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Berry Coconuty Cheesecake – so healthy!

April 30, 2012 · 29 Comments

 Berry coconuty raw cheesecake

I have had a life-long love affair with cheesecake. My mum used to make an awesome mango cheesecake, sweet and rich! Unfortunately, all that sugar, dairy and wheat just doesn’t love me anymore.

Recently, I started hearing about all these healthy people making ‘raw’ cheesecakes. Now to be honest, when someone said ‘raw food’, I wasn’t exactly that excited. It just didn’t really appeal to me. It sounded weird – hippy food! Until I tried it – if this is what raw food tastes like, count me in!

I have made a few different ‘cheesecakes’ now, but this one I made up at Easter time, inspired by this recipe, is my favourite. It’s so darn healthy, I would serve it up to my kids for breakfast!

It’s raw, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, high protein, low carb. The best bit though……. it tastes flipping amazing!!

Try it, tell me what you think.

♥ Berry Coconuty Cheesecake ♥

So, this is what you need: 

2 cups organic almonds, soaked overnight*

2 cups dates

1/2 cup organic cacao powder, (not cocoa)

1 teaspoon organic cinnamon

3 cups organic cashews, soaked overnight*

1 1/2 cups frozen mixed berries, defrosted a little

3/4 cup sweetener of your choice – honey, maple syrup, rice malt syrup

1 cup virgin, organic coconut oil

1/2 cup organic lemon juice

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (not essence)

1/2 cup filtered water (if needed)

* Why would you soak your nuts? Good question. Not only does it make the nuts softer and easier to process, soaking makes nuts easier to digest. Read more here. If you can’t manage overnight, at least do a couple of hours of soaking. Use filtered water.

 

Berry Coconuty Cheesecake

Okay, so this is how you do it:

Drain the almonds well and place in your thermomix (or food processor) with the dates, cacao powder and cinnamon.

Blitz until it forms a crumb and is sticking together a little. Add a touch of filtered water if needed.

Place a piece of baking paper into a large, spring form pan or two glass pie dishes. (That’s what I did – one for later!)

Press the cheesecake base into the dish, smoothing it with the back of a wet spoon. Place in the fridge.

Now, fling the rest of your ingredients into the thermomix or food processor and blitz!

It should be very smooth and creamy. Keep going until it’s a nice texture! Use the water if it’s looking a bit too thick.

Pour this mix onto the base. Put some cling wrap over it and chuck into the freezer.

Leave it overnight or at least six hours.

To serve, take it out of the freezer for about ten minutes and cut into slices.

You could serve it with some fresh berries or even make a berry sauce with some more berries and honey, thickened with cornflour.

I find you only need a small serve. The nuts in this ‘cheesecake’ make it really filling.

~yum~

 

Now, if you are keen to get into this ‘raw cheesecake’ craze, you could also try this recipe from the beautiful girls at Like Chocolate for Women. Or try my mango version of this recipe.

 

I love comments. Do you have a recipe for a raw cheesecake? Do you love raw cheesecakes? Talk to me.

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Comments

  1. Lea Murphy says

    April 30, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    This sounds fantastic!
    I’ve never made cheesecakes before, never baked though and not with clean ingredients as this, so I shall be making this tonight for when catching up with friends tomorrow. Guilt free, stress free.
    A friend made me a raw chocolate cake on the weekend for my birthday, Amazing! I felt great afterwards, not sickly, makes for a nice change.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 30, 2012 at 4:36 pm

      Hi Lea! I hope you like it! The raw choccy cake sounds amazing! I have experimented with some raw chocolate brownies and such too…. will have to perfect and blog! I am always satisfied with a tiny piece too!

      Reply
  2. mamacino says

    April 30, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    Oh yes…I am drooling! This looks delish. I haven’t tried a raw cheese cake yet…also saw a recipe for a raw brownie that looked pretty good.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 30, 2012 at 5:38 pm

      I am loving raw ! It’s a great way to get some good nutrition in a tiny bite!

      Reply
  3. lifeloveandhiccups says

    May 1, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Oh no and I just broke up with apple pie – is this the beginning of another love affair destined for heartbreak! 😉 yummo

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 1, 2012 at 6:44 pm

      there is no heartbreak with super healthy raw desserts !! It’s all good news ! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Tat (@muminsearch) says

    May 1, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    That cake looks amazing! I’ll have to put all the ingredients on my shopping list. I’m sure my kids will love it for breakfast (and lunch and dinner) 😉

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 1, 2012 at 6:38 pm

      my kids do love it, hope yours do to !

      Reply
  5. Rachel from Redcliffe Style says

    May 5, 2012 at 11:26 am

    This does sound awesome. Yumm!! Rachel x

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      It is so yummy Rachel ! I am addicted !

      Reply
  6. Karen G says

    May 5, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    Thank you for the recipe! I love cheesecake and a healthier version is what I need while I’m trying to lose some baby weight.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 5, 2012 at 3:52 pm

      you really only need a small slice too Karen, because it is so filling !

      Reply
  7. Michelle (Health Food Lover) says

    May 5, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    Yum!

    Reply
  8. Tracey Rose says

    August 28, 2012 at 11:58 am

    OMG! this looks so yummy … will definitely make for Father’s Day … I’m going to score some major brownie points – thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 28, 2012 at 12:04 pm

      Hope he likes it Tracey – my hubby loves this one!

      Reply
  9. Sally says

    October 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Hi, I’m new to your blog. Just found it through facebook, loving it so far!! I’m going to try this recipe on the weekend… looks delicious. I don’t have xylitol though, is there anything I can use as an alternative? Could I use agave syrup instead? If so, how much?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 19, 2012 at 3:11 pm

      HI Sally. You could use honey or agave. I would use similair amounts or use a bit less, test the mixture and add more until it tastes sweet enough for you. 🙂 Let me know if you like it.

      Reply
  10. Jen says

    October 30, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I’m in the middle of making this now (very excitedly) and realised I don’t have xylitol. Will Rapadura substitute? I do have raw honey and agave but am a bit worried about how much it will change the flavour…

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 30, 2012 at 12:52 pm

      rapadura will give it a slight caramel taste, but I think it will be okay! I would be tempted to use the agave though, as it has a mild flavour 🙂

      Reply
  11. Jen says

    October 30, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    Thank you! Will run with the agave and see how it goes…yum! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Inga says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Hi
    Looks so yummy! I can’t have cashews though. What would you recommend instead? All other nuts are ok. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 12, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      I would try macadamia nuts Inga as they are a similar texture

      Reply
  13. inga says

    August 13, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    thank you

    Reply
  14. Bernice says

    April 28, 2017 at 3:13 pm

    I’m loving this BERRY COCONUTY CHEESECAKE! I think I can try this recipe this weekend, perfect for birthday party! Thanks for this article!

    Reply

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