No-Bake Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake Cups

Divide the crushed cookie crumbs evenly between ~6 oz. jars or glasses, including ~2-3 tablespoons of cookie crumbs per container. Rinse your blender if mandatory.

CHEESECAKE: Soften the chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl within the microwave in 15-second increments. You can too do that on the stovetop by including the chocolate chips to a small glass or steel bowl and punctiliously putting the bowl on high of a saucepan with simmering water. Warmth, stirring often with a spatula or spoon, till melted (~5 minutes).

To the rinsed high-speed blender*, add cashews, coconut yogurt (beginning with the lesser quantity), maple syrup, lemon juice, and salt and mix on excessive for 1-2 minutes, utilizing the tamper to combine and scraping down the edges and beneath the blades as wanted. If the combination is having bother mixing, you’ll be able to add the melted chocolate in now (you simply don’t wish to add it to very chilly components as a result of it could actually trigger the combination to grab up). In any other case, mix till easy earlier than including the melted chocolate. If it’s nonetheless struggling to mix, you’ll be able to add extra coconut yogurt, maple syrup, or lemon juice! Style and modify as wanted, including extra coconut yogurt for fluffiness, maple syrup for sweetness, or lemon juice for a tangy cheesecake taste.

To assemble your cheesecake cups, high the cookie crumb layer in every jar/glass with ~1/4 cup of the cheesecake combination and 1 Tbsp of the raspberry compote (if utilizing).

Serve at room temperature or refrigerate for half-hour to 1 hour earlier than serving (our desire). The filling will thicken because it cools. When able to serve, high the cheesecake with contemporary raspberries (if not together with the raspberry compote).

Retailer coated cheesecakes within the fridge for as much as 2-3 days or within the freezer for as much as 1 month. If not having fun with them inside a couple of hours, we recommend including the berries proper earlier than serving! If frozen, let thaw earlier than having fun with. The feel shall be barely much less creamy after freezing however nonetheless very scrumptious!