Raw cheesecake recipe
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Total Time
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Shelf Life
1 week in freezer
Crust ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts (or a combination of walnuts and/or macadamia nuts)
- 1/2 cup dates
- 1/4 cup dried, unsweetened coconut
- 1 pinch sea salt
White cheesecake filling ingredients:
- 3 cups cashews
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 cup agave or honey
- 3/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup of water, if necessary to facilitate blending. use as little as possible. (optional)
Fruit topping ingredients:
- 2 cups frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup dates
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

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!
Nutrition Facts
- 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
Name | Amount | % Daily |
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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 |
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Comments and Reviews
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The Rawtarian
Apr 11, 2011
Love you Naama! Love the pics :)
Lily
Feb 25, 2011
OMG. This is SO FREAKING AWESOME! I just made it and have extra filling so I made mini crusts as well. Oh perfect!!
Marcelle chedid
Aug 05, 2012
This I Marcelle after I read it immediately I wl do it Kisses
Christopher
Aug 17, 2011
I am planning to make this cheesecake for the first time. Where I live, it is impossible to buy coconut oil. Is this essential or can it be eliminated?
The freezing is confusing. Some say 4 - 6 hours and others laugh and say they left it all night. This makes me think that something occurs in the freezing process. Can you explain? Thanks
The Rawtarian
Aug 18, 2011
Hi Christopher,
I would say try 8 hours or so in freezer for final freeze. Good luck!
The Rawtarian
Sep 11, 2011
OOps, plus,I forgot to answer your coconut oil question. YES, you MUST have coconut oil! It won't work well w/o it.
kmw
May 19, 2013
Do you melt the coconut oil before adding it?
The Rawtarian
May 20, 2013
No, I don't bother melting it KMW :)
ruby
Aug 08, 2011
i know it's the best but my crust didn't turn out that good
The Rawtarian
Aug 08, 2011
Hi Ruby,
Was it the taste of the crust or was it the texture/procedure?
The Rawtarian
Feb 26, 2011
Lollllllllllll :)))))))))))) I know exactly what you mean :)))
Cobie
Sep 10, 2013
Hi I was wondering what you mean by cream cheese? It's not in ingredients, I'm really keen to give this ago but a bit confused?
The Rawtarian
Sep 16, 2013
Hi Cobie, It's just the name of the recipe. It's a bit confusing, but it just means that the final result is kinda like a veggie cream cheese :)
Becky
Sep 13, 2013
When she said cream cheese, she meant the raw version of cream cheese, there is no actual cheese in this. She meant the White cheesecake filling ingredients.
The Rawtarian
Sep 14, 2013
Hi Becky, you got it :) I concur :)
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