“Raw” Strawberry Cheesecake
from the Post Punk Kitchen Blog
Crust
– 1 cup pecans
– 1 cup almonds
– 1/4 tsp. salt
– 4 medjool dates, pitted and chopped
Filling
– 3 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight (or at least 3 hours)
– 1/2 cup agave nectar
– 1/4 cup water
– 1/4 cup lime juice
– 1 tsp. vanilla extract (alcohol free preferred for raw desserts)
– 32 oz. strawberries (reserve about 9 for decorating)
– 3/4 cup coconut oil
Fluffy White Frosting
– 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight
– 1/2 cup water
– 2 tbsp. agave nectar
– 1/2 tsp. vanilla (alcohol free preferred for raw desserts)
– 1/4 cup raw coconut oil
Strawberry Coulis
– 2 cups chopped strawberries
– 3 tablespoons agave nectar
Lightly grease a 9 inch spring form pan with coconut oil and set aside.
To prepare the crust, pulse nuts and salt in a food processor fit with a metal blade. When nuts are fine crumbs, add the dates and pulse until the dough holds together when squeezed between your fingers. Firmly press crust into the bottom of prepared cake pan. Set aside.
To prepare the filling, pulse cashews in food processor until crumbly. Add agave, water, lime juice and vanilla and puree until very smooth, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to make sure you get everything. Feed the strawberries through the top of the food processor and puree until incorporated. The filling should turn a pretty pink. With the processor running, add the melted coconut oil in a steady stream. I don’t have a big food processor so I just put everything at once into my blender and it was fine.
Pour the filling into the cake pan. It will look like a smoothie and you’ll think wtf this is weird, but it worked out okay for me. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
Prepare the frosting in basically the same way as the cake. Pulse the cashews in the food processor until crumbly. Add the water, agave and vanilla and blend until smooth. With the food processor running, stream the coconut oil in through the top until combined. Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Chill until set, about 2 hours.
Prepare the sauce when you’re close to serving. Just mash the strawberries up with the agave until it’s all red and syrupy. I forgot about this part, but maybe you’ll want to try it! Mine was still mighty tasty without it, but now I have extra strawberries.
To assemble release the cake from its springform prison. Use a mini scoop to place 8 mounds of icing around the perimeter of the cake and one in the center. Slice the tops off the reserved strawberries and gently smush them upside down into the frosting mounds. If you don’t have a mini scoop, just use a spoon and make them as pretty as you can, they’re gonna get smushed anyway.
To serve, place some Strawberry Coulis on the plate and serve the cake over it. Dig in! Nomnomnom.
This might be sort of diabetic friendly as well because any carbs (and it is mostly nuts except for the strawberries) are balanced out by all the protein and there’s no processed sugar, just the agave, which has a pretty low glycemic index. I’m not really an expert though.
I just made a raw cheesecake and it was wonderful. I want to make this one now because it looks so great!
Hi Nicole– this looks sensational… I’m featuring raw cheez cakes (and chia-zz cakes using chia seeds) on my blog.rawgenesis.com site so I’m going to post this to it also… I’ll credit both the original folks who posted it AND you for passing it along. Cheers!
this is fantastic! i am a little late in discovering your blog, but i have gone through all the posts. it’s so wonderful! i’m adding you to my list of blogs i read. thanks for sharing all your wonderful eats!
Aww yay, I’m happy you like it!
It tastes Amazing!
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wow just made this! Super wonderful thanks!!!!