Raw Raspberry Ripe Cheesecake

pennybenjaminBreakfasts, Nourish, Snacks, Sweets

Move over cherry ripe, make way for raspberries! Tart but also sweet, these delicate berries are the star in this delicious Raw Raspberry Ripe Cheesecake!

Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo

Serves 1 cake
Time 1 hour

For the Base:

  • ¾ cup almonds
  • ½ cup shredded coconut
  • 3 tbsp cacao powder

Blitz these together in a food processor until it’s the texture of a course flour, then add:

  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil

Blitz until the mixture comes together into a ball. Remove the mixture to a separate bowl and stir in

  • 4 tbsp activated buckinis

Press the mixture evenly with your fingers into the bottom of a greased spring-form cake tin (I grease using coconut oil). Place in freezer to set.

For the Filling:

  • 1.5 cup cashews soaked in water overnight
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • dash vanilla essence
  • dash coconut essence
  • pinch salt

Blitz all these ingredients together in a food processor or blender until beautifully smooth and creamy (you may have to stop the processor every now and then to scrape down the sides).

Place half the mixture into a separate bowl.

To the other half (still in the blender) of the mixture, add

  • 1 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)

Blitz until raspberries are combined.

Remove cake tin from freezer. Spread the pink mixture on top of the base, using a spatula to spread out. Return to freezer for 10min to harden before then spreading the remaining (white) mixture on top and returning to freezer.

For the Toppings:

Decorate with your choice of toppings the return to the freezer to set completely!

Rasp-Coco Crunch

  • 1 cup desic. coconut
  • ¼ cup raspberries
  • ½ tbsp. honey
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil

Blitz these together in processor and set in a lined baking tray. Cut into squares for topping!

Raw Chocolate

  • ¼ cup cacao butter
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ¼ cup cacao
  • 1 tsp honey

Melt ingredients together in microwave or over a bowl of hot water. Drizzle over top of cake

Ganache

  • 3 tbsp melted raw choc
  • 3 tbsp coconut cream

Stir together and drizzle!

Finally

Remove from the freezer about 45min-1hr before wishing to serve (to allow it to thaw a bit).

Whatever is not eaten can be stored in the fridge or freezer for another time!