Elevate your dessert game with this vibrant and creamy purple sweet potato cheesecake. Not only does this vegan cheesecake deliver a rich, smooth texture, but it also boasts the natural sweetness and stunning hue of purple sweet potatoes. Perfect for impressing guests or treating yourself, this plant-based dessert is a dairy-free alternative that doesn’t compromise on flavor or visual appeal.
Purple Sweet Potato Cheesecake (Vegan)
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Ingredients
Cheesecake filling
- 3 medium purple sweet potatoes mashed 16 oz plant-based cream cheese
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup coconut cream
- 1 Tbsp. tapioca starch
- Pinch sea salt optional
- 2-4 tsp. stevia optional
Crust
- 2 cups almond flour
- Pinch sea salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp. stevia optional
- 2 tsp. cinnamon optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease pie dish.
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In medium mixing bowl, mix together almond flour, coconut oil, salt, sweetener and cinnamon until well combined.
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Pat mixture into pan to form crust.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove and let cool.
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On baking sheet, place sweet potatoes and generously pierce with fork.
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Bake for 45-60 minutes. Remove and let cool.
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Peel skin and mash insides of potatoes.
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In separate mixing bowl, add cream cheese, mashed sweet potatoes, vanilla, sweetener and salt. Using hand mixer, mix into thick, creamy consistency.
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Pour sweet potato cheesecake mixture over cooled crust.
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Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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Chill for at least 3 hours or overnight to set. Store in fridge for up to 3 days.
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