Recipe Directions

  • 1. Place all ingredients into blender. Blend until extremely smooth! Keep blending until you can't see any bits of cashews or kale. This should be like a nice creamy thick smoothie.
  • 2. Pour into a glass dish (or molds). Smooth out with the back of a spoon.
  • 3. Freeze for at least 5 hours (or ideally overnight).
  • 4. This recipe should always be kept in the freezer. (It will melt otherwise.)

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

I recently received a request from J. Coleman to make a raw dessert for St. Patrick's Day, and I couldn't resist making a noteworthy cheesecake by using kale's vibrant green color to make a raw sweet kale cheesecake! It sounds freaky, but that's part of the fun. A definitely showstopper for a work function for sure :)

Also, flavor and color are both very important to this recipe, so if your recipe isn't turning out quite green, do a little taste-test before pouring out of the blender. Feel free to add a few more sprigs of kale (or spinach) and blend again to get the right shade of green. But keep taste-testing to make sure you don't make it taste too green :) As written though, this sweet kale cheesecake recipe is lovely and sweet, with absolutely no green flavor at all.

If you have a crappy blender that doesn't blend very well, you should soak your cashews in warm water first for a few hours (to soften them), then rinse and pat dry. But if your blender is good and strong, then you don't need to soak them.

Also, if using kale, be sure to use only the leafy bits -- don't add the spines of the kale. In other words, carefully rip the lettucy-bits off the kale stalk and use those, but throw out the hard spines. 

Re: the dish, as you can see I've used a bunch of different molds and a small pie pan, but if you don't have fancy kitchen equipment you can simply pour into any glass-bottomed dish (even a pie plate) and then just throw the whole thing in the freezer, then cut pieces out once frozen.

If you can't eat bananas, you can use another cup of cashews instead.

If you don't have kale, you can easily substitute the kale for green spinach. (For example, use 1 cup spinach instead of the 3/4 cup kale.)

Note: this recipe will melt if not in the freezer! Keep that in mind, and leave in freezer for as long as possible before serving.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 83 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
  • This recipe is low in Calories.
  • This recipe is an excellent source of Vitamin K.
  • This recipe is a good source of Riboflavin, and Vitamin B6.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Iron, and Vitamin C.

Amounts per 105 g (4 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 314 13 %
Protein 5 g 9 %
Fat 22 g 28 %
Carbohydrates 28 g 8 %
Dietary Fiber 2 g 6 %
Sugars 18 g
Calcium 41 mg 4 %
Iron 1.8 mg 13 %
Sodium 57 mg 2 %
Source: The Rawtarian, USDA

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Great idea Laura

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Love this! I was just thinking this morning about making a fun St. Patty's day recipe and this will be perfect!! I'm seriously so mesmerized by the color; it's wonderful!

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Hi I haven't tried your recipe yet but will definitely give it a go. I wanted to offer another suggestion in case it helps. I use parsley in my recipes to get that beautiful green color - lime cheesecake, my dips etc. I never get a bitter greens taste.
Love sharing and seeing how creative everybody is getting. Portia

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Looks nothing like the main picture (I used red kale) but it tastes good.

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Nicely done!

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Carly Sears's Review

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Is there a way to make this recipe oil-free? Thank you!

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Hi Carly!

No, this recipe does require the coconut oil, because it's the coconut oil that helps the recipe solidify in the freezer (instead of turning into a hard rock of iciness when frozen).

If you want to look for oil-free recipes on my website, you can use this hack:

use the search at the top (search for something, like "oil"), then click on the fork and knife icon beside the search box, then click the "more options" and there you can specify recipe ingredients - including ingredients that you DO NOT want.

I hope this helps!

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AmandaPicone's Review

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AMAZING...I used my smoothie blender which made it warm (from the speed I guess?) so I served it in bowls as a pudding for dessert. My husband and I are in disbelief!! It's like a vanilla, smooth custard...made out of k a l e!! I cannot thank you enough for sharing all of these amazing recipes!

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I love the idea of serving it like a pudding!!

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Is there a sub for the oil? If not is it to be measured as a solid or liquid?

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Hi Danah!

Great question - this recipe isn't too picky, so measuring as a solid or a liquid would both be fine. When I'm making it, I usually just have it in solid format :)

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Fee's Review

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Absolutely delicious! We used Calvero Nero so it came out quite dark and does have a slight green flavour to it. We put it on a base of blended almonds and dates as well. Will certainly be making this again. Now to try in on the meat eater...

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Nice clean, sleek cuts, Fee! Thanks for sharing the pic. Looks great!

Yes, the green cake might not be appealing to the meat eater.... go for chocolate for that one!!

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Well he tried a tiny taste Wednesday night and didn't like it, but the next night ate an entire slice then finished the final slice two nights later and said I should definately make it again :-) :-) :-) Chocolate orange cheesecake is next weeks plan.

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Haha - he got desperate and it was the best available sweet thing in the house, I bet :)

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Angel Fock's Review

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The green look of this cake is very attractive. Just wonder whether the cashew need to be soaked before blending ?

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Hi Angel!

No, you don't need to soak the cashews before using.

(Note: if your blender is very crappy, though, you may want to soak the cashews in warm water for an hour first, then rinse, drain and pat dry and use immediately. The point of doing this is to make them softer and easier to blend. But if your blender is really good, then you don't have to soak.)

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Angel Fock's Review

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Really thanks for your reply. Will try to make this soon ☺️

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If you do, I'd love to know what you think of it Angel!

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Angel Fock's Review

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Sure, will try to make it this weekend and share my thoughts then

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:)

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Had tried making this yesterday. Turned out to be a dark green (not light green as yours) and looked like "matcha ice-cream" (the texture also like ice-cream, may be as it was frozen for long hours). Will it be ok to put only in the lower part of the fridge to have a softer texture? Btw, it's very delicious ;)

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Hi Angel!

Nope, don't do the fridge thing!! Messes will ensue :) It needs to be frozen.

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Bananas don't agree with me so I substitute 1/3 of a med large avocado. & its also green! Even better with this recipe! TY Rawtarian for all Ur genius!

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Oh lovely, thanks for sharing your substitution, Becky! And I'm not a genius, really, I'm not... lol.

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KaraDan's Review

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Made this over the weekend, and it was, as usual, wonderful! My only issue was that I made it in mini springform pans, and the cheesecakes were difficult to get off the metal round. Any advice? Should I let them thaw slightly (but not melt) before trying?

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Hi Kara! Next time you can try lining the base with parchment paper - don't let them thaw too much, it'll get messy. Prying off with a sharp knife helps also.

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Ana's Review

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As I just made cashew Milk decided to use the pulp instead the cashews. I hope it comes out good! The "batter" tastes delicious! Thank you you're genius!

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