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High Protein Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake-- 3 Ways

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                                         Maybe you have seen the delicious dark chocolate vegan cheesecake whose major ingredients are chickpeas and firm tofu? I got to thinking that, hey, other vegan cheesecakes could have this same unusual foundation and be just as yummy (and high protein, for those who are looking for additional protein in their vegan diet). Here are recipes for three such cheesecakes:  1. Lemon Vanilla Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake,  2. Maple-Pecan Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake 3. Cherry or Strawberry Swirl Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake  Scroll down to the recipes-- excited to see what you think!   1. ** L emon-Vanilla Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake ** Lemon-Vanilla Cheesecake. Image generated by Firefly. ** Crust: ** - 1 ½ cups (150 g) graham cracker crumbs (or gluten-free cookie crumbs) - ¼ cup (60 mL) melted coconut oil - 2 tbsp (30 mL) maple syrup ** Fill...

Apple Duff Dessert (Suggestions for Gluten-Free and Vegan Subs)

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Mary Lou Johnson is our Church's star dessert-maker.  Here is the picture of a pull-apart Apple Duff she made for a Fellowship Dinner... yes, it was delicious! ** As the Irish baker in a video states, the apple duff is "not the prettiest dessert in the world" but delicious, nonetheless.  I've taken the recipe in the video and made it both gluten-free and vegan, and somewhat less sucrose-sweet (by using lower-glycemic-indexed Coconut Sugar vs. regular brown sugar). GLUTEN-FREE and VEGAN PIE CRUST: 1 1/2 C. Gluten-free All-purpose Flour (Bob's Red Mill or Pamela's or other) 1/2 tsp.  Salt 1/2 C.    Organic Coconut Oil, cold, not melted 4 - 6 T.  Almond Milk Combine the flour, salt and coconut oil in a bowl and use a pastry blender to cut the mix until it looks like coarse meal Sprinkle on the Almond Milk and mix together with a fork until it is combined and moist Press or roll into a rectangle between two pieces of wax paper.  Remove one of ...