Saturday, April 3, 2010
Special Easter
My niece was peaking through the kitchen after searching for Easter eggs.
Since today was Easter, I decided to make a special raw cheescake for everyone.
Here's how it went:
First, you soak 4 cups of raw cashews overnight
The next day you start with the crust by putting 2 cups pecans into a food processor.
Chop the pecans up into a fine meal
Add 4 Dates
2 tbsp Cacao
Pinch of salt
Mix in food processor until it turns into a ball, then mold around a pie plate
Set the crust in the freezer while you're working on the rest of the cheesecake
Then for the "cheesecake" part:
Add your 4 cups of raw cashews into the food processor (a cup or so at a time)
This cheesecake mixture will get thick:
Add gradually--
1 cup Agave
1 cup raw Cocoa Butter (or coconut oil)
1 cup Water (or less)
1 tsp Vanilla
Add this mixture on top of the crust & make sure there are no air bubbles
Set in the freezer for an hour.
For the ganache:
whisk these ingredients in a warm bowl:
1/2 cup Cacao
1/2 cup raw Cocoa Butter (or coconut oil)
1/4 cup agave
1/4 tsp mint extract
Then pour on top of the cheesecake
This could get messy, so be careful!
The ganache will mold quickly to the top.
Place in the fridge for a while to let the cheesecake soften.
Enjoy!
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1 comment:
your cheesecake was delish and a real big hit! I don't care that it cost almost $60 in ingredients...winkwink enough for another one or two.
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