There are two ULTIMATE guilty pleasure desserts... CHEESECAKE and COOKIE DOUGH. But what if you could have them BOTH...practically guilt-free?? You CAN. 
I'm so excited to share this Cookie Dough Cheesecake Recipe! This dessert is made only with whole food ingredients, including a super healthy SECRET ingredient. It's vegan, gluten-free, and no-bake and features my favorite chewy almond crust topped with decadent vanilla cheesecake, stuffed with lots and LOTS of healthy cookie dough bites! 
This cheesecake is made with simple foods like nuts, dates, coconut oil and maple syrup. And the cookie dough is made with .... CHICKPEAS!! Haha! Yes, there's BEANS in this cheesecake! I promise it doesn't taste like beans. It tastes like amazingly soft and chewy balls of deliciousness. There is vanilla and peanut butter to conceal the chickpea flavor, but the beans make an incredibly soft doughy texture.. but it's so much healthier than conventional cookie dough. 
Many years ago I found this cookie dough dip recipe made with chickpeas from the famous Chocolate Covered Katie. (If you haven't checked out her blog, I highly recommend it!) Healthy cookie dough sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? But it's real! Beans + peanut butter + sweetener = amazing cookie dough flavor. A MUST-MAKE.
Then you're going to scoop up that delicious cookie dough and put it inside a vanilla cheesecake! Double yum!! Delicious chunks of cookie dough spread throughout a rich (vegan) "cheesecake" There's no cheese in this "cheesecake." It's made with cashew cream. A dairy-free person's best friend. Another MUST-MAKE, change-your-life type of thing. Yep, it's that good.
This cake is topped with whipped coconut cream and even more cookie dough. If you like chocolate chips, you can absolutely throw those into the cookie dough, too! But since this cake has to be refrigerated, the chips will get hard. BUT, you could always sprinkle some on top right before serving! Problem solved. Why didn't I think of that before?! I guess I was too excited about devouring this cake. I've made this cookie dough dozens of times and it is so good it doesn't even need chocolate chips.
Are you ready to try secretly healthy cookie dough?? And better yet, put it inside a cheesecake?! 🙂
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PJ
Any tips for peeling chickpeas?
Emily
Just rub them between your fingers and it comes right off I do it as I'm rinsing and throw the peels in the sink.
Mandy Metts
Another recipe that my boyfriend couldn't believe - "these are chickpeas??" Lol! I can't believe how much it tasted and had the texture of cookie dough. I bought some of the Lily's chocolate chips to put on top after I made this and that made it even better. I did try it a little differently - instead of rolling the "cookie dough" into balls I just made it an entire layer of the cheesecake. I'm all about every single bite getting every bit of flavor. I loved it!
Emily
Haha I had the same exact reaction when I first tried chickpea cookie dough! It's crazy but it works!
That's a good idea making a whole layer of dough and adding chocolate chips. I'll have to try that! So glad you liked the recipe