Raw Food Recipe: Lemon Cherry Cheesecake

ByLisa Viger
serves 8 – $1.50 per serving

 This cheesecake recipe is from my Spring Raw book, available over there on the side. It’s a refreshing dessert that tastes great anytime, but also goes over well at get togethers and holidays

crust

  • 1 cup almonds ($2.00) 
  • 1 cup dates ($2.00)
  • pinch salt

filling

  • 2 cups almonds, soaked and (optionally) blanched ($4.00)
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice ($.40)
  • 1/2 cup agave ($1.60)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup water for blending

topping

  • 1/2cup cherries ($.40)
  • 1/2 cup dates ($1.00)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice ($.40)
  • 1/4 cup whole cherries ($.20)

In a food processor fitted with an “S: blade, process the almonds until coarsely ground. Add the dates and process until the mixture sticks together. Press into the bottom and up the sides of an eight inch springform pan.

For the filling, in a food processor fitted with an “S: blade, process the soaked almonds until finely ground. Add the lemon juice, agave, vanilla, and salt and process, using additional water as necessary. Pour into the prepared crust and smooth. Cover and freeze until firm

In a bullet type blender, process the cherries, dates, and lemon juice until very smooth. Stir in the whole cherries and spread over the top of the frozen pie. Cover and freeze again until firm.

To serve, remove from freezer about twenty minutes beforehand and allow the pie to thaw slightly before cutting and serving.

nutritional information:       calories: 343       fat: 21 gr       carb: 30 gr       protein: 6 gr

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31 Comments

  6. Could I use 2 cups almond flour in place of the 2 cups soaked/processed almonds? And I'm allergic to dates (but always see them in recipes!) what can I use instead?

  7. I have "favorited" your website. It is wonderful. Thank you for posting such wonderful content. I've been a raw foodist for many years and have found it to be rather spendy, so I've had a pretty limited diet. Well, your website is helping me expand my diet now! 🙂

  9. Wow I just started blogging. I'm a veggie/ mostly vegan and I eat raw most of the time. Your blog is going to be such an inspiration and so helpful for me! Thank you!

  10. All cheesecake recipes I have seen and tried so far, require freezing. Do you know by any chance how to make "warmer" cheesecake. I`m not a big fan of frozen food in the middle of the winter. Love your blog!

  13. Hi From our side of the world cherries are just coming into season so I want to try this. Do you use fresh dates or dried ones from a packet? If they are dried do you soak them first? The fresh ones are lovely but really expensive.

  15. Not cheese cake its just a dessert. There's. No cream cheese or cheese there is non dairy cheese out there

  16. Oh, I'm SO excited for this! This looks fabulous! I can't wait to try this….once I can get my hands on some delicious cherries. 😀 I'm going to have to 'Pin' this lol. <3 !

  17. I just had to comment again…..the fact that I said the word 'this' four times in my previous comment made me lol. 😉 BUT seriously…….THIS recipe…..awesome! 😉

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