I've been so busy lately, I haven't been able to make anything new! Thanks to my good friend Kyla, fresh back from a summer in Paris, she suggested I attempt to make cheesecake! I decided a raw one would be interesting. So, I found a few raw cheesecake recipes and tried it out! This cheesecake takes some work but it is so worth it! You won't believe that raw, vegan cheesecake could be so delicious!!
What you need:
Crust-
1/4 cup dried coconut
1 1/2 cup raw walnuts (or any other nut like pecans or almonds!)
1/2 cup pitted dates
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Filling-
3 cups raw cashews (soaked in water for 1 hour)
3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup raw agave
3/4 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sauce Ingredients-
1 cup frozen berries
1/2 cup dates or agave
What to do:
In a pie tin sprinkle the cocunut over bottom. This keeps the crust from sticking.
In a food processor grind up walnuts, dates, and salt. This will make a crust like substance. BUT, if you have miniature, not very good food processor like me...Blend the nuts ad the dates separately. Then, in a bowl mash the dates and walnuts together (my hands worked well for this) until it is all mixed together.
Sprinkle the crust into the pie tin and then with a spatula press it down so it is like a crust.
In a blender, mix together all of the filling ingredients until smooth.
Spread the filling over the pie crust.
Place this in the freezer for about an hour.
While this is freezing, in a food processor blend together the fruit and dates. This takes some patience but it will eventually smooth out!
Once the cheesecake is cooled spread the sauce evenly over the top.
Keep in the refrigerator and enjoy! It's so yummy!
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