Dairy-free Chocolate Cheesecake

35 min
for 6 people
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Jan Bilton
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Jan Bilton

Food writer and cookbook author.

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Biscuit Shell

250 gPlain biscuits, dairy free
125 gTable spread, dairy free

Filling

125 gDark chocolate, melted (Main)
1 TbspCoffee liqueur
2 TbspBrown sugar
2 tspVanilla essence/extract
1 to dustIcing sugar
500 gTofu

Directions

  1. Finely crush the biscuits in a food processor. Place in a bowl. Melt the table spread and stir into the biscuits. Press on to the base and sides of an 18cm-20cm pie dish or loose-based cake pan. Chill.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180degC.
  3. Combine the chocolate, liqueur, brown sugar, essence and tofu in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Alternatively, mash until smooth.
  4. Pour into the prepared biscuit shell. Smooth the top.
  5. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until cracks start to form around the edge. Cool. Refrigerate.
  6. Just before serving, sprinkle generously with icing sugar.
  7. Great served with berries and dairy-free yoghurt.