I flipped when I found out that Oreos were vegan. I often look at hechshers (kosher certificates) as a first step to see if food is vegan. If it’s considered dairy by the rabbis, I just pass, without bothering to see if it has eggs. This time, that didn’t work. Even though they are marked as dairy, there are no dairy ingredients. (Or eggs, for that matter).
I think that I found out a year or so ago when someone posted a Buzzfeed list on Facebook about being vegan. I saw Oreos on the list, I really freaked out. I thought this can’t be true. They have always been dairy, haven’t they? Besides the OU-D on the package, I grew up with the Oreo commercial, where everyone has a good time dunking them in milk. The white stuff in the middle looks dairy. After all “Weird Al” does the white stuff as coffee creamer.
My friend Ziza tells me that everyone is making Oreo cheese cakes. Pre-Shavuot, I’m really not surprised. It’s a great idea. Here’s one that’s vegan.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Oreo Cookies and Cream Cheese Cake
Creamy, yummy and Oreo. Need I say more?
Ingredients
- Crust
- Oreos - 14 cookies
- soy milk - 3 teaspoons
- Cake
- Rich's whip - 1 container
- soy cream cheese - 1 1/2 containers
- powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
- vanilla - 2 teaspoons
- Oreos - 14 cookies
- Topping
- shaved chocolate - 1/2 cup
Instructions
Crust:
- Crush Oreos in a blender
- Add milk and blend until it is absorbed
- Spray springform pan with vegetable oil
- Spread crust in pan and bake at 350 for 15 minutes
Cake:
- Whip Rich's whip until firm
- Coarsely process Oreos in a blender
- In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients well
- Add Oreos and mix some more
- Fold Oreo mixture into whipped cream
- Place on cooled Oreo crust
- Sprinkle with shredded chocolate
- Refrigerate for at least an hour
Before I knew that they were dairy free, I even came up with my own recipe for Oreos. It’s not that they don’t taste great, but why mess with perfection?
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