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 ¼ cup water for about 1 hour
- 1 cup sultanas
- 75g ground almonds
- ¾ 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.
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.
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
Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.
Photographer: Melanie Jenkins
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