DAIRY FREE, NO BAKE, TOTALLY COOL, CHOCOLATE CASHEW CAKE

A decadent and rich fake cream cheese like cake!

Via runninsrilankan.com

Lactose Swirl”

Lactose was a friend,

Yeah I know he was a good friend of mine

But lately something’s changed

It’s a feeling in ma belly…no need to define

Lactose got himself in every swirl

And in every cheesecake and almost in every Madeleine

And, those non-dairy labels are sometimes just lies

But, I will keep loving him with my tastebuds, I just know it!

And I will wanna keep holding him in a bowl, late at night,

You know I wish that I had some Lactose-FILLED Swirl

I wish that I had some Lactose-FILLED Swirl

But, I will settle for some Lactose-FREE cheesecake instead of that!

This cashew “cheese”cake isn’t exactly like it’s dairy filled counterpart, but if you (like me) have un-requited love issues with lactose – then this Dairy Free, No Bake, Totally Cool, Chocolate Cashew Cake will fill the void, nurse a craving away and will not cause a mini-earthquake in your belly in the process!

After all -in the words of Stephen Stills “if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you are with!”

Ingredients

For the Crust:

14 Glutino chocolate sandwich cookies

4-5 tablespoons melted coconut oil

For the Filling:

2.5 cups cashews soaked overnight (in water)

3/4 cup almond milk

2 teaspoons vanilla

2/3 cup coconut oil melted

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

3/4 cup raw cane sugar or brown sugar

Topping:

5 Glutino chocolate sandwich cookies crushed

3 tablespoons coconut oil

2 handfulls dark chocolate chopped

Instructions

For the Crust:

Smoosh the Glutino chocolate sandwich cookies together with the melted coconut oil and press into the bottom of a baking pan (I used a Springform)

For the Filling:

Blend the soaked cashews and almond milk in a blender or food processor

When smooth, add the vanilla, melted coconut oil, cocoa and raw cane sugar and blend till smooth

Pour on top of the crust/base

Chill for 3-4 hours

Topping:

Crush the Glutino chocolate sandwich cookies and sprinkle on top

Heat up 3 tablespoons coconut oil and drop in 2 handfulls of dark chocolate chunks and mix till "syrup" like

Drizzle on top of the crushed cookies

Let it hang out in the fridge for a few minutes to an hour before cutting into.