No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

Name: No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats; 1/3 cup raw almonds; 1/3 cup walnuts; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 7 regular (deglet noor) dates or 3 1/2 medjool dates; 3/4 cup raw cashews; 3/4 cup macadamia nuts (or another 3/4 cup cashews); 1/4 cup coconut flakes or shredded coconut; 1/2 cup pitted dates; 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract or pure vanilla bean powder; 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries; 1/2 cup pitted dates; 1/2 cup unsweetened dried bing cherries; 1/2 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract or pure vanilla bean powder; 2 teaspoons ground flaxseeds

By: Deana Ferreri

by 20 members

G - BOMBS

Category: Desserts

Tag: Athletic/Higher caloric

You don’t have to feel guilty about indulging in a slice of this mouthwatering dessert. It’s the perfect finish to a festive dinner.

Recipe
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Ratings & Comments (13)

Serves 10

Ingredients

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For the Crust:

2/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1/3 cup raw almonds

1/3 cup walnuts

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

7 regular (deglet noor) dates or 3 1/2 medjool dates

For the Cheesecake Layer:

3/4 cup raw cashews

3/4 cup macadamia nuts (or another 3/4 cup cashews)

1/4 cup coconut flakes or shredded coconut

1/2 cup pitted dates

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon nutritional yeast

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract or pure vanilla bean powder

For the Strawberry Layer:

2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries

1/2 cup pitted dates

1/2 cup unsweetened dried bing cherries

1/2 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract or pure vanilla bean powder

2 teaspoons ground flaxseeds

Instructions:

Soak the cashews and macadamias for at least 1 hour, then drain.

To make the crust, combine the oats, almonds, walnuts, and cinnamon in a food processor, and process until coarsely ground. Add the dates one at a time and process until evenly distributed.
Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan

To make the cheesecake layer, combine cashews, macadamia nuts, coconut, dates, water, nutritional yeast, lemon and vanilla extract in a high-powered blender and blend until smooth.Spread over the crust layer.

For the strawberry layer, combine strawberries, dates, dried cherries, vanilla and flaxseeds in a high-powered blender and blend until smooth. Spread over the cheesecake layer.

Cover and refrigerate overnight or until the strawberry layer is firm.

My Notes: (Click Edit to enter your notes about this recipe)

Serves 10

Per Serving:

Calories 306
Protein 6 g
Carbohydrates 33 g
Sugars 15 g
Total Fat 18.9 g
Saturated Fat 3.8 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5 mg
Fiber 5.6 g
Beta-Carotene 4 ug
Vitamin C 19 mg
Calcium 44 mg
Iron 3.1 mg
Folate 21 ug
Magnesium 78 mg
Potassium 345 mg
Zinc 1.2 mg
Selenium 4 ug

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Pitakid

12/27/2024 06:49 AM

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This is fantastic! I made this for Chistmas. I did have trouble making the middle layer smooth using my food processor... It seems that it needed the power of a full-sized appliance, but the volume of the separate layers, wasn't enough to make the large appliance efficient. I used an 8" springform pan and did a soft-freeze on it. It came out like a cookie on the bottom layers. SAD eater husband loved it as well! I would make it again!

This comment was last edited on 12/27/2024 06:50 AM

thudda

11/25/2020 04:31 PM

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for those that have made this cheesecake, did you defrost the strawberries for the top layer?

jeepperson

07/26/2020 12:18 PM

Rated this recipe:

This is the best! I make it with dried apricots since someone in my house is allergic to cherries. Also good if you double the cream cheese layer...

parrotfur

06/19/2020 03:39 PM

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has anyone substituted the almonds? if so, with what? allergic to them. thanks.

CaliforniaVegan

12/30/2018 09:31 PM

Rated this recipe:

I've made this several times--it's delicious! Very rich, even SAD eaters like it.

Kissimee

03/12/2018 09:40 PM

Rated this recipe:

I’ve made this cake three times, with the Macadamia and cashews being the best way to go with this. Subbing all cashews in place of Macadamias results in a looser, runny texture. I also doubled the cheese layer and then froze it and let it thaw slightly; this made the cake nearly perfect, like a real cheeecake. Because the blended berry layer seems to be missing something, I also added fresh strawberries all over the top.

Marie__1 replies:

12/31/2021 04:44 PM

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Hello Kissimee, how long did you froze the cheese layer? :)

CaliforniaVegan

01/01/2018 04:39 PM

Rated this recipe:

Delicious! At least one SAD eater said the texture and taste were both indistinguishable from the real thing. I didn't have unsweetened dried cherries so I used dried plums. I used an 8" spring form pan, so next time I'll probably increase the cheesecake part about 50% so it'll be thicker.

This comment was last edited on 01/12/2018 09:42 PM

genesis1:29

08/05/2015 09:38 PM

Rated this recipe:

I made this desert and substituted the strawberries for blueberries and I ddi not need to use as many dates, simply because i can do without sweets. (Fruit is usually my desert,) but this desert was amazing and I Loved it!! it was a big hit amongst my guests and I will definitely make it again. I made it in a rectangular try and cut them into small wedges. I will admit I indulged and had a couple of servings.

SCShirley

05/19/2015 04:01 PM

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I loved this! I made it pretty much by the recipe but added strawberries on top. My coworkers liked it also. They are hard core SAD eaters and probably wouldn't choose it over traditional SAD desserts but they liked it. One particularly likes the crust & plans to use with things she makes. I'm not fully nutritarian yet and it is sweet enough to satisfy me & keep me away from the SAD desserts. Other desserts that I've tried from this site are often lacking for me & need some adjustment. But I would say this serves 16. The pieces are rather large.

ShannonDrummond replies:

06/19/2020 03:02 PM

Rated this recipe: (no rating)

Your review was very helpful. I'm new to this way of eating and this did not sound very good. But if SAD people said it was good, then I believe you! Thanks for your transparency.

AnnaG

12/29/2014 01:57 PM

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I made it for Christmas twice - for us and also for visitors and everybody loved it. Instead dried cherries I used cranberries, for the top layer I mixed frozen raspberries and strawberries and to the bottom nuts and oat mixture I added 1/4 cup of apple juice to be more sticky. For my first cake I did not add the juice and it was little bit crumbly, even after freezing. It is going to be our cake for Christmas to come.

allissa18 replies:

12/20/2016 12:37 PM

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hi did this set in the refrigerator or did u freeze it to keep it solid?

thanks

Em81

12/27/2014 01:57 PM

Rated this recipe:

I give it 5 stars: yummy, not too sweet and even better served with fresh fruits on the side.
I did substitute a few things:
I am not keen on macadamia nuts and flax seed (do not have those in my cupboard), instead I used cashew nuts and chia seeds
I did not want to go out looking for dried bing cherries and used dried apricot instead.
And finally made it with raspberries.

ja2011

12/25/2014 10:58 PM

Rated this recipe:

Made it for Christmas. It was great. A hit with adults and kids. The only hard thing was resisting eating the whole cake. ;-)

Mary O'Neill

12/19/2014 07:36 PM

Rated this recipe: (no rating)

This looks great-- a real treat! Can't wait to make this! Perfect for the holidays!
Thank you!

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