No-bake Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake! With buttery Biscoff cookie crust, creamy, rich, & tangy Biscoff cheesecake filling, and sweet, fudgy, melted Biscoff spread topping. So easy to make and incredibly, dangerously, good!
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Please welcome into your life: Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake. This is pure dessert heaven and so simple to make.
If you are obsessed with the magical accidentally vegan Biscoff spread and Biscoff cookies then you will LOVE it!
Mel x
Ingredients
Here is exactly what you need at a glance, along with some ingredient notes (see the recipe card for full and detailed ingredients & instructions):
- Biscoff cookies - For our cookie crust. They have a delicious spiced, burnt caramel kind of flavour, and when mixed with vegan butter...OMG....They make the best cheesecake crust!
- Vegan butter - This is needed to hold the crust together and add buttery flavour. Any dairy-free butter/spread will work.
- Lotus Biscoff spread - Or a generic cookie butter spread. This is essential in this recipe and there is no substitute. One 14oz (400g) jar will be enough for the filling and the topping. Use any leftovers in my Biscoff Overnight Oats!
- Vegan cream cheese - I think Tofutti cream cheese performs best in desserts like this but any other plain cream cheese such as Violife etc should be fine. Want a cheesecake recipe that doesn't use vegan cream cheese? Check out my New York Cheesecake recipe.
- Cashews - These need to be raw and not roasted or salted. The cashews are essential for richness. Vegan cream cheese isn't as rich as regular cream cheese so it needs a little help for giving the cheesecake optimum texture and mouthfeel. There is no tested nut-free substitute here, although sunflower seeds (soaked as per the directions) will probably work well instead.
- Coconut oil - Either refined or unrefined. Essential for firming the cheesecake up. For the coconut haters use unrefined coconut oil because it has no trace of coconut flavour.
- Apple cider vinegar - A bit of acid to balance out all of the sweetness and add a slight tang. You could use lemon juice instead or omit it altogether if you're okay with losing the tang.
- Maple syrup - Real maple syrup, not pancake syrup. This adds a touch of sweetness while adding yet another layer of flavour. It complements the Biscoff so well.
For the very best results, I don't recommend making any substitutions, other than the ones I have suggested above.
How To Make Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake
This no-bake vegan cheesecake recipe is surprisingly easy to make. Here's a quick summary of how it's done:
- Process (or bash) the Biscoff cookies into crumbs, then mix with the vegan butter. In a food processor, I don't bother to melt the butter before mixing, but if you're bashing and mixing by hand then melt the butter first.
- Press tightly into a lined 3-inch deep, 6-inch wide loose bottom/spring form cake pan. Refrigerate while you make the filling. (See recipe notes if you want to use a bigger pan). See the recipe notes if you want to use an 8 or 9-inch pan.
- Soak the cashews in hot water, then blend them up with all of the other filling ingredients until smooth and creamy. I recommend using a high-speed blender for this. You might notice in my video that I use my food processor, and that's because I know it's really great and will get it all smooth (and because I used it for the crust and didn't want to dirty anything else 😜). You know your equipment. If your food processor isn't very big or powerful, use a blender. It's really important that the cashews blend up absolutely smooth.
- Pour the filling onto the cookie crust, give it a few hard taps to knock out any air bubbles, then refrigerate to set.
- Decorate with melted Biscoff spread, cookies, and cookie crumbs before serving. It's also wonderful with my easy vegan caramelized bananas!
Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake Recipe FAQS
Can I make this cheesecake without cashews/nut-free?
I have not tested this recipe nut-free, but I'm pretty sure sunflower seeds (soaked as per the directions) will work well instead.
Can I store it in the freezer?
I've never tried so can't say if freezing will affect the texture or not.
Recipe
Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake
Author:SERVINGS 8 servings
No-bake Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake! With buttery Biscoff cookie crust, creamy, rich, & tangy Biscoff cheesecake filling, and sweet, fudgy, melted Biscoff spread topping. So easy to make and incredibly, dangerously, good!
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
Ingredients
For the crust
- 22 Biscoff cookies , (1 pack contains about 32, enough for the crust & decorating)
- ⅓ cup (75 grams) vegan butter , softened or melted
Filling
- 1½ cups (7½ oz / 210 grams) raw cashews
- 1 cup (8½ oz / 240 grams) smooth Biscoff spread (1 x 14oz/400g jar is plenty enough for the filling & topping)
- 1½ cups (13oz/ 380 grams) vegan cream cheese
- ¼ cup (60 ml) pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar , or lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea sea salt
Topping
- ½ cup (120g / 4¼ oz) smooth Biscoff spread
To decorate
- Biscoff cookies & crumbs
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
- Soak the cashews in boiling water for at least 15 minutes.
- Grease a 6 inch spring form (or loose bottom) cake pan (that is at least 3 inches deep) with a little vegan butter or oil. Line the bottom of the pan with a circle of parchment paper (draw around the base of your pan then cut it out), then line the sides too. Greasing first helps to hold it all in place.
- Add the cookies and softened or melted butter to a food processor (or blender) and process until completely crushed and combined. You can also bash the cookies up with a rolling pin until fine crumbs, then mix them with melted butter in a bowl.
- Press the buttery cookie mixture really tightly into the bottom of the lined cake pan then pop it in the fridge while you make the filling.
- Drain the cashews well. Add them to a high speed blender along with the Biscoff spread, cream cheese, maple syrup, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, and salt. Blend until completely smooth. If you don't have a high speed blender I recommend blending the cashews until pretty much smooth before adding the other ingredients to make it less work for the blender.
- Remove the crust from the fridge and pour in the cheesecake filling. Tap a couple of times on the counter to knock out any air bubbles then put in the fridge to set for at least 6 hours, or overnight. Make sure it's level. Sit a small plate on the top of the pan to cover it.
- Once the cheesecake is set, make the Biscoff topping by melting ½ cup of Biscoff gently until it's pourable but not too liquid. I pop mine in the microwave and heat in 10 second increments until it's ready. Or you can sit the jar in a bowl of hot water. Before pouring on the cheesecake check how warm it is. You don't want it to be hot or it will melt the cheesecake. Leave it to cool for a few minutes if necessary.
- Carefully remove the cheesecake from the pan. Peel off the paper and remove from the base. Place on a plate, cake stand, or platter, then slowly pour the melted Biscoff spread over the top. If you want to be fancy you can swirl swooshy patterns into it with a spatula or pallet knife.
- Decorate the top as desired with cookies and cookie crumbs then chill again to allow the cookie butter top to set.
NOTES
To make in an 8 or 9 inch springform or loose bottom pan increase all of the ingredients by 50% (multiply them by 1.5).
Store the cheesecake in the fridge for up to 10 days. If making ahead for guests or a special occasion I recommend not decorating the top with cookies or crumbs until the day. The cookies absorb moisture from the cheesecake and can get a little soft when stored.
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NUTRITION
Serving: 1serving (⅛ of the cheesecake) | Calories: 678kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Sodium: 400mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 358IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg
Did you make this recipe?Rate it & leave feedback in the comments section below. I love seeing your remakes too. Tag @avirtualvegan on Instagram! 🌟
Sally says
I had been eying this recipe for quite a while before I made it - I should have made it when I first saw the recipe! It was easy to put together (the hardest was lining the pan with parchment paper!), the ingredients were things I usually have in the house - except for the Biscoff cream and cookies - but they were at my local supermarket (Wegman's). The resulting cake was deeeelicious - unbelievably so!!!! Best vegan cheesecake I've ever tried - and I've tried many over the past few decades. If you're on the fence about this recipe, hop off and give it a try. You'll be glad you did!
Netta says
Do I need coconut oil or can I make it with out oil
Melanie McDonald says
The coconut oil helps firm the filling and it’s already quite a soft texture. It will probably be a bit too loose without it.
Angie says
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you Mel for another easy to make, easy to follow detailed recipe that tastes divine.
Highly recommend to others.
Melissa says
Can you use cashew milk instead of boiling the cashews for easiness? We have tried many of your recipes, and so far we have loved everything that we have tried!
Melanie McDonald says
So pleased you're enjoying my recipes! In answer to your question, no you definitely can't use cashew milk in this recipe. The water that you soak the cashews in is discarded and it's just the actual nuts that are blended. Soaking them first is necessary to make the filling absolutely silky smooth. Add extra liquid of any kind to the cheesecake filling and it won't set. Hope that helps and that you enjoy this recipe too!
June says
What a delicious and easy cake. We brought it to a Christmas party and it was a hit. I doubled the amount and made a couple small adjustments such as adding some skyr instead of cream cheese only, which worked out well. I can't wait to make it again, thanks!
Nicky Mitchell says
Absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Served to non vegan friends who were wowed by it. Worked well with violife. I used an 8 inch tin as it was all I had and it still worked out great. Thanks for another great recipe.
anna belle says
From west coast of Canada:
What is Biscoff and what can I use as a replacement please ? Thanks for many great recipes ! Anna Belle
Melanie McDonald says
Biscoff is a brand of cookies, and a cookie butter type spread. There is no replacement for the cookies, and you will need either Biscoff spread or a generic brand of cookie butter for the cheesecake filling and topping. Nothing else will work in this recipe.
You can buy Biscoff cookies everywhere, and Biscoff spread I usually pick up from London Drugs or Walmart. Or Superstore sell a generic cookie butter spread. It's not quite as good as Biscoff but it's still dangerously good. I actually used it in the cheesecake that was photographed here.
Blake Powney says
hi I really want to do this recipe as a dessert for Christmas but I need to know whether the type of vegan butter is salted or unsalted that needs to be used.
can I use vitalite dairyfree spread ?
thanks
Melanie McDonald says
All the vegan butter used in my recipes is salted. Hope you enjoy the recipe!