have raw cake and eat it
I have been experimenting for a while to make a really good raw cheezecake without using nuts in the cheeze part. The reason for this is that the types of nuts required for such recipes such as cashews and macadamia can only be bought organic in this country out of their shells and I prefer not to use such ingredients as they go rancid so quickly once shelled and in fact few cashews are raw. In fact, macadamias even in shells deteriorate quickly too, due to their high oil content. Shelling your own cashews is tricky even if you can get them as there is a toxic substance between the shell and the nut. I am happier about using almonds as they have a protective brown skin around them to help prevent oxidation. Almonds are also alkaline forming rather than acid forming. My kids love cheezecake and I have finally come up with this, which is great for summer with lots of fresh, organic berries available. It is amazing that you can have raw dairy free desserts and even sugar free desserts that are so sweet, creamy and delicious.
Base:
200g organic raw almonds, soaked 8 hours,rinsed and drained
130g organic raw dates
Cheeze:
400g mixed organic strawberries and blueberries
2 ripe organic bananas
1/2 organic avocado
4 tsp organic psyllium husk powder or 4 tsp agar agar dissolved in a little water
75g cold pressed, organic coconut butter, melted in a bowl over a pan of hot water
Topping:
Extra berries to decorate
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1.Put the base ingredients into a food processor with the S blade and process until the almond and dates are well broken up and form a doughy mixture.
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2.Press into a ceramic or glass dish or pie plate
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3.Place the berries, bananas, avocado, melted butter and dissolved psyllium or agar agar into a blender. A high powered blender would be ideal, but a hand blender might work instead. It is probably better to mix the psyllium or agar agar in at the end if you do not have a high powered blender.
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4.Pour the cheeze mixture into the dish or pie plate over the top of your base.
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5.Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, decorate with extra berries and serve.
RAWBERRY CHEEZECAKE
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RAWBERRY CHEEZECAKE INGREDIENTS
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