Vegan alternative to coconut cream in a no-bake cheesecake?

[CatNamedEaster]

Guests aren't keen on the taste of coconut and I'm planning to make a no-bake cheesecake that includes coconut cream that gets blitzed in a food processor.

Would a vegan Greek yoghurt be a good substitute? I don't know how thick Or runny coconut cream is for comparison! Or would the consistency of the yoghurt be ruined/thinned too much by the food processor?

I have a feeling coconut cream will have a lot more fat than yogurt and therefore behave differently.

I'd find a different recipe if I were you, or you might end up with soup :-/

Would silken tofu be a better alternative, or Oatly cream? Maybe search for cheesecake recipes using these, then you know it would work.

I love coconut so that would have been my first choice.

Oh sorry, we have soya allergy in the house too.
Yes a soup is what I'm afraid of😄.

I might try to find a different recipe which is a shame as it looked lovely!

Oatly do a whippable cream, maybe that might work, I could blitz the other filling ingredients then fold in the cream after I've whipped it.

I don't think we will care too much as the taste will be good enough to overlook the appearance.😆

I would make the normal cheesecake and make a
vegan alternative for any vegan guests.

I’m not sure that Greek yogurt would be thick enough or have the fat content that a coconut cream would have. Maybe a nut butter would work.

Sorry but I think you need to find a different recipe. Once you're substituting a substitution there's a good chance it just won't work - and presumably the coconut is supposed to be part of the flavour as well as the texture so it might taste horrible (a lot of the cream substitutes have a flavour that you wouldn't want to put at the centre of a dish) as well as not looking great or falling apart, in which case it really is a waste of ingredients. If you want to use oatly cream then I'd start with a recipe designed for it.

150g almond butter and 250ml of water - shake together

I've decided to make it with the coconut, and the coconut haters can have something else. You are right, substituting for a substitute isn't likely to work and the recipe includes cashews which are too expensive to waste if it had gone wrong.😊