1 ½ cups of cashews
½ cup of water
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
2 tablespoons of agave nectar (or raw honey but it's not vegan)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon of celtic salt
Directions
1. Throw all ingredients in high-speed blender.
2. Blend until nice and smooth and creamy!
3. Transfer to a small bowl.
4. Refrigerate in bowl for one hour until it firms up.
5. Spread on your favorite raw cake, like this raw carrot cake recipe.
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
You haven't lived until you've had this raw cream cheese icing recipe with a big, nice slice of raw carrot cake!
Note that it's the coconut oil that will help this raw cream cheese recipe firm up, so... don't omit it, ok?
The icing will get softer and more gooey (gooeyer?) once it warms up so it's best to ice and then eat right away. Or store your entire cake in the fridge and then cut slices right away.
Enjoy this raw cream cheese icing recipe!
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Leonie Hildreth
Feb 10, 2012
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Thanks for these recepes.I will make this cake to surprise someone Special soon. Happy Valentine!!
The Rawtarian
Feb 28, 2012
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I hope your someone special appreciated it, Leonie :)
Kristina
Feb 11, 2012
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That is a great Idea Leonie. I think I will be surprising someone with this on Valentine's day as well. and this icing looks delish.. the only addition I would make to this is a quick squeeze of fresh lemon juice to give it that cream cheese "tart"ness. Thanks for these inspirational recipes. I was wondering though, where you get your raw cashews from? and do you soak and rinse yours before using them??
Dee
Feb 12, 2012
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Hi Katrina..my local Health Food store sells raw cashews as well as Trader Joe's. I always soak my cashews for a few hours before I include them in recipes 1) because it breaks
down the enzyme inhibitors..and 2) they whip up much creamier once they are soaked and rinsed..hope this helps.
The Rawtarian
Feb 28, 2012
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I don't really soak - I know I should but I am busy and lazy.
When it comes to my recipes, if I say "soak" it means you HAVE TO SOAK to get the recipe to work properly. However, that is not so with this recipe :) In other words, NO, you don't have to soak if you have a high-speed blender.
(If you have a crappy blender you should soak in warm water just to soften them so they will blend better.)
Morgana Ricardo
Aug 02, 2012
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I just read recently that cashews are one of the few nuts that you do not need to soak because they do not contain the enzyme inhibitors that some nuts have. :)
Christy
Feb 27, 2012
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OMG!!!! Just made this recipe and I swear it almost didn't make it into the dehydrator! It is SOOOOOOO yummy!!!!! Thank you for sharing all that you do. Oh ...forgot to mention I didn't have quite enough carrot so I added some pineapple to make up the rest...oh ya!!!!
Delicious!!! Thanks again!!!!!
The Rawtarian
Feb 28, 2012
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My pleasure :))
Morning Artist
Mar 16, 2012
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Delicious! Just made this tonight & used it for raw kiwi mango cream pie. I set aside some to top off our raw brownies. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
The Rawtarian
Mar 16, 2012
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My pleasure :) Mmm kiwi and this would be a yummy combo - tant and tangy + sweet!
Linda
Mar 26, 2012
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finger licking good! So delish over cakes and even cookies. Its awesome alone.
The Rawtarian
Mar 26, 2012
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Finger licking good indeed!
Anne Pensinger
Jul 03, 2012
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I love the simplicity and ease of your recipies! My husband is allergic to cashews, would any of the other nuts work as a replacement?
Sunniva Sol
Mar 19, 2013
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I believe it works with pine nuts - I once used half'n'half pine nuts and cashews, and it worked out marvelous.
The Rawtarian
Mar 24, 2013
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Great suggestion, Sunniva!
Morgana Ricardo
Aug 03, 2012
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So so delicious. I just made this for the first time and it was so fast, simple and delicious. I just made some regular carrot cake for my kids (with out eggs because I found out I'm allergic to eggs and dairy) and wanted to have one so I made this icing for myself. My whole family wants this on their cupcakes instead of store bought frosting. Yeah for me. :)
Nino
Aug 16, 2012
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I'm curious as to what kind of food processor you are using?
The Rawtarian
Aug 20, 2012
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http://www.therawtarian.com/recommended-raw-food-appliances-and-specialt...
:)
Julie
Aug 20, 2012
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Just came across your site. My 11 month old was just diagnosed with a Milk and Dairy allergy so I am new to all of this. Looking to learn how to change over some of my dairy recipes to vegan.
I am certainly going to give this recipe a try. Can you tell me how much it makes?
The Rawtarian
Aug 20, 2012
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Maybe 1.5 cups? Not enough to ice a normal, large huge cake. You might want to double or triple if trying to use like a Standard American Diet icing
Patrice
Oct 07, 2012
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I love all of your recipes. I am happy to say that as of October 5, 2012 that I have gone completely raw. I am confident that I can now hang in there for life after finding this site. Thanks for the wonderful insight and great recipes. What is the best food dehydrator and food processor to purchase in making such delicious recipes?
The Rawtarian
Oct 08, 2012
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Love it Patrice!
These might help -
My recommended resources: I recommend Vitamix for blender, food processor blend is not as crucial http://www.therawtarian.com/recommended-raw-food-appliances-and-specialt...
A podcast (audio) where I talk about what appliances to get: http://www.therawtarian.com/rfp07-raw-appliances
Sunniva Sol
Mar 19, 2013
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This was absolutely amazing! I used it on a "regular" vegan carrot cake - amazing! I couldn't stop myself from licking the Vita Mix, haha.
The Rawtarian
Mar 24, 2013
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Licking the vitamix is a sure sign of success. It happens a lot in my house too! PS: Love your profile pic. Adorable!
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