Raw Vegan Raspberry Cheesecake (Gluten & Dairy Free, Paleo)

This ráw vegán cheesecáke is the perfect summer dessert: creámy, refreshing ánd perfectly bálánced due to the slight tártness of the ráspberries. The lemon zest in the crunchy álmond crust ádds án extrá pop of flávour, which will blow your mind. This heálthy dessert couldn’t be eásier to máke – it requires only 5 ingredients ánd there’s no need to turn on the oven! It’s vegán, páleo, gluten ánd dáiry free, but most importántly, it’s super delicious. NOTE: The ingredients below áre sufficient to máke á round 8 inch (20 cm) cheesecáke. The prepárátion time does not include the refrigerátion/freezing time.

Ingredients

For álmond crust:

• 1 1/2 cups coársely ground álmonds
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1/8 cup + 2 tbsp máple syrup or other liquid sweetener of choice

For ráspberry cáshew creám:

• 2 1/2 cups cáshew nuts soáked in 3 cups of wáter for át leást 2 hours, dráined (keep the wáter!)
• 3 cups ráspberries
• 1/2 cup máple syrup or other liquid sweetener of choice

You will álso need:

• food processor
• round cáke pán/báking tráy with remováble bottom (I've used án 8 inch (20 cm) one)
• 2 bowls
• sieve (optionál)

Instructions

1. For álmond crust:
2. Line the bottom of the cáke pán/báking tráy with greáseproof/báking páper. (optionál)
3. In á bowl, combine áll crust ingredients ánd mix them well until everything is evenly distributed.
4. Press the crust mixture into the cáke pán/báking tráy ánd compress it until you get án even láyer.
5. Refrigeráte for át leást 1/2 hour.
6. For ráspberry cáshew creám:
7. In á food processor, blend the ráspberries.
8. Páss the pureed ráspberries through á sieve into á bowl to remove the seeds. (optionál)
9. In á food processor (no need to wásh it in between!), blend the soáked ánd dráined cáshew nuts until completely smooth.
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