
By Chef: Crystal Bonnet
Posted: June 9, 2016
Difficulty/Easy
Raw, Vegan and gluten-free raspberry and mint cheesecakes with cashew cream frosting! The perfect recipe to help ring in the weekend in style (and yumminess!)
Yield: 2 x 4″ spring form pans or 1 x 8″
Ingredients
Crust
- 8 dates, soaked and pitted
- 2/3 cup almonds
- 2/3 cup oats
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
- dash of salt
Mint Filling
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for 2 hours and rinsed
- 1/2 can full fat coconut milk, in fridge overnight and coconut water drained
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons agave
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chlorella powder (optional for color)
- 10 drops peppermint essential oil or flavor extract
- dash of salt
Raspberry Filling
- 1 cup cashews, soaked for 2 hours and rinsed
- 1/2 can full fat coconut milk, in fridge overnight and coconut water drained
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 tablespoons agave
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon red beet powder powder (optional for color)
- 10 drops raspberry flavor extract (optional)
- dash of sat
Cashew Cream Icing
- 1 cup cashews, soaked for 2 hours and rinsed
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
- dash of salt
- water as needed
Instructions
Crust
- Place almonds and oats in the food processor and process until a flour forms and set aside in a bowl.
- Place dates in the food processor and process until chunks remain.
- Add almond/oat flour including the rest of the ingredients and process until a dough forms. This dough will not form into a ball but will stick together when pressed firmly.
- Line the bottom of 2 x 4″ spring form pans with parchment paper or 1 x 8″ spring form pan.
- Place dough in the bottom and press firmly with hands or a spoon.
- Place in freezer to set while making the filling.
Filling
- Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour filling on top of crust and set in freezer while making the other flavor.
- Once the other flavor is made pour on top and fill pan until full.
- Place in freezer for 4 hour to set.
Cashew Cream Icing
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Add a little bit of water as needed to blend.
- Remove cheesecakes from freezer and spread icing on or use a pastry bag to be creative!