NO BAKE MANGO BLACKBERRY CHEESECAKE (DAIRY FREE, GLUTEN FREE, PALEO, AND VEGAN

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This easy-to-make No Bake Mango Blackberry Cheesecake is for all of you cake lovers who don’t want to bake.  Creamy, silky smooth layers of luscious mango and blackberry filling all nested on top of a dried apricot and pistachio crust.

I’ve often said that baking is my happy place, but I’ve come to realize that there’s another side of making desserts that can be pretty fun too:  raw desserts.  Raw desserts are awesome because they usually are made with healthy, real food ingredients and generally are super easy to throw together.

Growing up, I always loved cheesecake.  Luscious creamy cake filling that just melts in your mouth.  Lucky for me, it’s super easy to make a dairy free version of cheesecake with soaked cashews that really mimics the smooth texture that we all love so much.

And it’s no bake!  Who doesn’t love that?  If you can operate a blender or food processor, you can make this cake. You just mix up the filling ingredients and go. Even those not baking inclined can create a beautiful, fancy-looking dessert that looks like it took hours to make.

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CRUST

• 1 cup shelled pistachios (like this)
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds (like this)
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, soaked in water for 10 minutes and drained (like this)

CASHEW CHEESECAKE LAYER

• 2 cups raw cashews, soaked for at least 6 hours or overnight
• 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk (I use THIS BPA free brand)
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted (I like THIS brand)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

FOR MANGO LAYER

• 1 fresh mango, peeled and chopped

FOR BLACKBERRY LAYER

• 1 cup (packed) fresh or frozen blackberries

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Grease a 6 inch springform pan with coconut oil and line bottom with a circle of parchment paper.
2. To prepare crust: Pulse nuts and seeds in a food processor until broken up and crumbly.  Add soaked and drained apricots and process until forms a loose, sticky dough. Press dough into prepared springform pan. Place into freezer while you prep the filling.
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