FIG AND PISTACHIO VEGAN CHEESECAKE

But I don’t care. I have such nostalgia when it comes to figs, reminds me of growing up and going to my grandparents’ house. They always had figs, and grapes! I loved eating figs as a kid. So yes, I love baked goods with figs in them.

I am a huge Vegan Cheesecake lover. However, I do have a problem with the name “cheesecake”. It doesn’t taste like cheesecake at all. I think we should change the name to Cashewcake, who’s with me? But SEO dictates nobody will find me in search engines if I start calling my recipe that, so I’m going to stick to calling it vegan cheesecake for now.

Ingredients

Pistachio Crust

• 1 cup shelled pistachios can be roasted or raw, but you will have to roast them (100 grams, 3.5 oz)
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 1/4 cup desiccated shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds
• 1/2 cup chopped dried figs
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon coconut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Fig Jam

• 1 cup black mission figs chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

Vegan Pistachio Cheesecake

• 2 1/2 cups raw cashews
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup coconut cream cold
• 3 tablespoons cashew butter
• 2/3 cup crushed pistachios

Vegan Caramel Sauce

• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup coconut butter
• 4 tablespoons cashew butter or any nut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Pistachio Crust

1. If necessary, roast your pistachios, if using raw. To do this, simply lay the pistachios on a baking sheet and roast in the pre-heated 350F oven for about 10 minutes, tossing the pan around in between, to roast evenly.
2. Let pistachios cool down.
3. Place pistachios in a small blender.
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full recipe : www.piesandtacos.com

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