Vegan Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Bites

The Vegan Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Bites are delicious. These contain 148 kcal per serving. You will prepare them in 4 hours & 25 minutes. Serve your Vegan Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Bites for parties, occasions, events, family or guest gatherings, tea time, or a sweet treat. You can also serve these at birthdays or for celebrations. Pair these cheesecake bites with fresh fruit, hot drinks, vegan brownie bites, coconut balls, or maybe cold lemonade. The instructions to prepare these cheesecake balls are very easy for you as well. Here, we will use vegan graham cracker crumbs, melted vegan butter, raw cashews, thick coconut cream, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and vegan vanilla cookies. Keep your vegan dessert refrigerated for only four days.

STATS:

• Serving size: 1 bite
• Total time: 4 hours and 25 minutes
• Preparation time: 25 minutes
• Cooking time: Nil
• Chilling time: 4 hours
• Number of calories: 148 kcal
• Cuisine: American
• Serving: 12 bites
• Course: Dessert
• Diet: Vegan

EQUIPMENT:

• Refrigerator container
• Mini muffin tray
• Plate
• Measuring spoons
• Spatula
• Measuring cups
• Mixing bowls
• Blender

INGREDIENTS:

CRUST:

• 1 cup vegan graham cracker crumbs
• Two tbsp melted vegan butter

FILLING:

• 1 cup soaked raw cashews (thirty minutes in hot water and then drain them)
• Half a cup of thick coconut cream
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• Half a cup of fresh strawberries
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Two tbsp melted coconut oil
• One tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt

TOPPING:

• Half a cup of crushed vegan vanilla cookies
• Quarter cup crushed freeze-dried strawberries
• 1 tbsp melted vegan butter

INGREDIENT NOTES:

VEGAN GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS:

• We will use this ingredient to make the base of your cheesecake bites. These will make a little crunchy base, so your cheesecake filling does not fall. Use plain vegan sweet biscuits for another idea as well.

VEGAN BUTTER:

• The crumbs of vegan graham crackers will not fall apart if you add this. We will use vegan butter in this recipe for this purpose. This butter will also give a rich taste to your dessert. Another idea can be using vegan margarine as well.

RAW CASHEWS:

• Here, we will soak the raw cashews in hot water for half an hour so we can drain and blend them later on. Blending them will give you a creamy filling for your dessert. Silken tofu is another choice for you as well.

COCONUT CREAM:

• This cream will include smoothness in your vegan filling. Your cheesecake bites will also feel softer from adding it as well. Use vegan heavy cream for substitution if you prefer.

MAPLE SYRUP:

• It can easily blend into the mixture for the filling, and it will give you sweetness in your dessert as well. Add date syrup as an alternative in your recipe.

FRESH STRAWBERRIES:

• Strawberries are the main flavor in your recipe. Here, these will give a pink color to your dessert, and your cheesecake bites will get sweetness as well. Strawberry puree can also be another option for you.

LEMON JUICE:

• Adding lemon juice to your dessert will give you a little tangy flavor, and your cheesecake bites will not feel very sweet from it. Lime juice is one more option for you to add as well.

VANILLA EXTRACT:

• Using vanilla extract in your desserts will make them sweeter. Your recipe’s taste becomes much better if you add it to them. You can add vanilla bean paste for an alternative.

SALT:

• Your cheesecake bites will not taste very sweet because salt will maintain the extra sweetness in them. Use fine sea salt or pink salt if you prefer.

VEGAN VANILLA COOKIES:

• We will use these vegan cookies to make a crunchy topping for your cheesecake bites. These will easily give a texture to your dessert as well. Vegan digestive biscuits can also work here.

FREEZE-DRIED STRAWBERRIES:

• These are essential in making the topping for your cheesecake bites. These will not include moisture, and they will give a good color to the topping as well. Also, you may use strawberry powder instead.

INSTRUCTIONS:

CRUST:

1. Use a small bowl so you can mix melted vegan butter & graham cracker crumbs in it.
2. Then add some of this mixture to the base of every muffin cup to press it.
3. Use a spoon’s back to press it, and then chill it.

FILLING:

1. Make the cheesecake filling by taking a clean blender first.
2. Add all the components for the filling to it and then blend them.
3. The filling should become completely smooth, so there are no grains.
4. Clean the blender from its sides and then blend again for a creamy mix.
5. Add this filling to the chilled base and make the topping smooth.
6. Chill this filling for four hours inside the refrigerator.

TOPPING:

1. Next, use a small bowl to combine the components for the topping of these bites.
2. Your mix should become crumbly after mixing it.

ASSEMBLE:

1. Now you need to take the tray out of the refrigerator and place the cheesecake bites on a plate.
2. Add the topping on the top and sides of these bites by pressing carefully.
3. Now your vegan dessert is ready for you.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

FRUIT:

• Blueberries
• Strawberry
• Raspberry

HOT DRINKS:

• Almond milk latte
• Chai
• Vanilla tea

TREATS:

• Fruit popsicle
• Frozen grapes

TIPS:

• It is necessary that you soak the cashews properly so the filling in your blender becomes smoother.
• Also, don’t rush the chilling time for these bites because they can break once you take them out of the tray.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

• Add this dessert to a tight vessel so you can refrigerate it for four days.

FREEZER:

• Place these bites in a freezer box so you can keep them for a month.

FAQs:

When should I bake these cheesecake bites?

• There is no baking in your vegan dessert recipe.

Will frozen strawberries make a good vegan dessert for me?

• Yes, you need to defrost them and eliminate excess liquid so you can blend them.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Iron: 1.1 mg

Calories: 148 kcal

Vitamin A: 60 IU

Net Carbs: 10 g

Total Carbs: 12 g

Fiber: 2 g

Potassium: 122 mg

Calcium: 24 mg

Protein: 2.6 g

Sodium: 62 mg