Easy Vegan No Bake Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Recipe (2024)

This no bake strawberry crunch cheesecake has a golden cookie crust, fresh vanilla bean and strawberry dairy free cheesecake batter, and strawberry cookie crunch on top! It’s like the ice cream truck classic- but honestly way better. And so easy!

The iconic ice cream truck treat turned cheesecake- and dairy free!

Remember those strawberry shortcake ice cream bars from the ice cream truck? Yeah, this is way better.

And it’s in a no bake cheesecake.Andit’s honestlybetterthan any ice cream bar you’ve had before.

Like no icy texture at all, just a super smooth, creamy, and fluffy cheesecake that paired with a crunchy cookie crust and coating.

Like my no bake biscoff cheesecake and no bake chocolate cheesecake, the recipe comes together in 20 minutes tops, and after that, no extra work is needed. And guess what?! It’s entirely dairy free and vegan, yet you’d never know!

Strawberry crunch cheesecake components:

• Golden cookie crust:Using just vegan vanilla wafer cookies and melted vegan butter, the crust comes together so quickly in a food processor. You can also use golden Oreos, which are vegan, or even vegan graham crackers if desired. However, the true strawberry crunch ice cream bar flavor will come from the golden cookie!
• Vanilla bean cheesecake batter:This is my favorite base cheesecake filling- it’s a simple vanilla bean cheesecake batter that’s perfect for no bake cheesecakes because the ratios have been altered from a traditional cheesecake to be a bit thicker at room temperature. Perfect if you’re serving a freezer dessert!
• Fresh strawberry cheesecake batter:We’re using both fresh strawberry and freeze dried strawberries to not only create the most gorgeous naturally pink color, but to also amp up the deliciously sweet strawberry flavor- all with real strawberries.
• Strawberry cookie crunch:We’re taking even more vanilla cookies and mixing the crumb with blended freeze dried strawberries and a little vegan melted butter.

How is this no bake cheesecake dairy free?

Making a dairy free no bake cheesecake is actually easier than you think. Based off of my 7 ingredient no bake vegan cheesecake bars, converting this recipe to a no bake version and vegan was a breeze.

Instead of traditional cream cheese, we use dairy free cream cheese:Now, not all brands are great here, but I’ll share my favorites. I love using Kite Hill (contains nuts), Nature’s Fynd, or Tofutti (contains soy). Violife is okay- I don’t think it makes a GREAT vegan cheesecake. Miyoko’s vegan cream cheese really doesn’t taste like cream cheese, so I just generally avoid it (but their butter is wonderful!). You can also make your own cream cheese using my recipe here.

Instead of traditional butter, we’re using dairy free butter:Like I mentioned above, Miyoko’s is my favorite here for that (but it does contain nuts!). You can also use Plant Crock. Earth Balance I find has too much of a processed taste and tastes like fake butter rather than a butter replacement.

Instead of heavy cream, we’re using vegan heavy cream:Now, you can use my cashew cream recipe, which is fantastic and really works, or you can use store bought. I personally prefer Silk or Plant Crock, but Califia will work as well. Again, I also don’t really like to use coconut milk or coconut cream here unless the recipe is trying to have a coconut flavor, so avoid that if you can.

Instead of yogurt, we’re using dairy free yogurt:My favorite here is Forager Project (which contains cashews), but you can also use Kite Hill, Tofutti’s sour cream, or soy milk yogurt.

Overview: How to make and assemble a vegan strawberry crunch cheesecake:

The process is very simple, but it does require a few steps, so let’s walk through it.

You’ll only need a food processor and your cheesecake springform pan, so that does make things simplified for sure! No stand mixer required.

All in all, prepping and assembling everything took me 20 minutes start to finish. Then we chill the cheesecake in the freezer for 5-7 hours (or overnight), and you’re ready to serve with fresh strawberries!

Is there a gluten-free option?

Absolutely! If you want to keep with the iconic flavor, you can use store bought gluten free golden Oreos in lieu of the vanilla wafers.

If you’re keen on making your own gluten-free cookie, you can also use my vegan shortbread cookie with gluten-free 1:1 baking flour. (But of course, that would require some baking on your end!).

That’s the only component that would need to be converted to gluten-free- otherwise, you’re set!

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