Dessert: Strawberry Tofu Cheesecake

Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:
1 packet soft tofu
1/4 cup of soya milk
1 strained tin of strawberries
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tblspn vanilla essence
1/4 cup golden syrup
12 vegan-friendly digestive biscuits
2 tblspn vegan spread such as Pure

Method:
1. Preheat oven to gas mark 4.
2. Blend tofu, strawberries, soya milk, sugar, vanilla essence and syrup until smooth.
3. Break the biscuits into crumbs and melt the spread gently in a pan. Mix the spread and the biscuits to form base.
4. Pour topping over base and bake for 40-45 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Refrigerate until set.

The good news:
Tofu is well-known for providing a good vegetarian source of protein, but that's just the beginning. Studies have shown that a regular intake of soy protein can help lower the LDL (bad) cholesterol levels in the blood stream, as well as being beneficial to women of menopausal age as it helps relieve the symptoms associated with this period. As well as this, for your regular vegan-about-town nutritional needs, it contains 11-22% of your Calcium RDA per half cup serving(depending on the brand and how it is cooked), and 10% of your RDA of Iron.
I know it's not the most personable of foodtypes but it is adaptable and there is so much you can do with it, so check back for future posts on how to please your palate with tofu.