Need some dessert inspiration this weekend? How about my Raw Chocolate Cheesecake – I made this last month for my daughter’s birthday celebrations and it was truly delicious.
Okay but I do have a little confession to make this was the first attempt at this chocolate cheesecake and it was simply divine. It felt like I was eating a decadent chocolate, creamy bar without the cream or dairy! Now for all you fellow vegans, I promise that you are going to love this and will be making it over and over again…
So the next question I would like to put out there is why don’t we change the name of the raw vegan cheesecake? It really has nothing to do with cheese anymore! Us foodies should start a movement or something perhaps?
Anyway enough of that I really do hope that you will enjoy my recipe too.
For the base:
2 cups shredded organic coconut Absolute Organic
½ cup organic pitted dates
1 tbsp psyllium husk
¼ cup organic cacao nibs (for that crunch)
1/3 cup organic chia seeds Absolute Organic
3 tbsp raw organic cacao powder
2 tbsp filtered water
1 tbsp rice malt syrup Pureharvest
If you don’t have rice malt syrup you can sub with maple syrup.
Combine all these ingredients in your food processor and pulse until it’s all combined well. Place into a lined round cake tin and refrigerate until its firm.
For the filling:
2 cups raw organic cashew nuts (soaked for 3 hours prior)
½ cup raw organic cacao powder
½ cup rice malt syrup Pureharvest
½ cup filtered water
100 gm organic cacao butter (melted)
Then combine all the filling ingredients into your food processor and pulse on high speed (leaving out the cacao butter) and adding this in slowly and reducing your speed down. Once the texture is all creamy and blended pour into the pan (over the base) and refrigerate for about 2 hours or until it sets firm.
Cut and serve with fresh berries or coulis – it’s the perfect chocolate treat, without the guilt and without refined sugars or fats. Keep refrigerated and enjoy for the whole week if it lasts that long.
Wish everyone lot of love and health for your weekend xox
