Michael's Famous Cheesecake

Wow! This is what my husband termed a 'guiltless' dessert for those that don't want to try raw food and want 'good' food. We made it with strawberries instead of raspberries. Was wonderful. I would use less lemon less time and maybe throw in some finely chopped nuts into the crust to make a little crunchier. We also talked about possibly blending some berries into the 'cheese' mixture. Will comment when I do so. Thank you for posting this!

This is SO going in my recipe box!!

Amazing every time, my friends ask me for the recipe and they cant believe it's cashews!

Amazing every time, my friends ask me for the recipe and they cant believe it's cashews!

This is SO going in my recipe box!!

agave is not raw

update: i've been enjoying the cheesecake. today i drizzled some extra agave on my slice to see if i needed to make it sweeter next time. and that was it! it was really excellent after i added the agave.

i just made this recipe yesterday! it was sooo exciting! i used cashews for the crust since i didn't have mac nuts and i added some extra dates. the crust came out really thick, so i think next time i can use about half of it. i used blueberries instead of raspberries because, well, i LOVE blueberries! i may have added a few extra dates to the sauce, but then today i added some agave to the sauce to sweeten it up. i used agave in the cheese instead of honey to make it vegan, but i don't think the agave made it as sweet as it should have been. the next time i'll use more agave and cut down on the water since agave is thinner than honey. i would also use less lemon juice next time unless i wanted a lemon cheesecake. but it's a great recipe and i was amazed at how much it looks and tastes like a cheesecake! even my mom gave it the thumbs up (with notes about too much lemon) and she's a real omnivore. i really can't believe it. yes, if you use all organic ingredients it does cost around $30-$35 to make. but i was encouraged because i had enough left to make another one except for the cashews. so it turned out to be a little more economical in the end. and i still have a lot of coconut and dates. i may use pine nuts next time instead of cashews. i wonder what other nuts can be used? and other nuts for the crust?

I am allergic to cashews and mac nuts to my knowledge. I'll try almonds to replace mac nuts... can I use pecans for cashews perhaps?

Wow! This is what my husband termed a 'guiltless' dessert for those that don't want to try raw food and want 'good' food. We made it with strawberries instead of raspberries. Was wonderful. I would use less lemon less time and maybe throw in some finely chopped nuts into the crust to make a little crunchier. We also talked about possibly blending some berries into the 'cheese' mixture. Will comment when I do so. Thank you for posting this!

This was really good, tastes very close to "real" cheesecake, but it also costs close to $30 to make, yikes! I'd save it for special occasions.

i think i am in love! this is so good, and oh my good it tastes like cheese cake. i am taking it over to a cooked friends house for dessert tonight...i am trying to convince her to start experimenting with raw so she stops thinking i'm so weird. i think this might work