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Creamy Allergen friendly Cheesecake

This Recipe is

~Gluten Free

~Dairy Free

~Vegan

and can be nut free or soy free depending on which brand of vegan cream cheese you decide to use.

I know what your thinking, ” How can something that Is free of all those allergens, still  taste good?” To be honest,  I DON’T KNOW! But trust me, these little mouthfuls of creamy goodness will make everyone happy. Even those people that stick their nose up at allergy friendly food. Just don’t say what’s in them and i’m sure they won’t notice any difference.

Since my brother and I have lots of annoying allergies, Thanksgiving and other family gatherings can be a little stressful. These have changed EVERYTHING. my whole family loves them and are always asking for more. The recipe was originally for a full sized cheesecake, but after some experimenting I found out that the mini cheesecakes are more convenient  as well as easier to serve. Since this is a NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE, If it’s left out for too long it will get too soft to serve,  just something to keep in mind.  Other then that I do not have any complaints or problems. This is just a plain cheesecake recipe, but please feel free to experiment a little. Maybe try flavored cream cheese or yogurt instead of plain! or even try a different crust!

If you make this please comment below and let me know what you think!

ENJOY!

~Ingredients 

  • 2 cups of allergen friendly cookie crumbs ( I use glutino Oreo cookies)
  • 16oz vegan cream cheese ( I use Daiya plain cream cheese. Tofutti also has some pretty yummy vegan cream cheese)
  • 1 cup coconut yogurt ( any dairy free yogurt should work)
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • some raspberries (Optional)
  • You will also need two mini cupcake tins and cupcake liners

In a large bowl, Use electric mixer to beat cream cheese until creamy. (unfortunately vegan cream cheese doesn’t usually get “fluffy”)  Add sugar, vanilla, yogurt, and a pinch of salt; beat until smooth. Gently fold in coconut cream.

Place mini cupcake liners in tins . Then, fill them with enough cookie crumbs to cover bottom. Pour creamy mixture in liners and place one raspberry and top of each, gently pushing it in to secure it. Cover with tin foil and place in fridge for about 4 hours.

Once chilled, take out and enjoy!!!

{Makes 24}

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Isabel~An Unfinished Story

 

This is a story I started writing a long time ago. I keep telling myself that I will come back and finish it. so I thought I would share this small section with you guys and see what you think. Enjoy!

A long time ago there was a beautiful girl named Isabel. she lived with her brother Fredrick Smith. Her brother had been taking care of her ever since their father had died. It’s not that she was a child, actually she was a year older then her brother, but because she had been blind since birth. since Isabel couldn’t see she barely left the house. In fact, she hadn’t left their property in ten years! Every now and then she would walk outside and stroll through the garden, but most of the time when her brother tried to persuade her to leave the house she would come up with excuses like “the weather is bad today” or that she simply didn’t feel like it. The main reason that she was so secluded was because several years ago one of her brother’s friends, Will Adams, had made her hate the outside world. The moment will saw the beautiful girl, he fell in love. The only problem was, he didn’t know she was blind. Isabel had lived in her house her whole life, so she could flawlessly make her way around the house. she knew every inch of it. The servants were even trained not to move any of the furniture. so meeting her, nobody could even tell that she was sightless. During all the time he was courting her, inside the house of course, he didn’t even suspect she was bind. It’s not that Isabel or her brother had been keeping it from will, but both had just assumed that the other sibling had told him, plus most would think it pretty easy to notice. All had been going well till on day, when Fredrick was gone, she was feeling a bit cheery and decided to take a walk though the garden. Then will, wanting to surprise her, jumped out of behind a bush. Almost as soon he jumped out, he realized something was up. She seemed neither surprised nor startled. in fact, upon hearing the bushes rustle she said “Johnny?” (The gardener) “Johnny! is that you? I sure hope you haven’t trampled the daffodils!” While she was waiting for a reply, will waved his hand in front of her face and came to a realization that horrified him. quietly, he crept away, never to return. Isabel was clueless of the situation until her brother came home and broke the news to her. She was happily painting in the parlor when he walked in “how was your day?”. He was silent. “whats wrong brother?”. He hesitated, and then “Isabel, I have some bad news. our um… friend… Mr will Adams. He won’t be coming back. unfortunately his job needed him to… um… relocate”. They were both silent. She could tell her brother was keeping something from her but she chose not to continue speaking on the subject. She knew the one that she had grown to love and those happy days she had spent with him, were gone. Before the silence could be broken, she stood up, walked to her room, and locked the door.