“If this were next to a regular cheesecake, I’d throw away the cheesecake and eat this.” -My husband
“Wait, you said this was dairy-free, right? It really tastes like there’s dairy in it….” -My friend taking seconds
I have served this to many, many people, and there is NEVER any left. Nobody can guess it’s healthy, and everyone wants the recipe.
It will not make sense to you how the ingredients* make a cheesecake texture, but just trust me and thank me later. The salted peanut butter caramel is a touch that REALLY puts this baby over the edge. And served with fresh fruit…I can’t. I just can’t. You can’t, either. It’s too good. Please make this already.
*Note: I no longer use liquid sweetener. I have not tried this with whole dates or date sugar, but I imagine it would work similarly.
Intensely Decadent Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Salted Peanut Butter Caramel
Ingredients
Cheesecake
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 cup cacao/cocoa powder
- 3/4 cups natural peanut butter
- 1/4 - 3/8 teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons date syrup or other liquid sweetener Note that this is not all that sweet. I like it that way and so have all the people I served it to, but taste batter and sweeten more if needed.
Caramel
- 6 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons nondairy milk
- 2 tablespoons date syrup or other liquid sweetener
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix cake ingredients very thoroughly.
- Press into parchment-paper-lined pie dish and bake for 35 min. Let cool completely before cutting/dressing/moving.
- For the caramel, combine all ingredients and shake or stir until thoroughly combined and very smooth and creamy.
- Drizzle caramel over cooled cheesecake and serve with fresh fruit. I've tried it with pomegranate seeds, concord grapes, fresh figs, orange segments, and strawberries, all of which are fantastic. Keep in fridge.
Notes
I would rather this 10 stars,! I couldn’t believe the was no flour & hardly any sweetner either in it till I made it myself. Truly decadent.
So glad you love it! Thanks very much!
This was so decadent and so easy to make! Kid tested, mother approved 😉
Thank you, Leah! So glad you enjoyed it!
I couldn’t find date syrup and used agave nectar and it was all eaten!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
As delicious as it looks! <3
Thank you so much!