Ingredients
INGREDIENTS – FILLING
* 1 ½ cups cashews soaked overnight
* ½ cup maple syrup
* ¼ cup coconut milk
* ¼ cup coconut yoghurt
* ¼ scant cup melted coconut oil
* 1 medium lemon, juiced
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 1 serve Nuzest Good Green Vitality
* ¼ tsp sea salt
INGREDIENTS – CRUST
* 1 cup packed Medjool dates (pitted)
* 1 ½ cups raw walnuts
* Pinch seat salt
Did you know, Good Green Vitality is not only enjoyed as a drink or in smoothies?
That's right, we like to blend ours up and enjoy in a delicious cheesecake recipe too.
- Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan
- Time: 4 hours 30 minutes mins Serves: 10 slices
METHOD
- Soak cashews in cool water for 6-8 hours or overnight. Drain well and set aside
- Add dates to a high-powered food processor and blend until small bits remain and it forms a ball. Remove and set aside
- Add walnuts and salt to food processor and blitz until a meal is formed. Add date mixture and blitz until a loose dough forms. Add either a few more dates or a few more walnuts if consistency needs adjusting
- Line a standard pie or cake dish (around 7 inches) with baking paper then add crust mixture and carefully press with fingers
- To flatten further, line a flat-edged drinking glass with baking paper and press down, pushing crust up the sides. Place in freezer to firm
- Add all filling ingredients except Good Green Vitality to a high speed blender or food processor and blend until creamy and smooth. Add more coconut milk if needed
- Taste for flavour/sweetness and add more maple syrup for sweetness, more vanilla if needed, or more coconut yoghurt/lemon for more tanginess
- Pour 2/3 of the filling into the crust, and tap pan a few times to release any air bubbles. Set aside
- Add Good Green Vitality to the remaining filling and blend until creamy and smooth. Add to the filling in a swirling motion and swirl a few times with a chopstick to create more swirl pattern. Tap to release air bubbles
- Cover carefully and loosely with cling wrap and freeze for 4 hours until set. Check that filling is firm
- To serve, remove from freezer and let sit for 10 minutes. Slice with hot knife
- Keep stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one month
