ROASTED ALMOND & SALTED CARAMEL EASTER "CHEESECAKE"

Hello everyone! This is Rita here. Sometimes I fear we'll be too overwhelmed and incapable of sorting through the dozens of recipe ideas we constantly shoot each other with. Between the projects we work on, university, gym, leisure and some much needed rest, we still manage to find the time and inspiration to work on a weekly recipe for the blog. Some are more creative than others, some more impressive than others. But this one, I might say, is our definite favourite so far.

I must say, we weren't thinking about posting another vegan "cheesecake" recipe so soon. But Easter is just around the corner and we did promise you heaps of them when we posted our Lemon & Raspberry "Cheesecake", so we figured the time was right. A few weeks ago we took on the challenge of creating a healthy vegan "cheesecake" recipe inspired by all sorts of sinful Easter treats and this delicious, gorgeous and IMMENSELY addicting dessert was born. Like we always do, we tested this recipe a couple of times before even photographing it and I had imagined we would still have a bit more of this deliciousness hanging in the freezer by now, but a-hem. It's nearly all gone. Dozens of slices of sweet, decadent perfection (perhaps a fourth round is in order?).

INGREDIENTS
BASE

• 10 medjoul dates, pits removed
• 2 cups | 300 gr. blanched almonds

SALTED DATE CARAMEL

• 15 medjoul dates, pits removed
• 2 tbsp roasted almond butter
• 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
• 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 tsp himalayan pink salt
• 1/3 cup | 35 gr. almond slices (for layering)

ALMOND CINNAMON CASHEW CREAM

• 3 cups | 400 gr. raw cashews, soaked overnight (or for a minimum of 4 hours)
• 1 cup | 250 ml. unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 cup | 125 ml. melted coconut oil
• 3/4 cup | 180 ml. rice malt syrup
• 1/4 cup | 70 gr. roasted almond butter
• seeds of 1 vanilla bean
• 1 tsp cinnamon

STEP BY STEP

1. Start by gathering, preparing and measuring all of the ingredients. This will improve your dynamic in the kitchen. 
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