The Best Vegan Cheesecake

Ingredients

For the crust

• 1 1/2 cups vegan graham cracker crumbs*
• 5 tablespoons melted vegan butter or coconut oil
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

For the filling

• 32 ounces (4 8-ounce packages) Tofutti vegan cream cheese See notes, do NOT use Trader Joe’s!
• (1) 13.5 ounce can coconut cream
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, from about 2 small lemons

Optional fresh strawberry sauce

• 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, from 1 small lemon