Hands up who has Ella Woodward’s book Deliciously Ella? I do, and this past weekend have cooked up a storm!
I am immediately drawn to the sweet recipes in the book and as soon as I saw this raw berry cheesecake (that has absolutely no cheese incidentally) I just knew it would be something I would make again and again.
This recipe is also suitable for vegans and is gluten-free.
For my version, I added a few frozen blackberries as had them lolling about in the freezer and instead of making one big cake I made four mini cheesecakes.
I decorated the cakes with the most beautiful edible flowers from Maddocks Farm Organics which were probably the most exciting thing I bought last week! I can’t tell you how delighted I was when they arrived, these gorgeous little flowers really do provide endless possibilities for decorating cakes and making flower ice cubes-more on those to come in another post.
Recipe Raw Berry Cheesecake
For the base:
– 1 and a ½ cups of almonds
– 2 and a ½ cups of Medjool dates
For the middle:
– 2 cups of soaked cashew nuts
– 2 frozen over-ripe bananas
– ⅓ – ½ of a cup of maple syrup (to taste)
– ⅓ of a cup of freshly juiced apple juice
– 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
For the top:
– 1 cup of freshly frozen blueberries and a handful of frozen blackberries
– 1 cup of strawberries
– 1 frozen banana
– 4 Medjool dates
– 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
– 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Method
- Before you make your cake/s be sure to slice the bananas and pop them in the freezer along with the blueberries until frozen, if you use pre-frozen ones they will be too watery.
- Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until broken up into tiny pieces, they should still have some texture to them.
- Add the pitted dates to the almond mix and blend until a sticky mix forms.
- Press this into a loose-bottomed cake tin or if making minis as I did, press into stainless steel chef rings on a large plate and put into the freezer.
- Make the middle layer by blending all of the ingredients until smooth and creamy. I used my Nutribullet for this and it blitzed through it all with ease-such a handy kitchen tool to have for tasks like these, it really is very powerful.
- Take the base layer out of the freezer and pour over the blended ingredients. Reserving about a quarter to use for the next layer.
- Once the bottom and middle layer have been in the freezer for around 20 mins commence making the final layer.
- Add remaining ingredients to the blended mix you reserved earlier and blend again until smooth and creamy.
- Pour over the middle layer and pop back in the freezer for 2-3 hours.
This cheesecake is simply divine, and is definitely a wonderful sweet treat even though there are no naughty ingredients at all! If you try it I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Raw Berry Cheesecake
This raw berry cheesecake is quick and easy to make, suitable for vegans and is gluten-free.
Ingredients
For the base:
- 1.5 cups almonds
- 2.5 cups medjool dates
- For the middle:
- 2 cups soaked cashew nuts
- 2 frozen over-ripe bananas
- ½ cup maple syrup, to taste
- ⅓ cup freshly juiced apple juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
For the top:
- 1 cup freshly frozen blueberries and a handful of frozen blackberries
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 frozen banana
- 4 medjool dates
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Before you make your cake/s be sure to slice the bananas and pop them in the freezer along with the blueberries until frozen, if you use pre-frozen ones they will be too watery.
- Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until broken up into tiny pieces, they should still have some texture to them.
- Add the pitted dates to the almond mix and blend until a sticky mix forms.
- Press this into a loose bottomed cake tin or if making minis as I did, press into stainless steel chef rings on a large plate and put into the freezer.
- Make the middle layer by blending all of the ingredients until smooth and creamy. I used my Nutribullet for this and it blitzed through it all with ease-such a handy kitchen tool to have for tasks like these, it really is very powerful.
- Take the base layer out of the freezer and pour over the blended ingredients. Reserving about a quarter to use for the next layer.
- Once the bottom and middle layer have been in the freezer for around 20 mins commence making the final layer.
- Add remaining ingredients to the blended mix you reserved earlier and blend again until smooth and creamy.
- Pour over the middle layer and pop back in the freezer for 2-3 hours.
Notes
Before you make your cake/s be sure to slice the bananas and pop them in the freezer along with the blueberries until frozen, if you use pre-frozen ones they will be too watery.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 192Total Fat: 6gUnsaturated Fat: 0gSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 3gSugar: 27gProtein: 3g
Pin the image below to your recipe board..
If you would like to check out the original recipe for this beautiful raw berry cheesecake or indeed the loveliness that is Deliciously Ella’s blog you can do so here.
Katie/ Pouting In Heels
Gosh Amy! These look so bloody amazing! Ridiculously pretty - (almost) too pretty to eat in fact. I love the cookbook - have only made one recipe from it so far (choc chia cookies) but can't wait to try more. I'm especially liking the sound of this one after the way they turned out!
Well done darling. Love your food posts xxx
Amy
Haha thanks lovely, they were a bit of a triumph! I Think you should try it I will be making the cookies this weekend! xxx
Nomita | Ebabee
Stunning pictures and the mini cheesecakes look so pretty. I love edible flowers - they can practically make any dish look beautiful. I can't imagine a cheesecake without cheese but these do look creamy and divine so will have to try them out.
Amy
They really are a wonder I had a wonderful day baking and then sprucing up my dishes with the flowers. Will def get some more next time I’m entertaining-might even attempt to grow some! x
Hannah Mums' Days
*puts hand up* I do!!! But I haven't got further than the intro yet! But are you freaking kidding me, Amy??! This post is amazing, the photography and styling is just STUNNING!! I can't wait to try it :) xxx
Amy
Thank you lovely, I really had fun making and photographing it xxxx
Cardiff Mummy Says - Cathryn
Ah, this cake is indeed amazing and looks stunning! I blogged about it a couple of months ago actually. I love Ella's book - a lot of it is how I naturally eat anyway, but there are some great inspiring ideas. I will see you at the front of the queue to meet her at Britmums Live!?! x
Amy
It is good isn’t it, nice for a nit of inspiration and very easy to follow with few ingredients which I like. Maximum results for minimum effort. Yes definitely, see you at BM! X
Faye
Oh my...I nearly licked my computer screen, these are divine!! Definitely one to try for the summer!!
Faye x
Amy
This comment made me LOL you must try the recipe it’s fab! x
Gwen Watson
Berries are in season so it’s fun to use them while baking. They not only make a great garnish, they’re also great inside the cheesecake! The fact that this treat is considered “raw” is an extra bonus for health lovers.
Leanne Cornelius
Oh wow these look delicious! I wouldn't want to eat them because they are just too pretty! I think I need to go buy edible flowers.