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Vegan Passion Fruit Cheesecake Cups

Cheryl Lang
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 1 cup Walnuts
  • 1 cup Medjool Dates
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 12 strips of parchment paper or cupcake liners

Cheesecake Filling

  • 3 cups Cashews soaked overnight
  • 3/4 cup Coconut Milk full-fat from a can
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons or 6 Tablespoons Coconut Oil
  • 3/4 cup Passion Fruit Pulp

Passion Fruit Syrup

  • 1/2 cup Passion Fruit Pulp
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup or Honey

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Place all ingredients into a food processor
  • Pulse until the mixture is well blended and forms a dough
  • Line each muffin cup in a 12-cup muffin pan with strips of parchment paper or cupcake liner (to make it easier to pop out of the mold when done freezing)
  • Using your fingers or back of a spoon, place about a tablespoon or tablespoon and a half of crust mixture into each cup on top of the parchment paper strip or cupcake liner
  • Press down the crust so that is completely flat on the bottom of the cup
  • After filling each cup with crust, make the cheesecake filling

Cheesecake Filling

  • In a high-speed blender, place all of the ingredients except for the passion fruit pulp
  • Blend until the mixture is thoroughly mixed and there are little to no chunks
  • Pour filling into a bowl and pour in the passion fruit pulp
  • Mix the passion fruit pulp into the filling
  • Pour the mixture over the crust into each muffin cup
  • Place into freezer for 3-4 hours
  • While in the freezer, make the passion fruit syrup topping
  • Once frozen, take out of the freezer, allow to thaw for a few minutes, top with passion fruit syrup, serve and enjoy!

Passion Fruit Syrup

  • Mix the passion fruit pulp and the maple syrup or honey into a bowl until well blended
  • Top each cheesecake cup with syrup
  • Serve and enjoy!