Decadent, Rich Tofu Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup ground pecans
• 3/4 cup raw sugar
• 5/8 cup margarine (vegetarian preferred)
• 1 1/2 lbs firm tofu
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup oil (safflower or vegetable prefferably)
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3/4 cup apple cider
• 6 ounces milk chocolate chips
• 5 chopped caramels
• 1/2-2/3 cup evaporated milk, adding a little more to smooth out if necessary
• cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 350 degrees f, and prepare your springform pan by spraying lightly and lining the base with parchment paper.
• 2 first you will need to take your flour, ground pecans, and one tablespoon of the raw sugar and mix it thoroughly.
• 3 add margarine in chunks, and mix through with your fingers until it forms a dough-like mixture.
• 4 press this"dough" into the base of the springform pan, covering it evenly to the edges.
• 5 remove tofu from packaging and cut it up into chunks.
• 6 place chunks in processor with remaining raw sugar from the crust, cocoa powder, oil, rum and almond extracts, oj and cidar; process until it is smooth and creamy!
• 7 pour this mixture into the pan over dough you pressed into the base.
• 8 ensure that it is smooth and level!
• 9 bake in your preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until set; remove.
• 10 allow to cool for approx.
• 11 7-8 minutes in the pan, and then remove from the pan.
• 12 chill in your refrigerator for 4-6hrs, or until cold.
• 13 prepare decoration by combining chocolate morsels, caramel pieces and evaporated milk in small heavy-duty saucepan.
• 14 cook over low heat, stirring constantly until morsels and caramels are melted and mixture is smooth.
• 15 you may have to add more evaporated milk to smooth out to your desired consistancy.
• 16 i liked it thicker, but you make prefer something a bit thinner to drizzle.
• 17 remove"cheesecake" from fridge, dust with cocoa, and slice servings.
• 18 dust plates lightyly with cocoa powder and drizzle each serving of"cheesecake" with chocolate-caramel sauce.
• 19 cover and refrigerate any remaining sauce; reheat in heavy saucepan over low heat.
• 20 sauce makes a little under 1 cup.