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Vegan Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake

A vegan cheesecake with a cinnamon swirl, made from graham cracker crust, vegan cream cheese, tofu, and vegan sour cream.

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Why it works: Vanilla and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,961 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Vegan Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake

Oven350 degrees
Time75 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the crust

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Generously grease the sides and bottom of a spring form pan.

  3. Line bottom with wax paper.

  4. Prepare crust by melting margarine.

  5. Mix in butter flavoring and set aside.

  6. Place graham crackers in a food processor and grind very fine.

  7. Add sugar and process for about 1 minute.

  8. In a medium bowl combine graham cracker and butter mixtures until well incorporated.

  9. Press mixture to the bottom of the spring form pan and set aside.

Make the batter

  1. Prepare batter by blending 1 package of cream cheese with 1/3 cup of the sugar and cornstarch on low for 3 minutes.

  2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

  3. Add remaining cream cheese, one package at a time. Scrape sides of bowl in between.

  4. Combine remaining sugar with lemon zest.

  5. Increase speed to medium and add the lemon sugar to the cream cheese mixture.

  6. Add vanilla and scrape sides. Set aside.

  7. In food processor/blender combine tofu and almond milk until smooth.

  8. Mix tofu mixture into the batter on medium speed.

  9. Add in the sour cream and mix well. Scrape sides again.

  10. Reserve 3/8 C batter for swirl mixture.

  11. Pour remaining batter into prepared pan over the crust. Set aside.

Swirl, bake and chill

  1. For swirl mixture take reserved batter, brown sugar, and cinnamon and combine. Mix well.

  2. Scoop tablespoons full of cinnamon mixture onto top of cheesecake. Gently press down with spoon.

  3. Use a knife tip to swirl the cinnamon. (Be sure NOT to over-swirl).

  4. Bake for 75 minutes.

  5. Allow to cool for 2 hours.

  6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 more hours.

  7. Garnish with chopped pecans and brown rice syrup (totally optional). Serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

941Calories
41 gProtein
31 gFat
124 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Tofu100g firm76
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Nutnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Vegan cream cheese
Forms the creamy, set body of the cheesecake filling.
Cornstarch
Stabilizes the batter so it sets firm and holds its texture when baked.
Vegan sour cream
Adds tang and extra creaminess to the filling.
Firm tofu
Adds body and moisture to the filling in place of some dairy.
Graham crackers
Form the crumb crust that holds the cheesecake base.
Dark brown sugar
Sweetens the cinnamon swirl and adds caramel-like depth.

The step that matters

Use a knife tip to swirl the cinnamon. Over-swirling mixes the cinnamon mixture fully into the batter, losing the marbled ribbons and turning the filling an even brown color.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, butter, cream, cream cheese, vanilla, tofu, almond):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Strawberryfits better
  3. Raspberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, butter, cream, cream cheese, vanilla, tofu, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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