Pumpkin Tofu "Cheesecake"~pg. 244

La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Just wanted to re-post this since we were supposed to make this today. I wish I had a piece of this now!

We weren't supposed to make this recipe until Dec. 9th but I can't have Thanksgiving without something pumpkin-y! It was well worth it; creamy, pumpkin-y and delicious. I loved using the gingersnap cookies in the crust. The only thing I would change would be the 1/3 C. oil it called for to make the crust. It made a really big mess in my oven and it made an oily crust. Next time I will use a small amount of margarine instead. I substituted 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. I also didn't use the 1 Tbsp. maple syrup on top; it was sweet enough without it!

Apricot "Cheesecake"~pg. 242

Vegan Culinary Institute La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Homemade Graham Crackers (pg. 281)

I wanted to try making these for my crust and they were not on our scheduled calendar of recipes so now I can check these off my list! The recipe calls for graham flour which is hard to find so I just used whole wheat flour as the option. Of course they aren't as sweet as store-bought graham crackers and unless you live next to a huge health food chain vegan graham crackers are impossible to find. I didn't do a very good job making them look uniform and pretty since I knew I was going to crush them up anyway for my cheesecake. But whenever a recipe calls for graham cracker crumbs I will use these from now on. Easy to make!

My "cheesecake" chillin' out in the fridge.

(I made this on Saturday so it will be ready to eat on Sunday!)

I can die happy now-I finally found a non-dairy cheesecake that is worth eating! It is smooth and creamy and luscious. I didn't add the apricot glaze on top because I was afraid it would get gooey since we won't be eating this all at once.

My omnivore husband declares this delicious. He said you can't even tell the difference between a "real" cheesecake. I told him he can eat more of this than a "real" cheesecake because there are no animal fats so it's healthier for you (still extra calories though!)