Vegan Cheesecake With Salted Caramel Fudge Sauce

Vegan cheesecake with a salted caramel fudge sauce topping! This ultra creamy cheesecake is so much like the ‘real thing’ you will not believe and it’s super easy to make too! Raw and Gluten-Free!

INGREDIENTS

For the Crust:

• 1 cup (150g) Macadamia Nuts
• 1/2 cup (88g) Pitted Medjool Dates (Packed)*
• 1 cup (80g) Dried Dessicated Coconut

For the Cheesecake Filling:

• 3 cups (450g) Raw Cashews (soaked overnight, drained and rinsed)
• 3/4 cup (180ml) Water
• 3/4 cup (180ml) Maple Syrup
• 1/2 cup (120ml) Coconut Oil (Melted)
• 1/4 cup (60ml) Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

For the Salted Caramel Fudge Sauce:

• 1/2 cup (120ml) Coconut Butter (Melted)*
• 1/2 cup (120ml) Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

For Decorating:

• Sea Salt
• Macadamia Nuts

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Spray an 8 inch round springform pan with non-stick spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Add the macadamia nuts, pitted dates and dried dessicated coconut to the food processor and process until it starts to form into a sticky dough. It will start off crumbly, keep going until it starts to clump together in sticky clumps. Transfer to the springform pan and smooth it down into a pie crust. Use the back of a spoon to press it down into a neat flat layer. Place into the freezer to set.
3. Take your soaked and rinsed cashew nuts and place them into the blender jug. Add the water, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, lemon juice and vanilla extract and then blend everything together until very smooth. Stop and give your blender a break as needed as this is a lot of volume to blend up. Pour this over the macadamia crust and smooth down with the back of a spoon. Return to the freezer to set completely – about 4-6 hours.
4. When the cheesecake has completely set, remove it from the springform pan and put it onto a cake stand to do your topping.
5. Add the melted coconut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract and sea salt into a bowl and stir it together into a caramel sauce. Spread this out over the top of the cheesecake, working quickly, as the sauce thickens and sets quite fast when in contact with the cold cheesecake.
6. Decorate the cheesecake with sprinkles of sea salt and some macadamia nuts.
7. Allow the cheesecake to thaw at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving.
8. Once the cheesecake is thawed, keep it stored in the refrigerator or freezer*.

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NOTES

*Half a cup of medjool dates (packed) is approximately 10 pitted medjool dates.

*The topping must be made with coconut butter and not coconut oil. If you can’t easily find coconut butter you can also make your own. It’s super easy and fun to make.

*Prep time does not include time spent setting in the freezer.

*If you know when you’re going to be serving this cheesecake, you can keep it in the freezer until you need to serve it and then let it thaw at room temperature and serve. From then on, if stored in the refrigerator, the texture can become a little softer, so you might prefer to let it firm up in the freezer again before serving.

Recipesby lovingitvegan.com