Drool Worthy Vegan Passionfruit 'Cheesecake'

Masha & Micheal MASHA & MICHEAL

Have your cake & eat it too! This raw vegan ‘cheesecake’ is super simple to make using some of Mother Nature’s finest ingredients!

Serving Size: Makes 12-15 generous slices

Ingredients

BASE

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 6 dates, pitted

FILING

  • 3 cups cashews (soaked for 3 hours)
  • 6 drops of double strength vanilla extract or ¼ tsp of normal strength
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 2 passion fruits
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • ½ cup coconut cream

JELLY

  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ tsp coconut sugar
  • 2-3 grams agar agar (this is a seaweed, you can find it in most health food stores)
  • ½ passionfruit

What to do

  1. For the base, place the almonds and dates in a food processor and blend until you can pinch the mixture and it sticks together. This should normally take about 2 minutes.
  2. Press down the mixture in a 21cm or 8.5" springform cake tin lined with unbleached baking paper.
  3. For the filling, add all ingredients in a food processor and blend for around 3-5 minutes until you reach a creamy smooth consistency.
  4. Pour on top of the base and place in the freezer for about 1.5-2 hours or until the filling has gone firm.
  5. While the cake is setting, bring the water, coconut sugar and agar agar to the boil for the jelly in a small saucepan.
  6. Once boiling, simmer for around 3-4 minutes, stirring. Make sure that the sugar has completely dissolved.
  7. Add in the passion fruits and stir. Let it cool for about 5-7 minutes then pour over the set cake.
  8. Put it in the fridge to set. This should take no more than 20-30 minutes.
  9. Serve cold.

Pretty easy right? This cake is quite rich, so a small slice should be satisfying.

What about you? How do you use passionfruit in your recipes?

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BY MASHA & MICHEAL

The Minimalist Vegan is a lifestyle blog that promotes eating well and living mindfully. A lifestyle that Masha & Michael the owners of this site strive to live each and every day. Masha is the recipe creator, professional photographer and certified health coach of the team. She is really passionate about health and food and enjoys spreading the message of compassionate living. If she’s not behind the camera, you will definitely find her shopping for healthy local food. Michael is the technical one of the team and started the minimalist movement in the household. He’s passionate about stripping everything back to the essentials and finding the most efficient way of doing things to spend more time enjoying life. You’ll find …