Baklava Cheesecake (dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free choice)

Baklava cheesecake is a simple however decadent dairy-free cheesecake with crispy phyllo crust crammed with a creamy, cheesecake-like filling and topped with a candy, crunchy, date, nut, and lemon flavored combination that you’d typically discover inside a baklava. A dessert it’s essential to strive!

Baklava meet cheesecake! Crispy phyllo topped with creamy scrumptious cheesecake, topped with candy zesty nutty vibrant topping! A dessert to impress this festive season!

Baklava is a Center Japanese dessert made with layered, buttered phyllo and sweetened nuts. On this baklava-style cheesecake, we’re utilizing dates to sweeten the nut combination as an alternative of the extra conventional honey or syrup, and the crust is good, crunchy layers of phyllo dough.

It delivers the superb flavors of baklava in a creamy, cheesecake type.

Collectively, all of these layers make for an incredible burst of flavors and textures in your mouth that you’re going to completely love!

I’m a giant fan of baklava and love utilizing that taste and texture profile in desserts. In case you like it, too, don’t miss my baklava cookies, baklava cake, and baklava in a single day oats!

Why You’ll Love Baklava Cheesecake

• candy creamy cheesecake with crispy, phyllo crust and crunchy, date-nut topping
• scrumptious, make-ahead dessert
• soy-free with a gluten-free choice

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Baklava Cheesecake

Baklava cheesecake is a simple however decadent dairy-free cheesecake with crispy phyllo crust crammed with a creamy, cheesecake-like filling and topped with a candy, crunchy, date, nut, and lemon flavored combination that you’d typically discover inside a baklava.

Prep Time45 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time10 minutes minutes

Chilling Time1 hour hr

Whole Time1 hour hr 55 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Delicacies: Vegan

Key phrase: baklava cheesecake

Servings: 8

Energy: 345kcal

Creator: Vegan Richa

Substances

For the Phyllo Layer

• 5 or 6 phyllo sheets about 10×10 inches or no matter dimension suits your pan
• 1 tablespoon of vegan butter melted, or oil
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup

For the Cheesecake Layer

• 1 cup (129 g) uncooked cashews soaked in heat water for no less than quarter-hour, then drained
• 15- ounce (425.24 ml) can full fats coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

For the Date-Nut Layer

• 1/2 cup (71.5 g) uncooked almonds
• 1/2 cup (61.5 g) uncooked pistachios or roasted, unsalted pistachios
• 1/2 cup (49.5 g) pecans
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 8 to 9 comfortable dates pitted

To High the Cheesecake

• 1 tablespoon maple syrup blended with 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice , warmed

Gear

• 8×8″ baking pan

• meals processor non-compulsory

Directions

Make the phyllo crust.

• Preheat the oven to 350° F (177 °C).

• Line an 8×8” or similar-sized sq. or spherical pan with parchment. Use dimension of parchment, that can dangle over the sides, in order that it will likely be straightforward to take away the cheesecake from the pan in a while. You may also use a springform pan.

• Thaw your phyllo sheets, if you have not already, then minimize them to about 10×10” for an 8×8” or comparable sized pan. You need no less than an inch to return up on the perimeters. Place one phyllo sheet in your parchment lined pan.

• In a small bowl, combine the melted butter and maple syrup, and brush this over the phyllo sheet, then place one other phyllo sheet excessive, and brush somewhat little bit of the butter combination once more. Repeat for no less than 5 phyllo sheets, then bake for 10 to fifteen minutes, or till the sides are properly golden and the remainder of the phyllo sheets are additionally considerably golden. Take away from the oven and set this apart to chill.

In the meantime, make your cheesecake filling.

• Drain the soaked cashews and add them to a blender together with the remainder of the substances, and mix for a minute. Then let this combination sit for two to three minutes, and mix once more for a minute. Let it relaxation for an additional minute and mix for half a minute once more. Test if the combination is well-blended and clean, then style and regulate taste presently by including extra tang in the event you like. (For a extra cream cheese-like taste profile, can add a 2 to three tablespoons of non-dairy yogurt or cream cheese to this combination, after which mix once more till clean.)

• Pour this blended combination into the pan with the cooled phyllo sheets and even it out with a spoon or spatula.

Make the date-nut combination.

• Add the entire nuts to a small meals processor, and pulse to make a course meal. (You may also chop the nuts with a knife into small items , in the event you would moderately not use a meals processor). Add the remainder of the substances, and pulse once more till all of the dates break down and the combination is considerably sticky. (If you’re not utilizing a meals processor, mash the dates in a separate, small bowl. Add in a couple of teaspoons of non-dairy milk to make them simpler mash, if wanted, after which add within the chopped nuts and blend and press and blend so that you’ve got a cohesive, considerably sticky combination.) In case your dates aren’t that comfortable, you possibly can add in a teaspoon or so maple syrup, both within the processor or in your bowl, in order that the combination isn’t too dry.

Assemble and chill.

• Take small parts of the nut combination and sprinkle it all around the cheesecake layer, after which put it within the fridge for a couple of hours or freezer for no less than an hour earlier than you slice it. Drizzle some heat maple syrup on high and on the phyllo. You may also drizzle some extra maple syrup on high after slicing and earlier than serving, in the event you like.

• You may also make a high layer a full even layer with the nuts. For that, put the cheesecake layer within the freezer for an hour first to freeze, in order that the nut layer does not sink in. Take away the cheesecake from the freezer after which press the date-nut combination right into a dough. Press that dough right into a sq. that’s the scale and form of your pan and 1/4” to 1/8” thick.  Press that over the cheesecake layer and unfold it along with your palms somewhat bit, then put it again within the freezer for an additional half an hour or so earlier than eradicating from the freezer.

• If you’d like the bars to be extra stable, you possibly can freeze them for an additional hour or 2 longer, then take away the pan from the freezer. Utilizing the hanging parchment paper, take away the cheesecake from the pan. Then, slice it with a heat knife into the slices dimension that you simply like, and serve.

Notes

Storage: Retailer the sliced cheesecake within the freezer in a closed container for as much as 3 months. You may also retailer it in a closed container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. It will likely be barely softer within the fridge.
Glutenfree , omit the phyllo sheet layer and make a crustless cheesecake, or you possibly can double up on the nut layer, and put a layer of that date-nut combination within the backside to behave as a crust in addition to some on the highest.
nuts: It will be very troublesome to make this with out nuts, as a result of the cheesecake layer and the highest layer depend upon lots of nuts and their texture and taste.
Date-free: To make this with out dates, chop up the nuts and add somewhat little bit of maple syrup to coat all of the nuts, after which use that as a topping.
Taste variations: Use a mix of cinnamon and vanilla or cinnamon and almond extract. You may also use a mix of cardamom and rosewater or simply cardamom.

Diet

Diet Information

Baklava Cheesecake

Quantity Per Serving

Energy 345
Energy from Fats 207

% Each day Worth*

Fats 23g35%

Saturated Fats 4g25%

Sodium 144mg6%

Potassium 344mg10%

Carbohydrates 32g11%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 17g19%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 37IU1%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 73mg7%

Iron 2mg11%

* % Each day Values are based mostly on a 2000 calorie food plan.

Substances and Substitutions

• phyllo sheets – That is the bottom on your crust. In case you don’t wish to use phyllo sheets, double the date-nut combination, and press half the combination into the underside of the pan to make use of because the crust, and reserve the opposite half for topping.
• vegan butter – Or you should utilize oil.
• maple syrup – For that syrupy sweetness you affiliate with baklava.
• uncooked cashews – That is one of the best on your creamy cheesecake filling. You wish to soak them in sizzling water for quarter-hour, then drain and use.
• full-fat coconut milk – Combines with the cashews to make the creamy cheesecake layer.
• lemon juice and zest – Provides the cheesecake its signature tang and provides zing to the date-nut layer.
• vanilla extract – To taste the cheesecake layer much more.
• sugar – For sweetening the cheesecake layer.
• chopped nuts – A mixture of almonds, pistachios, and pecans are the crunchy a part of the date-nut combination.
• salt – Brings out the sweetness of the dates and the flavors of all of the nuts.
• dates – Add syrupy sweetness to the topping, giving it an actual baklava-like really feel. You need to use maple syrup as an alternative.

Ideas

• Ensure that while you line the pan with parchment paper, there’s no less than an inch of parchment hanging over the perimeters. This can make it straightforward to take away the baklava cheesecake from the pan.
• While you bake the phyllo, be sure that it will get very nice and golden brown, however don’t let it prepare dinner so lengthy that it burns.
• You need that cashew-coconut combination to be very clean and creamy. Preserve mixing and resting till you obtain a velvety texture.

The best way to Make Baklava Cheesecake

First, make the phyllo crust.

Preheat the oven to 350° F (177 °C).

Line an 8×8” or similar-sized sq. or spherical pan with parchment. Use a parchment dimension that can dangle over the sides, in order that it will likely be straightforward to take away the cheesecake from the pan in a while. You may also use a springform pan. 

Thaw your phyllo sheets, in the event you haven’t already, then minimize them to about 10×10” for an 8×8” or comparable sized pan. You need no less than an inch to return up on the perimeters. Place a phyllo sheet in your parchment lined pan. 

In a small bowl, combine the melted butter and maple syrup, and brush this over the phyllo sheet, then place one other phyllo sheet excessive, and brush somewhat little bit of the butter combination once more.

Repeat for no less than 5 phyllo sheets. Then bake for 10 to fifteen minutes, or till the sides are properly golden and the remainder of the phyllo sheets are additionally considerably golden.

Take away from the oven and set this apart to chill.

In the meantime, make your cheesecake filling. 

Drain the soaked cashews and add them to a blender together with the remainder of the substances, and mix for a minute. Then let this combination sit for 2 to 3 minutes, and mix once more for a minute. Let it relaxation for an additional minute and mix for half a minute once more.

Test if the combination is well-blended and clean, then style and regulate taste presently by including extra tang in the event you like. For a extra cream cheese-like taste profile, can add a two to 3 tablespoons of non-dairy yogurt or cream cheese to this combination, after which mix once more till clean. 

Pour this blended combination into the pan with the cooled phyllo sheets and even it out.

Now, make the date-nut combination. 

Add the entire nuts to a small meals processor, and pulse to make a course meal. You may also chop the nuts, in the event you would moderately not use a meals processor.

Add the remainder of the substances, and pulse once more till all of the dates break down and the combination is considerably sticky.

If you’re not utilizing a meals processor, mash the dates in a separate, small bowl. Add in a couple of teaspoons of non-dairy milk to make them simpler mash, if wanted, after which add within the chopped nuts and blend and press and blend so that you’ve got a cohesive, considerably sticky combination.

In case your dates aren’t that comfortable, you possibly can add in a teaspoon or so maple syrup, both within the processor or in your bowl, in order that the combination isn’t too dry. 

Take small parts of this combination and sprinkle it all around the cheesecake layer, after which put it within the fridge for a couple of hours or freezer for no less than an hour earlier than you slice it.

Drizzle some heat maple syrup on high. You may also drizzle some extra maple syrup on high after slicing and earlier than serving, in the event you like.

You may also make a high layer a full even layer with the nuts. For that, put the cheesecake layer within the freezer for an hour first to freeze, in order that the nut layer doesn’t sink in. Take away the cheesecake from the freezer after which press the date-nut combination right into a dough. Press that dough right into a sq. that’s the scale and form of your pan and 1/4” to 1/8” thick. Press that over the cheesecake layer and unfold it along with your palms somewhat bit, then put it again within the freezer for an additional half an hour or so earlier than eradicating from the freezer. 

If you’d like the bars to be extra stable, you possibly can freeze them for an additional hour or two longer, then take away the pan from the freezer and thoroughly, utilizing the hanging parchment paper, take away the cheesecake from the pan.

Then, slice it with a heat knife into the slices that you simply like, and serve. 

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