Blueberry Early Grey Cashew Cheesecake
This is the best vegan cheesecake I have ever had, if I can toot my own horn. Adapted from the Greenhouse Cookbook, it's just perfectly sweet with ground earl grey tea, frozen blueberries and an almond date crust.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Freezing time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Crust
- 1 cup almonds
- 8 each dates medjool
- 2 pinches sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp cinnamon or cardamom
Filling
- 2 cups cashews soaked in hot water
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup coconut milk full fat, if possible
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp earl grey tea leaves ground into powder*
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
To decorate
- ½ cup blueberries frozen or fresh
- 1 tsp earl grey tea leaves slightly ground
- 2-3 tsp blueberry juice**
Make the crust
Add almonds into food processor, grinding until a course sand appears.
Add remaining ingredients and process on high until it forms a loose ball
It should be sticky, if not add a bit more dates (which should be sticky to start with!)
Press into one 10 ½ inch springform pie dish, or 3-4 small rammekins, making sure they are lined with coconut oil and parchment paper so that they don't stick.
Make the filling
Add remaining ingredients to either a food processor or high speed blender. I like using a vitamix for the ultimate smoothness factor.
Pour filling in prepared pie dishes.
Add 1-2 tsp of blueberry juice in centre of each cake, and use a toothpick or edge of knife to swirl pattern in each.
Place in freezer for at least 4 hours to harden.
When ready to serve, remove at least 10 mins before eating from freezer, and top with frozen or fresh blueberries, and loosely ground tea.
*I used my coffee grinder (clean of course) to grind the tea. You want it in as fine of a powder as possible otherwise it will add an unwanted crunchiness to your cake!
**I took some frozen blueberries and cooked them on medium heat to release the juices and removed the pulp. You could also use blueberry juice from the store, but might not be as easy to swirl as its not as thick.
Keyword blueberry, cashew, cheesecake, earl grey, gluten free, vegan