Raw chocolate caramel cheesecake

Another cake! Yep. I love making these delicious raw creations! Full of nutritionally dense ingredients, this cake tastes naughty but doesn't have any nasties in it that you get with traditional cheesecakes.
It is dairy free, gluten free, egg free, grain free, refined sugar free and vegan friendly!
The cake has a slight banana taste to it, if you're not a fan of banana's omit them and add another cup of cashews (preferably soaked) and increase the coconut oil to 1/2 cup.

Recipe

For best results, use a spring form pan. You can line it if you like.

Base

1 cup walnuts

1/2 cup hazelnuts

1/2 cup macadamia nuts (or almonds)

1 cup dates

1 tablespoon cacao

big pinch of sea salt flakes

Process all ingredients in food processor until ingredients stick together when pressed. 

Put into spring form pan, pressing down to make a firm base layer, going up the side of the pan slightly.  Put in freezer to set while making the cheesecake.

Cheesecake

2 Bananas

1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

1 cup cashews

1 cup macadamia nuts

1/4 cup rice malt syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup cacao

1/2 cup coconut cream

Blend all ingredients in food processor until smooth. Pour on top of base, and put in freezer to set for 1-2 hours.

Caramel sauce

1 cup medjool dates, soaked (discard water before use)

1 teaspoon mesquite powder (optional)

1 tablespoon almond butter

2 tablespoons coconut cream

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour on top of cheese cake, smooth out top. Return to freezer to set for 4 hours, or overnight.

Cut with a hot knife while still frozen. Allow to soften a little before eating...if you can wait.

Top with raw cacao nibs. Nom nom nom.

Raw carrot cake with 'cream cheese' cashew frosting

I love carrot cake. Sweet and moist with a hint of cinnamon spice and a sneak of coconut. I also love cream cheese- cashew cream cheese that is! Smooth, lemony, creamy goodness.....mouth watering deliciousness!!! Ommnomnom get in ma belly.
I found a good recipe and have changed it up to suit my way of eating- gluten free, grain free, dairy free. It is also egg free and refined sugar free too.
It is wonderfully moist, dense, and totally satisfying.
So here it is!

 Don't mind my lack of food styling skill....

This is before it was covered in the cashew frosting

 Wala! My old cake decorating skills have come in handy....

The cake above is made in a very small (12cm diameter) spring form pan- so I halved the recipe below. Since I'm terrible at not eating the entire cake in one go, I thought I'd better make a small version...

Recipe
Use a spring form pan about 25cm diameter

Cashew frosting-
2 cups cashews (preferably soaked overnight, or for at least 4 hours, then discard water)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons of agave (or sweetener of choice)
2 tablespoons of coconut

Blend everything up in the food processor until smooth- if it seems too dry, add a little water. Set aside. Try not to eat...

Cake
2 carrots, roughly chopped
1 1/2 cups almond meal
2 cups pitted medjool dates
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

Process carrots until very fine. Add everything else, process until combined.
Press 1/2 mixture into bottom of spring form pan. Spread cashew frosting over top 1cm thick. Put in freezer for 2hours. Press the rest of the mixture on top. Freeze again for 2 hours.
Open spring form pan carefully, cover with rest of cashew frosting.
A small slice is perfect accompanying a cup of tea.
Enjoy!
Clair

Raw chocolate and hazelnut brownie tart

This is my first attempt at free styling a recipe. My cooking style is very much a 'chuck it in and see how it tastes' style, so putting together a recipe of my own takes restraint in holding back and measuring what I'm actually putting in my dish!

I love clean, raw, brownies. And I love choc avo mousse. So I thought I'd combine them into one decadent dessert.
This is so good, I had the husband asking for seconds.

This makes one small tart (about 15cm diameter tin)- it is rich enough that 1/4 of a piece will satisfy (although I ate a half..... oink oink)

Recipe
Base
6 Medjool dates (pitted)
2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
1/4 cup walnuts
3/4 cup hazelnuts
1/4 teaspoon himalayan salt flakes
1/4 cup almonds

Chocolate mousse
1 avocado
2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
3 tablespoons of agave syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon himalayan salt flakes
1/4 teaspoon mesquite powder (optional)


Method
In food processor blitz walnuts and hazelnuts until finely ground.
Add in cacao power and salt, blitz until combined.
Add in medjool dates 1 at a time while food processor is still running
Add in almonds and blitz until broken down but still leaving them in little chunks.
Mixture should stick together when pressed.
Scoop out and press into tart tins then pop into freezer to set

Mousse
Blitz all ingredients in processor- add more sweetener if avocado taste is still present.

Fill tart case with mousse- pop back in freezer to set.
Cut right before serving.
Try to share and not eat it all yourself....like me...

Dairy free Chocolate icecream

Thank goodness someone showed me how to make clean icecream. So simple and easy, all you need is the frozen bananas and a food processor/ high powered blender.

Ingredients

1 frozen banana

1 tsp cacoa powder

You could add in peppermint essence/ vanilla powder, chilly powder or anything you enjoy with chocolate to give it a twist.

Method

Blitz banana until creamy, add in cacao powder, blitz until incorporated.

top with nuts of your choice

Raw walnut brownie

Omnomnomnom
That's how I sum up this delicious Raw chocolate brownie.
This recipe is so so so simple, with only 4 major ingredients. It is gooey, rich and delicious with a little crutch. Everything I love in a dessert!
This recipe is from My New Roots - www.mynewroots.org

2 cups whole walnuts
2 ½ cups Medjool dates, pitted
1 cup raw cacao 
1 cup raw unsalted almonds, roughly chopped
¼ tsp. sea salt
Cook and try not to eat it all.....

Raw Chocolate banana cheesecake

Food porn alert!! This cake was so omg yummy!
This was my second attempt as a raw cheesecake. My first can be found here. It is totally decadent, rich and filling- everything you would expect from a full fat, dairy filled, sugar laden, naughty dessert...all of which this is NOT! Everything in this cake is good for you- bananas, cashews, cacao, coconut oil.... omnomnomnom!

Recipe from This Rawsome Vegan Life
http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/2013/03/vanilla-chocolate-chunk-cheesecake-with.html#.UeYyQBZT91M

Raw blueberry cheesecake

I made this beauty a little while back- it was my first attempt at a raw cheesecake. My goodness I was not disappointed! It was delicious!! The original recipe has raspberries, but I changed to blueberries- use whatever you like!
Recipe from http://www.mynewroots.org/site/2011/01/raw-cashew-dreamcake-2/