Happy Summer Solstice! Though here in the Mojave Desert it has felt like Summer for the past few weeks with highs in the 100's. The sun rose at 5:24 AM and will set at 8:00 PM creating the longest day of the year. I celebrated with the kids by making a paper mosaic sun and one of our favorite special desserts, a Vegan Cheesecake. Keep scrolling for the recipe! We also spent some time dancing this morning. You can check out the Spotify playlist here. I created ankle bells for them by stitching smalls bells from our local craft store onto some extra scrunchies I had made. They wore them all morning (even out running our errands!) and called them "fairy bells". Lemon-y Vegan CheesecakeThis recipe has been adapted from one of my personal favorites by Dana over at Minimalist Baker! It can be found HERE. It is amazing as is, but I have made a few tweaks that I wanted to share with you. The first change I have made is that I swap out the walnuts in the crust, for almonds. No reason other than I normally have almonds on-hand. So, when I get a hankering for a sweet treat I can toss it together quickly without having to run out to the store! I also don't make the cheesecakes in a muffin tin as suggested, but instead use a regular spring form pan (what you'd use for a baked cheesecake). Because my spring form pan is large, I double the filling recipe. It still creates a pretty short cheesecake, but I love the look of the whole cake opposed to the individual mini ones. To flavor this cistrus one I tripled the amount of lemon juice called for in the recipe, and zested two of the lemons for a bit more flavor and some lovely color on the top. It takes about 4 hours for this to set up in the freezer, so if you make it around noon it will be set and ready for your after dinner dessert. The perfect finish to a summer meal. I highly suggest taking your vegan cheesecake out of the freezer at least 20 minutes before serving and letting it thaw a bit at room temperature. I think it gives a better texture of a true cheesecake, and has less "icy" texture. I enjoy celebrating these holidays with my kids, it creates anticipation for them, with something to look forward to. It also gives me an excuse to be craft-y outside of my business and enjoy time with them. Sometimes life "gets in the way" and I forget to do all the fun things that can come with being a mom. And hey, Vegan Cheesecake isn't too bad either. I hope you were able to get out and enjoy the extra sunshine on this Summer day!
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Shawna
6/21/2018 03:37:19 pm
Those kiddos sure are lucky to have you as their mom! Looks like fun was had by everyone!
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