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cashew cheesecake made with cashews and coconut oil

Cashew Cheesecake with Chocolate Sauce and Nutter Butter Crust

This raw cashew cheesecake with chocolate sauce and Nutter Butter cookie crust recipe is the perfect healthy dessert with a little bit of splurge. The cashew cheesecake is made with cashews, almond butter, honey, coconut oil, vanilla, lemon juice and water. It's super simple to make and does NOT require baking! Learn to make this healthy cheesecake at Sweetie Pie and Cupcakes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert, Party Food
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Raw Cashews
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 Tablespoon Almond Butter We use Trader Joe's Raw Almond Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey You can use Maple Syrup to sweeten as well
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice You can add more lemon juice if desired
  • 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Water
  • 12-20 Nutter Butter Cookies Crushed
  • 1/4 cup Butter We use salted Kerrygold butter, if using unsalted butter, you may want to add 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Chocolate Sauce We use Trader Joe's Chocolate Sauce

Method
 

  1. In a bowl, cover cashews with 3-4 cups of water and let soak for 8 hours (or overnight).
  2. Drain cashews and add them to a food processor along with the vanilla, almond butter, honey, lemon juice, coconut oil and tablespoon of water. Process for 6-8 minutes, scraping down the sides to fully incorporate all ingredients. Combine until completely smooth texture. Taste the mixture at this time and add more lemon juice and salt if desired. Remember, the crust and chocolate sauce will be adding flavor too.
    cashew cheese blended
  3. Make the Nutter Butter crust by first crushing the Nutter Butters in a bag. Add the crushed cookies and melted butter into a bowl and combine. Reserve about 2 tablespoons of the mixture for the top of the cheesecake. Pour the rest of the mixture into a pie plate and use the bottom of a glass to pat down the crust. Use your fingers to form the crust along the edges. It doesn't have to go all the way up the pie plate. For a more healthy crust, combine 1/2 cup pitted dates, 1/2 cup almonds, a pinch of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and 1 tablespoon of water if needed.
    Nutter Butter Crust made with crushed nutter butters and melted butter
  4. Pour the cashew cheese mixture into the crust and smooth it out. Drizzle the top with your favorite chocolate sauce. Add the Nutter Butter crumbles to the top. Cover with foil and put in the freezer for about 2 hours to chill.
    how to make cashew cheesecake with raw cashews, chocolate sauce and a nutter butter crust
  5. When ready to serve, simply remove from freezer for 10-15 minutes. Cut with a sharp knife and serve cold. Enjoy!
    cashew cheesecake made with cashews and coconut oil
  6. The cheesecake lasts up to 2 weeks in the freezer covered with foil.

Notes

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