Parev and vegan, sweetened with the natural sugars of dates and maple syrup the dessert definitely has a guilt free feeling about it! The banana, almond and date mix produce a ‘creamy consistency’ like cheese, a recipe suitable both as a dessert or buffet tea.
Prep
20mins
Cooking
10mins
Serves
10–12 people
Dietary
Parev / Vegan
Ingredients
Base
250g oats
275g dates – dried and stoned
Cheesecake
3 large bananas
50 ml melted coconut oil
300g almonds – toasted
150g dried dates – stoned
50ml maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
50g cocoa powder
Topping
3 tablespoons plain chocolate
3 tablespoons Nutural World almond butter
Directions
- Line and grease a 22cm loose based cake tin with baking parchment paper.
- To make the base, whizz the oats and dates in a food processor until they stick together.
- Press into the base of the prepared cake tin.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 200 C/ 400F or until golden.
- To make the cheesecake: Combine all ingredients – EXCEPT cocoa powder – until very smooth.
- Spread half the mixture onto the prepared base.
- Add the cocoa powder to the remaining mix and combine well. Spread this over the other half.
- Set in the freezer overnight and then drizzle with Nutual World almond butter and grated chocolate the next day.
- Remove from the freezer about 30 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Denise Phillips
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