Raw strawberry cake
Christmas

Raw strawberry cake

A low-cost, super-easy, no-bake, raw strawberry cheesecake recipe, this is the ultimate healthy summertime dessert and is perfect for entertaining at Christmas.
Serves: 12 (makes 12 slices)
Time to make: 15 mins , plus 1 hr 30 mins freezing

Total cost: $ 6.84 / $ 0.57 per serve

(at time of publication)


Ingredients

  • Base
  • 6 dates, soaked in 1/4 cup water for about 1 hour
  • 1 cup sultanas
  • 75g ground almonds
  • 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
  • Filling
  • 6 large ripe bananas
  • 6 large strawberries
  • Topping
  • 20 medium strawberries

  • Instructions

    1 Line a 20cm square or round baking pan with baking paper. Blitz the dates and sultanas in a blender until a coarse crumb consistency. Stir in the ground almonds and coconut. Spoon into the pan and flatten out.

    2 Place bananas and strawberries in blender and blitz until smooth. Pour over the base and freeze for 1 1/2 hours.

    3 Wash, dry and hull strawberries. Arrange them whole over the top of the cake. Serve immediately.

    Nutrition Info (per serve)

      • Kilojoules 880kJ

      • Calories 209cal

      • Protein 3g

      • Total fat 7g

      • Saturated fat 4g

      • Carbohydrates 30g

      • Sugars 29g

      • Dietary fibre 3g

      • Sodium 10mg

      • Calcium 30mg

      • Iron 1mg

    Variations

    • You can use frozen (defrosted) strawberries for the filling when they’re not in season.
    • You can replace the strawberries on top with blueberries or kiwifruit. Alternatively use strawberries, with a few blueberries thrown in.
    • If you don’t like coconut, replace it with ground almonds.

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    Author: Yvonne Walus - Recipe writer
    Photographer: Melanie Jenkins
    First published: Dec 2015

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