Recipe: Strawgo Cheesecake

Strawgo Cheesecake is a great recipe, which is quick, easy and involves no cooking! A sure quick fire dessert to impress at any time of the year.

Michael and Victoria

Ingredients for vegan Strawgo cheesecake

• 500ml tub of Strawgo
• Half a packet of vegan digestive biscuits
• 1-2 tablespoons of vegan margarine spread
• 1 punnet fresh strawberries
• 1 large mango - alphonso is preferable

How to make vegan Strawgo cheesecake

1. Put the vegan biscuits in a food processor until they turn to a light crumb texture
   • If you don't have a food processor or just want to do it without using one; just put into a sealed plastic bag and bang away with a rolling pin
2. Once you have your biscuit base in a light crumbly texture add in the margarine spread and mix together until the biscuits turn slightly darker and thicker in texture - your base is then ready
3. Pour into your baking try base and simple flatten and smooth with a spoon until compact
4. Now get your tub of Strawgo (to make the frozen fruit dessert easier to spread leave it to thaw for 5 minutes)
5. Once it has softened scoop it onto the base and smooth - Be quick otherwise it will melt
6. Finally top with your punnet of strawberries and sliced mango in whatever way you fancy - We like to do a mixture of leaving the chopped and whole strawberries with stalks for a more pretty effect
7. Cut up and serve
8. If you are not going to eat it straight away, pop the dish into the freezer and take out a few minutes before serving or serve frozen for a great frozen cake

Recipe and photo courtesy of Michael and Victoria

Recipe: Banana Muffins within one hour

This recipe creates 12 regular sized muffins.

Ingredients for vegan banana muffins

• 4 very ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons of vegan margarine
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 a cup of granulated sugar
• 1/4 of a cup of light brown sugar
• 1 and 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of Baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of Baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon powder
• 1/4 of a cup of Walnuts that are toasted and chopped
• 1/4 of a cup of vegan dark chocolate, chocolate chips

How to make vegan banana muffins

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degree F or 190 degree C for at least 10 minutes
2. Place the oven rack in middle of the oven
3. Put muffin liners in a tray
4. Put the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon powder in a bowl
5. Mix it well
6. Mash the bananas in a separate bowl
7. Add the margarine, oil and vanilla extract
8. Mix it together and then add granulated sugar and light brown sugar
9. Mix it and add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients
10. Mix it but do not over mix it
11. Then add the chopped walnuts and chocolate chips
12. Fold them in and divide the batter in the muffin liners
13. Bake them in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes
14. Serve warm or let it cool completely

A tip:-

Check the muffins a few minutes earlier than the stated time by inserting toothpick in the middle of it. If the toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Sheela Shah.