Pareve cheesecake from Binah

OOTBubby

Sun, May 12 2013, 11:01 am

It is very similar to the one I make which is great.

This is what I make:

Best Pareve Cheesecake

Preheat oven to 350.

Crust:
1½ cups cookie or graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup melted margarine
3 tbsp. sugar

Combine above ingredients and press into the bottom of a spring form pan. Bake for 10 minutes at 350.

Filling:
2 pkg. Tofutti cream cheese
1 container Tofutti sour cream
4 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
¼ tsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. flour

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat until combined, (do not over beat the pareve cream cheese, it tends to become too liquidy). Fold egg whites into cheese mixture. Pour on top of crust.

Note: For even baking and so the top does not crack, it is best to bake in a pan of hot water. Wrap the bottom of the cake pan with foil and then put in the pan of water.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Cool completely. Remove from pan.

Chocolate ganache (optional):
1 carton Rich’s whip
1 pkg. chocolate chips

Combine Rich’s whip and chocolate chips in a pan. Cook over medium/low heat until chips are melted, stirring occasionally. Place cheesecake on a rack, with a pan underneath. Pour over cheesecake, smoothing the sides.

OOTBubby

Sun, May 12 2013, 1:10 pm

Butterfly wrote:

OP, thanks for posting the recipe. Sounds delicious.

I noticed that you didn't mention about when to stir in the egg yolks, if at all...
Just want to make sure I'm following the recipe correctly... Thnx

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl

The egg yolks are combined with the remaining ingredients.

Butterfly

Sun, May 12 2013, 1:30 pm

OOTBubby wrote:

Butterfly wrote:

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl

The egg yolks are combined with the remaining ingredients.

Oh OOTBubby, I feel like a silly fool now... (an overtired one indeed.)

Thanks so much for clarifying. Smile

Cheiny

Wed, Nov 24 2021, 7:42 pm

gazingblue wrote:

Has anyone tried the pareve cheesecake recipe from this week's Binah? Any feedback before I try it?

This is the best, easiest one…

2 Tofutti Plain Pareve Cream Cheese
2 Eggs
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 TBSP. Lemon Juice

Blend with stick blender until smooth.
Pour into graham cracker pie shell
Bake at 375 for 1/2 hour
Let stand in oven for 10 minutes

Can be topped with chocolate chips, can freeze.