Drool Worthy Vegan Passionfruit 'Cheesecake'

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.

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