Tropical Cheesecake Recipe

Tropical Cheesecake Recipe http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/2010/12/tropical-cheese.html

Contributed by Mitzie & H D Boyles
Source: The Sunny Raw Kitchen

Crust:
2 cups of pecans, soaked and dried (or dehydrated)
12 soft dates
1 dash of salt
Sprinkle of ground cinnamon

Process the ingredients in a food processor until they are crumbly and will hold together. Press the crust mixture into the bottom of a spring form pan and set aside. If you don’t have a spring form pan, you can use one of the margasrine tubs and line it with saran wrap.

Filling:
3 cups cashews soaked for a few hours
1/2 cup-3/4 cup honey or agave
1/2 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup coconut oil (warmed up in a dehydrator or in a bowl of warm water)
2” piece of vanilla bean (or 1 tsp pure vanilla)
1/4 cup of water (or maybe a little more)

Whipped Cream
From a Strawberry Cheesecake recipe that RawGuru posted on the Sunfood Nutrition Raw Food Lifestyle Forum

1 cup young coconut meat (chopped)
3tbs. raw cashews or mac nuts (soaked for 8-10 hrs.)
5 dates or 1 tbs honey (or more if you like it sweeter)
3 tbs. coconut water or almond milk
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
Drop of vanilla extract

Blend until smooth

Strawberry Sauce
1 bag of strawberries
1/4 cup of agave or honey

Blend until smooth