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!