PAMA-Infused Vegan Cheesecake
11 Nov
Back again! When I left you last, I was just about to head over to Whole Foods to pick up ingredients for the vegan cheesecake I made this morning. It was the opening day of Whole Foods in Milford, CT! I live right next door to a local, vegetarian grocery store so I felt bad driving all the way out there. I was actually very pleasantly surprised by Whole Foods! It was worth the extra 10 minutes worth of driving. This location carries a lot of products that I had never seen before! How exciting. Needless to say, I left the store with WAY more than I had planned. One of those things happens to be a favorite of mine, Sweet & Sara marshmallows! I snatched up the Cinnamon Pecan variety. Along with those, I also snagged a bag of Dandie’s marshmallows. I even spotted some vegan doughnuts. You guys know how much I love doughnuts! I had to pass on them though, as my cart was getting heavy and I had a limited amount of money. Next time! Hey, I’ve got to support the vegan businesses!
I picked up a lot of other goodies as well, but I was the most excited about this! I ripped into them as soon as I got to the car. The verdit? AMAZING! I can and will eat these every day until they are gone. Which may be tomorrow.
Okay, so, next I headed over to the liquor store to get PAMA liqueur for the cheesecake. I get up to the register, and the woman asks for my ID. Understandable, I look very young. I give it to her, and she says that the woman in the photo is not me. What? It’s not me? I can assure you it is! It was pretty funny. I’m actually pretty glad I look different from my ID; It was taken when I was 16! I may have went through a semi-goth phase where I had black hair and only wore black band t-shirts. We won’t talk about that.
I had to take a little taste.. at 9 in the morning.
PAMA Infused Vegan Cheesecake
14 graham crackers
1/2 cup vegan margarine
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 tablespoon flour
1/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons commercial egg replacement (I used Ener-G) powder mixed with 4 tablespoons PAMA liqueur
16 oz. non-dairy cream cheese (I used Follow Your Heart Brand)
1.5 teaspoons vanilla
Juice of one lemon
Pomegranate seeds for garnish
For the crust, crush the graham crackers and place into a bowl. Cut in the margarine until combined. Next, mix in the agave nectar and flour. Pour the mixture into a cheesecake pan and press down firmly to create the crust. Set aside.
In a stand mixer, combine the vegan cream cheese, egg replacer & PAMA mixture, vanilla, and lemon. Stir until the mixture is smooth. Pour into your crust and bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned. The cheesecake will be a bit jiggly still, but do not worry, it will firm up in the refridgerator or freezer. Let the cheesecake cool and chill in the fridge or freezer until it’s firm, usually 3-5 hours.
To create a sauce to pour over the cheesecake, heat a mixture of equal parts PAMA liqueur and sugar. Let simmer for a few minutes then take it off the heat and allow it to cool. If you leave it on too long, it will harden and you will not be able to pour it onto the cheesecake. When the sauce is cooled, pour over cheesecake and garnish with pomegranate seeds.
Dig in and enjoy!
Yeah, it’s good! The cheesecake tastes so authentic, just like a dairy cheesecake! It’s so creamy and light. The extra kick from the PAMA takes it to the next level. I encourage you to make this if you get the chance!
I’ve got to be off- I’ve got a 10 course tasting menu at Miya’s Sushi to feast on 
SO magnificent!! Love the mini version
What a pretty cheesecake! I don’t even know what PAMA is, but I’ll google it.
We went to WF today and I specifically looked for vegan marshmallows…. and they didn’t have them. Yay for yours!
Heck yes for Dandies Marshmallows!
Oh wow, that mini cheesecake is adorable! I love it!
OMG the mini cheesecakes look DELECTABLE. Send one my way? Please? hehe
and I’ve heard good things about the marshmellows.. may have to try them out
what a lovely post! have a fantastic evening
becca
oh my gosh! mini cheesecakes! that is genious
Oh that is just the cutest little cheesecake I have ever seen! And even if it was only 9am where you are, it’s probably 5pm in the UK …so….cheers!
Oh my goooddneesss..this looks soo good! I am seriously drooling.
I need to try this!
PS – how do you make carrot cake oats?! YUM
XXOO Kris
Super easy! Just add in grated carrots, raisins or dates, and carrot cake spices like ginger, allspice, cinnamon etc!
Ooooh, that looks phenomenal. Vegan cheesecakes sometimes come out so grainy and icky…but that’s just gorgeous!
Also love your comment about the goth stage…haha. I think we all kinda had one…or at least secretly wanted to!
Glad you found some fun new products at WF! You marshmallow purchase sounds quite unique and tasty
Love the cheesecake–it’s stunning! I’ve never had vegan cheesecake, but I bet its amazing. I used to love cheesecake hehe.
Woohoo for your alcohol purchase
That is so baby and cute! (That sounds like a creepy sentence but I mean it in the best way possible).
I had a similar ID experience, only I was just buying a gift certificate at a record store… the guy finally told me he’d let me sign my check card slip “because I had an honest face.” Weird.
What’s PAMA taste like?
Ha!
Pama is a pomegranate liqueur and it pretty much tastes like pomegranate infused vodka to me. I personally don’t particularly enjoy the taste of alcohol but this one is pretty good
Best looking cheesecake I have ever seen!
okay so I am a cheesecake fanatic…this looks wonderful!
Just gorgeous… and pomegranate is one of my favorite of all flavors.
This is gorgeous! It looks like the perfect thing to make for my Thanksgiving, where there might not be any other vegan desserts. Could you give me advice on what brand of graham crackers you used, or did you make them? I can’t seem to find a good vegan brand.
I was really excited when I picked up the Whole Foods brand of graham crackers because on first look, they did not have honey, but when I looked a little harder when I got home, I noticed they did
I just used those anyway because I already had them, but I am going to search for some at the health food store today!
Beautiful cheesecake! And those marshmallows don’t look half bad there either
so glad you enjoyed the cinnamon pecan mallows!
- your friends at Sweet & Sara
This cheesecake looks delicious! So many vegan desserts…so little time!