Sirabella Cheesecake

Cheesecake.  Not exactly the item that comes to mind when you think "vegan", yet, vegan cheesecake has become more and more of a thing lately, like that made by Sirabella.  

“We taste tested non-vegan and non-lactose intolerant consumers.  They could not tell the difference between our dairy free cheesecake and regular cheesecake.  Our Italian bakery will still provide that rich creamy filling with the golden brown graham cracker bottom.”

I was told by members of our catering team, who had tried this cheesecake before, that it was good.  I didn't really believe them, and never ordered it for my team.  And then one day, the vendor was doing a pop-up event at my office, and had samples.  Now that I was willing to try,  As a dessert lover, I'll admit that I was kinda a jerk and did not believe the claim, and just wanted to "prove it".

Sirabella makes many flavors, mostly based on a classic New York, with assorted fruity toppings.  They don't have a bakery storefront, but ship nationwide, and are found at many grocery stores and the like, available wholesale as well.  We only had the classic New York.

Vegan New York.

"Vegan, Dairy Free, New York cheesecake, direct from New York."

I was really, really pleasantly surprised.  Did it taste like standard cheesecake?  No, not at all.  But, it was a good product.

The texture and consistency were right - smooth, creamy but firm.  The crust was not a throwaway, not mush nor too hard, rather, a slightly caramely soft-firm base, better than most cheesecakes.  And the cheesecake itself?  It had a interesting flavor, a bit hard to describe, not soy forward, not plastic-y ... just, different.

If you wanted classic cream cheese flavor, you wouldn't' find it here, but for a nice, sweet, creamy, vegan treat, this truly was tasty.