White chocolate raw cashew cheesecake
Don't be intimidated by this beautiful raw cake. It only takes about 15 minutes to make and requires 9 simple ingredients!
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup dates soaked and corsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
Vegan Cheesecake Filling
- 3/4 cup raw cashew nuts soaked in water for 2 hours
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1./4 cup raw cacao butter you can substitute for coconut oil, but then it won't be chocolaty
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Vegan Chocolate
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
Instructions
Crust
- Cover dates with warm water for 15 min (do this only if they are not soft). Drain well. Add oats to the blender/food processor and grind. Add dates and combine well. Add cacao powder and, if necessary, a few teaspoons of soaking date water. Press the sticky mixture in an oiled 5inch springform cake pan.
Vegan Cheesecake Filling
- Soak the cashews for 2 hours. Discard the water. Add all the filling ingredients to the clean blender and process until very smooth. Poor on the crust, flatten and put in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
Vegan chocolate
- In a double-boiler, melt the cacao butter, whisk in maple syrup and cacao powder. Combine well. Remove the cake from the mold and poor the chocolate on top, pushing it down the sides a little bit. Place back in the freezer until ready to serve. Let thaw 15 minutes before cutting.
Notes
*If you don't want to make your own chocolate layer, simply melt dark chocolate in a double boiler.
**You can also substitute coconut oil for the cacao butter. However, the "white chocolate" flavour will be lost (it will still be delicious!)
**You can also substitute coconut oil for the cacao butter. However, the "white chocolate" flavour will be lost (it will still be delicious!)
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