Recipe Directions

  • 1. Throw the macadamia nuts, salt and dates into your food processor. (Don't add the coconut!!) Process nuts and dates until well processed but still airy.
  • 2. Next, get our your cheesecake pan (or just a basic glass brownie pan if you're like me and don't have fancy cookware) and sprinkle the coconut on the bottom as your very first layer. The point of doing this is to make it so it's easier to remove the cheesecake and the coconut stops the crust from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Then press the macadamia nuts and date mixture down into the pan to form the crust.
  • 3. Throw all cream-cheese filling ingredients into your high-speed blender and blend! Add as little water as necessary to facilitate blending. (Try to add as little water as possible.) Pour mixture on top of crust.
  • 4. Place the above in freezer for an hour or so (so that it will firm up).
  • 5. Meanwhile, throw your strawberries and dates in your high-speed blender. Blend until nice and smooth. Pour this mixture on top of the crust/creamcheese, which was just in the freezer for about an hour. Place the raw cheesecake recipe back in freezer. Freeze until this raw cheesecake recipe reaches the desired consistency (5 hours or so!).
  • 6. Defrost this raw cheesecake recipe for about a half-hour before eating (or just slice from freezer and enjoy this delicious raw cheesecake)!

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

This is an awesome raw cheesecake recipe. Will you believe me when I say that it tastes exactly like standard American diet (SAD) cheesecake? No, of course you won't believe me that this raw cheesecake recipe tastes just like the real thing. But it does!!

This is a three-stage process, which is a little more complicated than I normally work. But, it is important to have some kind of fancy dessert in your arsenal to impress the non-raw people in your life. This raw cheesecake recipe does the trick, hands down!

Plus, it's actually not that hard to make. Seriously.

This raw cheesecake recipe just takes three easy steps: crust (easy, throw in food processor and press down into pan); "cream cheese" (easy, throw everything in high-speed blender and pour on top of crust); and sauce (easy, throw everything in high-speed blender and pour on top). Enjoy this raw cheesecake recipe!

This raw cheesecake recipe is very rich, so it can serve, like, 20 people or something crazy like that!  

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 73 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
  • This recipe is low in Calories.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Iron, Vitamin C, and Vitamin B6.

Amounts per 81 g (3 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 319 13 %
Protein 5 g 9 %
Fat 25 g 32 %
Carbohydrates 23 g 7 %
Dietary Fiber 2.3 g 7 %
Sugars 16 g
Calcium 22 mg 2 %
Iron 1.9 mg 15 %
Sodium 11 mg
Source: USDA, The Rawtarian

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Hi Nilay,

Great question - the general rule is not to heat above 110 degrees :) Blending/processing/dehydrating below 110 is okay.

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Does maple syrup work (taste ok) in this cheesecake recipe?

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Yes Charlie, maple syrup is good for this recipe

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... also, coconut syrup is a nice tasting alternative to agave syrup or honey. Agave if you haven't discovered for yourself goes straight to the liver and just sits there. Bummer summer! I'm reading not such good things about agave. Sorry. On the bright side, honey in this recipe tastes ok pretty good, but maybe not quite as good as the other two. I tried vanilla bean instead of extract in the filling. It's very good maybe a rounder taste. One vanilla bean equals one TBSP of vanilla extract.

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Hi Charlie,

Great insights here! Although it's not vegan, I use raw unpasteurized local honey a lot

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While not soaking the cashews is of course quicker, I find soaking them overnight results in not only easier blending, but also a smoother lighter more airy tasting to me filling.

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Great tips Charlie!

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I just made this and it was DELISH! Thank you!

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So glad you enjoyed, Renon. Lovely family in your profile pic, BTW!

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Liz's Review

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My family and I have been loving this cheesecake! It's better than the traditional! My son requested this for his birthday cake in May!!!

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Nice work re: your son Liz lol!!

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Due to multiple alergies - can I substitute something else for coconut oil (say macadamia paste or sunflower oil??) And for sugar could I use good old golden syrup (cane sugar syrup)? My son has multipe allergies and if I couls substitute these two ingrediants successfullt I could make this for his birthday cake! Thansk.

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I have seen other raw recipes that use cacao butter instead of coconut oil. I'm not exactly sure if it would do the same things in the freezer, but it might we worth trying.

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Hi Paula,

I am sorry, no, there is no substitute for coconut oil in this recipe since it's the coconut oil that helps it to solidify properly in the freezer.

Re: the sweetener, I have never used golden syrup and it is not raw, but if you not doing 100% raw then I am sure it will work fine as long as it has a similar level of sweetness to maple syrup -

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My new Vitamix struggled with the cashew filling. I'm thinking of trying a Blendtec with a twister jar. Any tips on using my Vitamix to mix the cashew filling? I did about six of these cheesecakes with my Nutribullet. Boy was that a struggle! I was hoping it would be easier with my new Vitamix. No, I didn't soak the cashews this time before trying it with the VM.... would that help?

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Hi Charlie,

I don't soak either, although that would help if you took the time (which I don't).

Usually it's just a finicky thing - you go from very slow and increase the speed slowly, then if it isn't spinning right, stop, take lid off and create an air pocket down the side, then start on slow again

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I soak the nuts and then freeze them. Then I add just enough water to get them to blend in my Vitamix...makes a beautiful, wondrous tasting, smooth textured cheese cake!

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Great idea. Sounds awfully good!

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Tom's Review

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We have made and eaten about six of these cheese cakes since December. My favorite topping is blueberry-date. This is a million dollar recipe!

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I'm delighted you're enjoying them so, Tom! :) Here's to many more!

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Hi, love the look of this :-) Quick question: are the cashews soaked? Thanks, looking forward to making this :-)

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Hi Abbey,

I do not soak. You can if you want to, but I don't because I am lazy and usually in rush.

If your blender is crappy it's a good idea though (soaking softens them)

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thomas's Review

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Hello. I will translate this lovely cheescake in dutch everyone loved it...

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That's awesome, Thomas! :)

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First off. This recipe looks incredibly easy and delicious. I'm definitely going to try it but I have a few questions. First off for the filling, would soaking the cashews facilitate easier blending or would that just hurt the process? Also what size pan did you use? Would an 8 1/2 spring form pan work? I have a tendency to overestimate which has resulted in paper thin brownies in the past. :)

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