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    Luxurious Vegan Cheesecake Ice Cream

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    By Alisa Fleming on July 30, 2015 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    I originally created this vegan cheesecake ice cream recipe for Go Veggie!, and they loved it so much that they created an entire recipe contest around it! I shared it here on Go Dairy Free a few years ago for National Cheesecake Day and thought it was time to update the recipe for this year’s festivities.

    Vegan Cheesecake Ice Cream - Dairy-Free and Gluten-FreePhoto by my good friend, Hannah Kaminsky.

    The vegan cheesecake ice cream is darn delicious on its own, but it also serves as cool and creamy canvas for your flavor cravings. My favorite toppings are this Maple Blueberry Sauce and “Cheesecake” Graham Cracker Crust Crumbles. Yes, cheesy graham crumbles – they are as good as they sound!

    Special Diet Notes: Vegan Cheesecake Ice Cream

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, peanut-free, vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian.

    For soy-free vegan cheesecake ice cream, swap in a soy-free, dairy-free cream cheese alternative (there are a couple of options). Go Veggie! cream cheese alternative unfortunately contains soy.

    Vegan Cheesecake Ice Cream
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Total time
    20 mins
     
    Creamy cashews and rich cream cheese alternative make an amazing base for ice cream. To get a little extra cheesecake tang, I add a dash of salt and generous squeeze of lemon. Please note that the Prep Time does not include chilling and churning time, all of which is hands off. Actually making the ice cream just takes a few minutes, the rest is just a waiting game!
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Serves: 6 servings
    Ingredients
    • ¾ cup raw cashews (I use Navitas Naturals)
    • 8 ounces dairy-free cream cheese alternative (I tested with Go Veggie!)
    • 1 cup water or unsweetened dairy-free milk beverage (I use So Delicious Cashew Milk Beverage), divided
    • ¾ cup sugar (or sweetener of choice)
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    Optional Toppings:
    • Maple Blueberry Sauce
    • "Cheesecake" Graham Cracker Crumbles
    Instructions
    1. Place the cashews in a spice grinder or food processor, and whiz for 60 seconds, or until powdered.
    2. Add the ground cashews, cream cheese alternative, ½ cup of the water or milk alternative, sugar, lemon juice (to taste - use more for a bigger "tang"), vanilla, and salt to a blender or food processor, and mix on high for 1 to 2 minutes, or until well blended. Briefly blend in the remaining ½ cup of liquid.
    3. Place the blender jar in your refrigerator, and let the mixture chill for 2 hours.
    4. Make sure the canister for your ice cream maker was frozen overnight. Add the mixture to your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
    5. When done, you will have some tasty soft serve. Pack it into a freezer safe container, and chill in the freezer for several hours to get hard packed ice cream.
    6. Enjoy scoops straight up or with optional toppings.
    Nutrition Information
    Serving size: ½ cup
    3.3.3077

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    18 Comments

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    2. Raul Brailey on September 2, 2015 2:04 am

      Place the blender jar in your refrigerator, and let the mixture chill for 2 hours. Make sure the canister or your ice cream maker was frozen overnight.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 4, 2015 5:26 pm

        Yes, those instructions are in the recipe!

        Reply
    3. Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert on August 1, 2015 12:02 am

      I’m always happy to get out the ice cream maker! I love that my lactose-intolerant niece will get to enjoy it too now!

      Reply
    4. (what runs) Lori on July 31, 2015 4:23 pm

      This not only looks great but sounds incredible! Blueberry and maple?! Cheesecake (healthy) ice cream?? Yes please!

      Reply
    5. Trish - Mom On Timeout on July 31, 2015 4:16 pm

      That is some seriously beautiful ice cream! So smooth and creamy!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 1, 2015 6:52 pm

        Thank you Trish!

        Reply
    6. Chrisy @ Homemade Hooplah on July 31, 2015 11:02 am

      I love how you use cashews in this – such an interesting combo!

      Reply
    7. J on July 31, 2015 7:52 am

      Just a head’s up it says the recipe is nut-free, but then contains tree nuts. Also, out of curiosity, any idea whether one could substitute anything for the cashews?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on July 31, 2015 8:00 am

        Thanks J, just a typo, should have just said peanut-free – fixed now. You can sub full-fat coconut milk for the milk bev and cashews – probably around 1 1/2 cups, but I haven’t tested, so I’m not sure on the exact amount.

        Reply
    8. Julia on July 31, 2015 3:15 am

      This looks like such a creamy ice cream! I love that it is cheesecake flavored. My favorite!

      Reply
    9. Sara on July 30, 2015 10:34 pm

      It is amazing that this is vegan, it looks so rich and creamy! I can only imagine how good it tastes 🙂

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on July 31, 2015 8:01 am

        It tastes pretty darn awesome and yes, dairy-free but so, so creamy!

        Reply
    10. Kristina on July 30, 2015 6:19 pm

      of course this would inspire a contest – cheesecake ice cream is my favorite! this sounds so good…

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on July 31, 2015 8:01 am

        Aw, thanks Kristina 🙂

        Reply
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    12. Cabrini on September 5, 2012 3:40 pm

      Can you tell me what to do with the other half cup of “milk”? The recipe looks fabulous but I’m just not sure where the other half goes? Lol thanks!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 9, 2012 11:09 am

        Oops, thanks for catching that error Cabrini! I’ve fixed it. You blend in half at first as it will blend better when thicker. Then blend in the other half. If you want it ultra-rich, you can just use 1/2 cup, and adjust the lemon juice to taste.

        Reply

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