Vegan No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars (Gluten Free)

These super easy vegan no bake cheesecake bars are like a Reese’s peanut butter cup in cheesecake form! With a quick and easy gluten free brownie crust and creamy rich peanut butter dairy free cheesecake filling, these vegan cheesecake bars will be your go-to summer dessert!

You’re just going to absolutely love these incredibly easy vegan no bake peanut butter cheesecake bars! They’re made with a naturally gluten free “brownie crust” and filled with the creamiest peanut butter cheesecake filling that’s naturally dairy free (and doesn’t require any powdered sugar or heavy cream!).

If you love peanut butter and chocolate, then you’re going to absolutely adore these peanut butter no bake cheesecake bars (and definitely check out my vegan chocolate peanut butter cake and peanut butter pie made without whipped cream!). Absolutely no one will know that these cheesecake bars are vegan, dairy free, and gluten free!

This cheesecake bars recipe is also just so easy because it’s no bake. Perfect for a summer dessert that doesn’t use the oven (and check out more vegan desserts for the summer here!)!

Ingredients & substitutions:

For the Crust:

Instead of the traditional graham cracker crust made from graham cracker crumbs, we’ll be making a brownie crust!

• Oat flour: I make my oat flour homemade from oats. This is the best way to do it. If you use store bought oat flour, please heat-treat the flour. If you don’t need gluten free no bake cheesecake bars, you can use all purpose but please then make sure that the flour is heat treated.
• Cocoa powder: I recommend all natural cocoa powder, but you can also use cacao powder if you prefer!
• Large medjool dates: I do not recommend swapping in another ingredient here. Some may try to swap in maple syrup, but it won’t hold up as well. 
• Vegan butter: you can also swap in coconut oil here!

For the Filling:

• Dairy free cream cheese: I recommend Miyokos vegan cream cheese or Kite Hill’s vegan cream cheese here. If you are not dairy free, you may swap in regular dairy cream cheese (I have not personally tested this option, but many readers suggest it works). 
• Dairy free yogurt: I recommend Kite Hill high protein Greek-style dairy free yogurt or Forager Project. 
• Peanut butter: You can use a creamy smooth peanut butter, or even make your own!
• Sugar: For refined sugar free, swap in coconut sugar!
• Dairy free milk: Soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk work great here!
• Vanilla extract
• Vegan ganache: This is a combination of vegan chocolate and vegan butter. 
• Vegan peanut butter cups + raw peanuts for decoration: Justin’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups or Unreal both have dairy free chocolate peanut butter cups. 

Overview: How To Make No-Bake Cheesecake Bars

You’re just going to love how quick and easy these vegan no-bake cheesecake bars are to make!

Here’s what you’ll do:

1. Make the brownie crust first: We’ll simply pulse all ingredients in a food processor then press the crust into our prepared square baking pan.
2. Next, make the filling: You can reuse your food processor or simply grab a large bowl with a hand mixer. You could also use your stand mixer as well! Cream together all cream cheese filling ingredients until fluffy, then pour the filling on top of the brownie crust, smoothing it over with a silicone spatula or offset palette knife.
3. Chill! While you’re chilling the peanut butter cheesecake bars, we’ll prepare the vegan ganache.
4. Set the ganache on top of the cheesecake bars: Once the ganache is cool enough, you’ll pour the ganache over the creamy cheesecake filling, and top with your desired decorations. 
5. Chill again! Place the no bake peanut butter cheesecake bars once more into the refrigerator to chill this time for 5-8 hours, depending on how cool your fridge is. 
6. Slice and serve! Once the cream cheese mixture is set for the no bake cheesecake bars, you’ll use a sharp knife and carefully slice into the bars (I recommend doing this in the baking pan so as not to squeeze out the peanut butter filling! Just be careful not to hurt your baking pan!). 

How Long Do The No-Bake Cheesecake Bars Last?

These no-bake peanut butter cheesecake bars will last about 5 days in the fridge when sealed in an airtight bag or container. You can also freeze these vegan cheesecake bars for up to 3 months!

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