Raspberry And White Chocolate ‘Cheesecake’ (Valentine’s Day Recipe)

Bamik Hambaz BAMIK HAMBAZ

The classic combination of raspberry & white chocolate always hits the spot, but is usually laden with refined-sugar, fat and nasty additives that leave us feeling like a bag of wet cement - but not this bad boy!  This recipes means you can have your raspberry white chocolate ‘cheesecake’, eat it too, and feel like a butterfly afterwards!

We are excited to be sharing this recipe from the latest edition of 'Healthy Mama' , which is full of love this month!

Makes 1 10cm round cake
Allow 30 minutes -1 hours between freezer and mouth.

BASE LAYER

  • 1/4 cup whole oats, processed into flour
  • 4-6 soft Medjool dates
  • 1 tsp rice malt syrup (optional)
  • 1 tbsp raw cacao
  • 1 tbsp shredded coconut

Method

  1. Add all ingredients into high powered blender or food processor and pulse until well combined. The mixture should clump but not be too sticky.
  2. Press into a lined 4inch/10cm spring form tin or ramekin.
  3. Set in freezer while preparing the filling.

WHITE CHOCOLATE ‘CHEESECAKE’

  • 1 cup of cashews, soaked for 4 hours and drained
  • 2 tbsp rice malt syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • pinch of sea salt
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp/10 g cacao butter, grated
  • 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

Method

  1. Blend or process the first 6 ingredients until well combined. Scrape sides of blender or food processor and pulse again until smooth.
  2. Slowly melt the cacao butter and coconut oil in a bowl over simmering pot of water. Once melted, add to the blender or food processor with the remaining ingredients and blend until combined well.
  3. Spoon 3/4 mixture onto the base and set in freezer for 30 minutes.

RASPBERRY LAYER

  • Remaining 1/4 of white chocolate mixture
  • 1/2 cup raspberries, plus extra for garnishing

Method

  1. Add 1/2 cup of raspberries to the remaining white chocolate mix and blend or process well.
  2. Pour on top of cheesecake and set in the freeze.
  3. To Serve, garnish with extra raspberries.

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Healthy Mama Magazine is the beautifully designed and digitally published magazine edited by Bamik Hambaz (available on Apple App Store in the Newsstand and the Google Play Store). Bamik hand selects recipes from some of the best foodies & nutritionists around the world together with professional articles written for you by nutritionists, best selling authors, psychologists, scientists to help bring clarity to organic living, parenting and well being for you and your family.