Raw vegan grain-free cheesecake with pistachio almond crust and delicious creamy blood orange cashew filling.
Happy New Year!!!
My first post of the year and surprise surprise it’s a cake! I just needed something more glamorous bright and beautiful to start the new year, and of course delicious too!
So here we go one Pistachio Blood Orange Cheesecake to kick off the new year in style for your pleasure.
The recipe is a classic cashew cheesecake with the wonderful addition of seasonal blood oranges. Although my blood oranges weren’t as deep red as I would have loved to, they tasted absolutely divine and made this cheesecake really special. I suppose it might be still too early in season for those deep red ones.
I’ve picked mix of pistachios and almonds for the crust layer, you could use either on their own if you like. The top creamy layer is a mix of cashews, plenty of blood orange juice and zest, coconut butter and maple syrup. Depending on the size of your oranges you will need two to three for the juice and one to two for the zest. Feel free to adjust the zest to your taste.
You can get really creative with the toppings or just leave it plain, I’ve used sliced orange, crushed pistachios and fresh flowers.
Pistachio Blood Orange Cheesecake (raw, vegan, grain-free)
Raw vegan grain-free cheesecake with pistachio almond crust and delicious creamy blood orange cashew filling.
Ingredients
Crust layer:
- 1/2 cup shelled pistachios (80 grams)
- 1/2 cup almonds (70 grams)
- 8 medjool dates, pitted
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch Himalayan pink salt
Blood orange layer:
- 2 cup cashews, soaked overnight (240 grams)
- 2-3 blood oranges, juice (about 180ml plus more if needed)
- 2 blood oranges, zest
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (60 ml)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup coconut butter (150 grams)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Prepare 6" round cake tin with removable base.
- Place shelled pistachios and almonds into a food processor or high-speed blender and pulse few times until coarsely ground. Add pitted dates, cinnamon and salt and blend until the mixture comes together.
- Spoon the mix into the tin, spread evenly onto the base and press tightly down. Place into a fridge.
- In a double boiler gently melt coconut butter with coconut oil and set aside.
- Rinse the soaked cashews under running water and place into blender. Add orange juice, zest, maple syrup and vanilla and blend until smooth. I've used about 3/4 cup (180 ml) plus 2 tablespoons orange juice. Slowly add melted coconut butter and blend until incorporated. Make sure the mixture is at room temperature before adding the coconut butter.
- Spoon onto the crust layer and smooth out the top.
- Place into a freezer overnight or for at least few hours to set.
- Once set carefully remove from the tin.
- Place onto a cake stand and decorate with sliced blood orange, crushed pistachios, fresh flowers or toppings of your choice.
- Store in a fridge or freezer.
- Enjoy!
Notes
The blood orange layer color will depend on your blood oranges, deeper red oranges should turn the top layer pink.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 533Total Fat: 34gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 275mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 9gSugar: 36gProtein: 9g
It looks so passionate & intense yet somewhat melancholy…
My soul speaking & healing. Much Love to you.
This cake looks beautiful Hana, and I adore anything with blood orange! Can’t wait to get my hands on some.
Thank you so much Stacey, so do I, they make January much nicer! So happy to see you stopping by! xx
Stunning! :)
Thank you Veronica!
Thanks for this recipe! I just made it, to bring to a potluck tomorrow night. I added a bit of lemon juice to the blood orange filling, just to tart it up a little. Can’t wait to taste it tomorrow!
Hi Courtney, you’re so welcome! I hope everyone enjoyed the cake, little lemon juice is a perfect addition :)
Hello! This looks and sounds divine! I want to make it for Christmas but I don’t have a 6″ springform pan, can a 8″ or 9″ work and it just will be thinner?
Hi Amanda, did you just messaged me on Instagram? Yes, you can use 8″ springform tin in this recipe and it will be a lower version of a cheesecake. Hope you like it :)
Why do they call it cheesecake if there’s no cheesecake? Or am I missing something?
Hi Maria, it’s a vegan style cheesecake. The mix of cashews and lemon juice (in this recipe orange juice) will create a cheese-like taste. You can go further and ferment it too. Also, the texture is one of chilled cheesecake.