HeyU Issue 9 - 27 June 2014 | Page 11

Raw Raspberry Cheesecake Ingredients -- 2 cups macadamia nuts, soaked overnight -- 12 pitted dates -- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -- 3 cups raw cashews, soaked for 2 hours -- Juice of 1 lemon -- ½ cup rice malt syrup -- ½ cup coconut oil, melted -- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped -- ¼ teaspoon sea salt -- 1 x 300g packet frozen raspberries, slightly thawed -- ¼ cup raw cacao nibs, to garnish How to make it Place 2 cups of soaked macadamias, 10 pitted dates and 1 tsp of cinnamon in a food processor and blend until a wet crumb is formed. Line the base of a round cake tin with baking paper and firmly press down the crumb to form a base, refrigerate. Next, blend 3 cups of soaked cashews, juice of 1 lemon, ½ cup of rice malt syrup, ½ cup of coconut oil, vanilla essence and a pinch of salt in your food processor. Pour the mixture onto the base. For the raspberry layer, place 300g of thawed raspberries and 2 pitted dates into a food processor and spread evenly. Top with cacao nibs and freeze overnight. Preparation Time: 2 Hours (to soak cashews) Total Time: 6 Hours (to freeze) Servings: Serves 10 Visit the USQ HealthyU website Share your Cheesecake with us on Instagram Test your endurance with this Plank excercise. Watch more USQ fit videos on our YouTube channel Share your cheescake creations with us! Recipe kindly supplied by