Okay- so something that I have not shared with you all yet. The hubs & I are trying a semi-vegan diet. This means that during the week we eat 90% with just 1-2 servings of say milk or cheese. Then on the weekends we add in meat or poultry for one meal. We are in the beginning of this test. Who knows if we’ll like it, how it will make us feel. We are huge carnivores- so trial is key here. But because of this I was super excited when I saw that my dear friend Tamar from Random-osity sent me this Gluten Free Vegan Cheesecake to share with you all today!! Now I can have a treat & not feel guilty at all.
Hi everyone! I’m super excited to be back guest posting for Gina and I am excited to share a recipe with you all today.
When I blog recipes, they are always gluten, dairy, and soy free since I have allergies to all those foods. But fear not, I only blog recipes I know taste good! I also blog recipes connected to my Jewish heritage and that is what I have for you today.
This past week we celebrated the holiday of Shavuot, which is a celebration of our receiving the Torah/Commandments at Mt. Sinai. It’s a very special holiday and one of the customs is to eat dairy meals (we don’t mix milk and meat in Judaism and usually eat meat meals when celebrating). Some of the traditional Shavuot foods include blintzes (Jewish crepes), noodle kugels, and cheesecake.
I was never a fan of the latter when I could eat dairy, but have been curious to try the raw cashew cheesecakes I often see around the interwebs, so try I did. I was super successful and had to share my successes with you! I mean, would you believe this beauty is dairy, gluten, and soy-free and not baked?
Well, feast your eyes on it, because it is all of the above!
The process was quite simple too! I once made a real cheesecake and it was a fickle process, but this was easy-peazy.
Have food processor – will make vegan cheesecake…
Totally justify this as healthy too – nuts, dates, coconut, a little maple syrup, and some orange juice.
I am pleasantly happy with this and even my non-healthy-food enthusiast taste tester deemed it good, but he refused to call it a cheesecake (-:
Gluten Free + Vegan Cheesecake
adapted from: Raw Blueberry Cheesecake
Gluten Free Vegan Cheesecake
Ingredients
- Crust ingredients:
- 1 cup dates soaked overnight
- 2 cups slivered blanched almonds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- zest of 1 orange
- juice of 1/2 an orange
Cheesecake ingredients:
- 2 cups raw cashews soaked overnight
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- juice of 1/2 an orange
Topping ideas:
- fresh fruit compote
- whipped topping
- chocolate
- the possibilities are endless!
Instructions
- soak the dates and cashews, separately, overnight, drain and set aside
- In a food processor or blender: blend the crust ingredients, scraping down the sides until blended and the nuts are pulverized.
- Press into a greased springform pan and set aside
- In food processor or blender: blend the cheesecake ingredients until smooth, scraping down sides
- **adjust sweetness to your liking
- Pour over crust and spread over evenly
- Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and put in freezer to set
- Remove from freezer and pan and serve with favorite toppings
- Enjoy, enjoy!
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate. Please double-check with your own dietary calculator for the best accuracy. We at Yummi Haus cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Thank you SO MUCH Tamar!!!
I not only love getting new recipes to try but I just find it so interesting to learn about new traditions & customs too.
Want more healthy recipes?
Green Tea Banana Smoothie – This isn’t dairy free – but still good for you.
Toasted Coconut Banana Ice Cream
Toffee Banana Dippers– chocolate chips are gluten free but if you use these Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Gluten, Dairy, nut & Soy Free, Mini Chips then they are also soy, nut & dairy free too. (omit the toffee)
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Tamar says
Good for you and the hubs on the semi-vegan diet! I am almost vegan, but do eggs and fish. So glad I could share this recipe with you then!