Raw Strawberry cheesecake bars

I have been playing around with a few raw cheesecakes lately and I think this is My Favourite so far, this one is made with cashews and when soaked and blended correctly it can be super smooth and beautiful :)

Recipe

Base;

250G soaked Walnuts

250g Soaked whole almonds

9 medjool dates

15g Cinnamon

5g sea salt ( preferably pink Murray river salt)

100g Desiccated Coconut

Middle;

375G soaked cashews

60g Coconut oil ( personally I like the taste of the Niugini Organics raw 100% organic virgin coconut oil, others I find taint the taste of the cheesecake )

60g Liquid Sweetener ( honey, agave or maple )

60g Lemon Juice

1 vanilla bean

5g pink murray river salt

125g strawberries

50g Poppy seeds to decorate the top

for the base soak the nuts for no longer than half an hour any longer they will become mush when blended.

place everything into a blender and blend until well combined, a little chunky is fine, as texture adds to it i think :)

line a tray that is about 20cm x 30cm with baking paper, make sure to spray a little oil to make sure the baking paper sticks.

pour in the nut mixture for the base and level out the best you can pressing down to compact it.

place in fridge while you make the middle.

the cashews are best soaked for an hour or more but no longer then 24hours.

place everything into a blender and blend for about 5 minutes or until you have a really smooth thick mixture. the more you blend the mixture the better it will set.

pour onto prepared base, level the mixture out the best you can and sprinkle with poppy seeds, leave to set in fridge over night.

cut as you wish and serve :)

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