Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake

Vegan pumpkin cheesecake

The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 50 mins
Total: 65 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Yield: 1 cake

Looking for something different this year for your fall holiday desserts? Or have a vegan friend who really loves pumpkin spice flavors? Try this vegan pumpkin tofu cheesecake. It's quick to prepare—just blend a few simple ingredients together and bake—and guaranteed to impress your guests.

Some vegan cheesecake recipes rely on tofu and others on a dairy-free cream cheese substitute. This easy and homemade pumpkin cheesecake recipe uses a bit of both, along with canned pumpkin, sugar, and plenty of aromatic and savory fall spices, including ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. For the crust, you can use a homemade vegan graham cracker crust, or for something a little different and extra crunchy, try this easy vegan granola pie crust recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 (12-ounce) package silken tofu, drained

  • 1 (8-ounce) container Tofutti vegan cream cheese

  • 1 cup canned pumpkin

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1 dash salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 vegan pie crust

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Ingredients for vegan pumpkin cheesecake
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  2. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

  3. In a food processor, combine the silken tofu, vegan cream cheese, canned pumpkin, sugar, flour, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and baking soda and process until smooth and creamy. You will probably need to stop and scrape the sides several times to get everything incorporated well. Make sure there are no chunks of tofu or vegan cream cheese remaining at all. The batter will be thick and creamy. Taste it, and adjust seasonings to taste, if you'd like. 

    Combine ingredients in food processor
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  4. Pour the cheesecake batter into the prepared vegan pie crust and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.

    Pour batter into pie crust
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  5. After you remove it from the oven, allow your pumpkin cheesecake to cool slightly, then refrigerate.

    Allow pumpkin cheesecake to cool
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  6. Your pumpkin cheesecake will set more upon chilling, so don't worry if it looks a little wobbly when you remove it from the oven.

    Pie slices on plates
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  7. Serve and enjoy.

    Vegan pumpkin cheesecake
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Tip

  • If your cheesecake seems a bit soft and you are worried about slicing into it, you can stick it in the freezer for about 10 to 20 minutes before serving, just to make slicing a little easier.