Description
Mini Vegan, No-Bake Jammie Dodger Cheesecakes with swirls of raspberry jam, biscuits and a pink whipped cream, perfect for Valentines Day.
Ingredients
Ingredients for the base
- 100g of Jammie Dodger biscuits (optional- you can use plain biscuits / cookies)
- 40g of dairy-free butter (I use Flora Plant Block)
Ingredients for the cheesecake filling
- 125g of cashew nuts (see step 1)
- 250g of vegan cream cheese
- 75g of icing / powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoons of vanilla bean paste / vanilla extract
- 50g of coconut cream
- 5 regular size Jammie dodger biscuits (crumbled)
- Raspberry jam (for swirling)
Ingredients for the toppings
- 220ml of dairy-free whipping cream
- Pink food gel
- Freeze dried raspberries
- Mini Jammie Dodgers
Instructions
Method (base)
- Grease a 6 hole loose base / push up cookie cup tin with some dairy-free butter.
- Add the dairy-free butter into a small saucepan, place on the hob and heat over low until fully melted. Remove from the heat and add into a medium sized, heat-proof mixing bowl.
- Add the biscuits into a blender / food processor and blend until fine. Pour the biscuit crumbs into the melted butter and stir together using a wooden spoon or spatula. It should resemble wet sand, and when you press it between your fingers, should hold its shape. If it’s too wet, add in some more biscuit crumbs, if too dry, add in some more melted butter.
- Press approximately 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of mixture into each tin, making sure to compact it in using clean hands or spoon. The more compact it is, the less likely it will crumble. It’s best to use a loose base tin, I’ve linked a great one here.
- Place aside whilst you make the filling.
Method (filling)
- The cashew nuts will need to be soaked overnight in water. See notes (at the bottom of the recipe card) for more details.
- Drain the cashew nuts from the water and place them into a food processor/blender along with the dairy-free cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla and coconut cream. Whizz up on high speed for around 5 minutes until smooth. Add some more coconut cream if needed. I use a ‘Kitchenaid Powerplus blender’. It’s best to use a high-speed blender if possible as the mixture is quite thick, and you want it as smooth as possible. You might need to stop the mixture a few times and scrape down the sides to make sure everything is incorporated and smooth.
- Equally pour some mixture into each tin, swirling in some raspberry jam and crumbled up Jammie Dodger biscuits before laying with more cheesecake mixture. Repeat until you have a few layers. Make sure to tap the cheesecakes onto the worktop to remove any air bubbles.
- Place into the fridge overnight to set.
- Once set, remove from the fridge, and push out the cheesecake (as the base is loose bottomed). To make it easier, place the tin into the freezer for 15 minutes to help firm up the cheesecakes, then slide a knife around the edges of the cheesecakes to help loosen them from the tin. Making the cheesecakes firmer will help push them out the tin and won’t damage them.
Method (decorations)
- Whip up the whipping cream (either in a stand mixer fitted with balloon whisk attachment, or with an electric hand whisk) along with a drop of pink food gel until it holds a peak.
- Transfer the cream into a piping bag fitted with a medium round tip nozzle.
- Pipe a bulb of cream to the top of each cheesecake.
- Finish with mini Jammie Dodger in the center of the cream and a sprinkle of freeze dried raspberries.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
To store: Keep fresh by storing in a air tight / sealed container in the fridge. Allow to come to room temperature fully before serving. Best enjoyed within 3 days of making.They will melt / soften if left at room temperature for too long, or any temperature that is warm.
Soak the cashews before use – Allow the cashews to soak in a bowl of water for a few hours before using. You could even soak them overnight. This will allow them to blend creamy without bits in the batter.
Coconut cream: Use the thick white cream from a can of coconut milk. Pour out the clear liquid and only use the thick, white cream.
My go-to whipping cream: You want to use a dairy-free cream which whips up and holds a peak. My go-to is The Coconut Collaborative Double Cream!!! It tastes like ‘regular’ cream but is vegan friendly and holds it’s shape when piped / whipped up.
- Prep Time: Overnight
- Category: cheesecakes
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American