Want to eat dessert without feeling guilty? Raw food is great for your body and tastes amazing. No need for guilt; your body will get all the fuel and your taste buds will get all the flavor!
My daughter, Ellie, and I are certified RAW food chefs and we were guests yesterday on eightWest (Wood TV-8) where we introduced RAW foods to the eightWest viewers and demonstrated how to make RAW Strawberry Cheesecake. Please view the two video clips below (Safari works best). The first clip explains how to make the crust(5 mins) and the second clip demonstrates how to make the filling(5 mins). The recipe is below. Enjoy!!
Raw Strawberry Cheesecake
Crust:
1 t Coconut oil, organic & raw
1 C Almonds, organic & raw
1 C Walnuts, organic & raw
1 t Vanilla, organic
1/2 C Agave, organic & raw
*Using a pastry brush, coat bottom and sides of glass pie dish with coconut oil and set aside.
*Place remaining ingredients in food processor fitted with the chopping blade.
*Pulse until the mixture resembles small crumbles, do not let mixture form into a ball.
*Press firmly into bottom and sides of glass pie dish.
Vanilla Filling:
2 C Cashews, organic & sprouted
3/4 C Almond milk, organic & raw
1/2 C Agave, organic & raw
2 t Vanilla, organic
1/4 t Salt (Celtic Sea Salt is preferred)
3 T Lecithin
1/2 C Coconut oil, organic & raw
1 C Coconut meat (from a young coconut), organic
*Place cashews in a bowl, cover with filtered water and let soak for 4-6 hrs.
*Drain and discard water. Do not use soaking water from nuts!
*Place all ingredients, starting with liquids, into a high powered blender.
*Blend until smooth and creamy.
*Pour 2 cups of vanilla filling into into the pie crust.
*Tap pie dish gently on counter to level the filling.
Strawberry Filling:
2 C Strawberries, organic
*Clean and remove stems.
*Add to reserved vanilla filling in blender.
*Throughly blend until smooth and creamy.
*Pour strawberry filling on top of vanilla filling in pie crust.
*Swirl together with a knife.
*Cover and chill in refrigerator for 4-6 hours or place in freezer for no more than two hours.
Note: Add fresh strawberries on top of pie crust then add fillings. And, have fun and create your own designs with the fillings!
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