer for two hours. Pop them beauties out, Un-wrap the cupcake liners for full-beauty effects. What's the point of making a 3-layered thingie if you can't see it. Share with other humans for best results.

Have a great week pups! Be good, keep it real, and keep it kind!