White Chocolate Pomegranate Cheesecake That's Vegan AND Gluten Free

This vegan white chocolate and pomegranate cheesecake is the perfect dessert for any occasion. It’s easy to make, gluten free, dairy free, soy free and so delicious!

This is most probably the easiest, creamiest, most refreshing cheesecake you’ll ever make. And you don’t even have to be vegan to make it! 

I’m pretty sure this recipe tops traditional cheesecake. And it’s probably even better for you! This cheesecake is composed of whole ingredients with no refined sugar or additives and is extremely easy to make.

Ingredients for the Gluten free white chocolate cheesecake recipe

Oil - Binds the crust ingredients together, can also be substituted with melted vegan butter.

Mixed nuts - Helps to add texture to the crust

Cornflour - adds stability to the cheesecake filling.

Coconut cream - Adds a fresh nutty creaminess to the cheesecake, visit my FAQS below, as to how you can find and use this cream.

Lemon juice - Helps to balance the sweetness.

Melted vegan butter - Helps add moisture to help blend the nuts

Sweetener of choice - A great choice for the crust is to add maple syrup as its sweetener, as it will help to bind the crust ingredients, but coconut, cane or caster sugar will also work well in both the crust and filling.

As always, all the ingredient quantities for this vegan cream tart are at the bottom of this post in the grey recipe box!

Pomegranate cheesecake no bake recipe

How to make the crust for the vegan white chocolate and pomegranate cheesecake

To make the crust, blitz the oats and mixed nuts until a crumb consistency then pour in the oil and blend until it reaches a wet sand like consistency.

Transfer to a 6 inch loose bottom tin and evenly spread it across the bottom and sides of the tin.

How to make a white chocolate cheesecake no cream filling

To make the filling for this vegan white chocolate and pomegranate cheesecake, simply blend together the soaked cashews, melted vegan butter, cornflour, water, coconut cream, vegan cream cheese and melted vegan white chocolate.

Until smooth.

Layer on top of the cheesecake base and evenly spread it over. Set in the fridge while you make the pomegranate jam.

Pomegranate jam

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Then you're in luck, this jam recipe covers all of that.

This is by far the best pomegranate jam recipe. Simply, heat all jam ingredients in a pan on medium heat, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken.

Sieve the compote over a bowl to remove pomegranate seeds, and leave aside too cool.

Pour compote over cheesecake base and set in the fridge before pouring on the cheesecake filling.

Pomegranate cheesecake topping

I decorated my vegan pomegranate cheesecake by piping on a white chocolate drizzle to create a border around the cheesecake. And then neatly placed 3 pomegranate seeds consecutively after an even gap. 

But you can decorate it however you fancy.

FAQS

How long should I soak the cashews?

I’d recommend approx 8hrs at least, so letting it soak overnight is best.

How do I soak cashews?

Measure out the required amount of cashews, pop them in a deep bowl and soak them in cold water, making sure it's enough water that it covers the nuts. Then once you're ready to make the cheesecake, drain the cashews in a colander, to remove any excess water.

Where can I find coconut cream?

You’ll need a can of coconut milk for this! The beauty of these cans is that they produce a beautiful thick cream that seats on the top of the can, where the coconut milk lays beneath. 

So for this cheesecake you’ll just require a tablespoon or 2 of the coconut cream, which we will then blend with the other ingredients.

What can I use the rest of the coconut cream and milk for?

You can use the rest coconut cream in this cheesecake recipe

And you can easily use coconut milk as your ‘plant based milk’ in all my cakes, cookies and dessert recipes!

Is this vegan pomegranate dessert gluten free?

The ingredients in this cheesecake are all gluten free, just make sure you're using gluten free oats and white chocolate. As although these ingredients are naturally gluten free, I’d recommend reading the package details as they may contain traces due to manufacturing processes.

More no bake dairy free dessert recipes

• Ultimate Vegan Chocolate Tart
• Blueberry and Lemon Layered Tart
• Lemon and Raspberry Layered Tart

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The vegan white chocolate cheesecake recipe

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