Name: Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake
Prep time: 30 min
Ingredients: 300 g Bourbon chocolate biscuits (or Oreos if not available); 90 g Dairy free butter; 500 g Cashews (soaked in water for 2 hours); 200 g Maple Syrup; 235 ml Coconut milk; 40 g Cocoa Powder; 100 ml Orange juice ((1 orange)); 1/4 tsp Salt; 2 tsp Orange extract; 140 g Coconut oil (melted); 150 g Dark chocolate (melted); 1 1/2 tsp Orange extract; 1 tsp Golden syrup; 1 Orange (zest only); 40 g Dark chocolate (melted)

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I've wanted to make a vegan cheesecake for a while now. My Terry's Chocolate Orange Cheesecake is one of my most popular non-vegan recipes on my blog, so I thought it was only fair that I made a Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake so everybody can enjoy this delicious treat! Most vegan recipes are super healthy, which is great, but I decided to make this more of a indulgent treat by adding a bourbon biscuit base!

For those not residing in the UK, a bourbon biscuit is a chocolate biscuit filled with a chocolate creme. They are also vegan friendly! (Do check the label before you buy, but most bourbons are free from animal products.) I also made my own chocolate orange segments using dark chocolate, orange extract and a segment shaped mould - it was easy to do and really made the Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake extra special!

How to make a Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake...

I started with the bourbon biscuit base. Using my food processor, I whizzed up the biscuits into crumbs, added melted dairy free butter, and pressed the mixture into the bottom of the tin. It went into the fridge to set.

To make the filling I mixed together the cashews (which I'd soaked in water for 2 hours), orange juice, orange extract, cocoa powder, maple syrup and coconut milk. You really need a good food processor to make the filling super smooth. I blended it in my NutriBullet in two batches, then mixed it all together in a bowl. Then I added the melted coconut oil in stages, mixing it well between each addition.

I poured the filling into the tin and smoothed it on top. It went in the freezer to set overnight.

I made the chocolate orange segments by melting the dark chocolate, then stirring in the orange extract and golden syrup, and pouring it into the mould. I left it to set in the fridge, then popped them out when they were done. I'm far too lazy to temper chocolate, but if you did it would give them a lovely shine!

Once the Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake was set, I let it come to fridge temperature so it was easier to slice. Then I decorated it with some melted dark chocolate. I added the chocolate orange segments and some orange zest and it was ready to serve.

Tips for making the Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake:

If you can't find bourbon biscuits for the base, you can use oreos instead, or vegan suitable digestive biscuits. If you are using a biscuit that doesn't have a creme centre, you may need extra dairy free butter.
The cheesecake can be re-frozen after it has set - I recommended slicing it into portions beforehand - then you can defrost as required!
Instead of maple syrup, you could use agave nectar or another liquid sweetener.

Recommended equipment & ingredients*

23cm Springform tin	Mixing bowls	Cooling rack
Kitchen scales	Citrus juicer	Zester
Orange segment mould	Food processor

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The Vegan Chocolate Orange Cheesecake was super creamy, packed with chocolate orange flavour and super fresh and delicious! The dark chocolate segments were really yummy too, with lots of orange flavour! I was so pleased with how this turned out, and I think it would really impress at a dinner party. It'd also be sooo delicious with a dollop of coconut cream! I've tested this out on non-vegans and they loved it too!

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