If you’re wondering if you should make this, well, you should. It made my non-paleo friends even happy. That’s how you know you’ve done something right.
I do not feel well. Like at all. I did Fran yesterday and am coughing up things that remind me of oyster mushrooms. At least I like oyster mushrooms. I feel like I was run over by a large male. Or sacked by a small lineman. I don’t even know what that means. I just know that it tastes like pennies in my mouth and I didn’t PR in my time. Why does not pr-ing suck so bad? Why does it make you feel instant depression? I don’t get it. Whatever. Thankfully I get my hair done on Thursday so that will make everything better. It’s a scientific fact that people have better Fran times with well dyed roots.
The only thing that’s really important right now is that the last movie in the Twilight series comes out this week. I am just giddy. Thrilled. Enthralled. Bedazzled. Any odd word you can think of, that’s what I am.
I figured out the only reason why having a boyfriend would be nice. Fitted sheets. Putting on fitted sheets is really no fun by yourself. And it takes double the time. Maybe i can find a fill-in man just for that duty. I’m gonna keep my eye out.
And if I can’t find that, I’ll just eat Goodbody Baked Goods and act like those are my boyfriend. That doesn’t help with my fitted sheets, but I’ll survive. Anywho, I have closed the Goodbody Giveaway and sent the 3 winners emails. If your name is Lisa, Keely, or Alex, you better check your email, EVEN SPAM. I could be confused as spam. Pale OMG. That’s offensive to some. Even email.
And if you weren’t a winner, don’t you worry your little bum bum off. You can purchase Goodbody Baked Goods at Abe’s Market {NO LONGER AVAILABLE}.
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
For the crust
- 1 cup almond butter
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2/3 cup walnuts
- 1 heaping tablespoon coconut butter
- 1 heaping tablespoon raw honey
- pinch of salt
For the filling
- 1.5 cups roasted, unsalted cashews
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 2–3 tablespoon lemon juice
- 5–6 tablespoons canned coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the topping
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Let’s first make the crust!! Add walnuts to your food processor and blend until you get a meal, almost a walnut butter. Then add the rest of your crust ingredients and blend until well combined.
- Add crust mixture to an 8×8 glass baking dish lined with saran wrap, press down until evenly distributed and smooth on the top.
- Wipe out the inside of your food processor, no need to scrub, then add your cashews and blend until you begin to get a clumpy mess.
- Then add your coconut oil, lemon juice, vanilla extract and honey and puree until well combined.
- And lastly, add your coconut milk, 1 tablespoon at a time to break down the cashews completely. I used about 5 or 6 tablespoons for mine until the cashews became this soupy paste.
- Pour your filling onto the crust and use a knife or spoon to spread mixture throughout the entire pan, covering the crust, then place in the freezer for about 1-2 hours or until completely hard.
- When you cheesecake is almost hardened, add all topping ingredients to a food processor and mix until smooth and silky.
- Smooth out on top of your cheesecake.
- Place it freezer for about 30 minutes until everything has set.
- Cut cheesecake into cheesecake slices like I did OR bars, any size you want. The saran wrap will help you pull them out without destroying their gorgeous looks. Just pull on the side of the saran wrap and it will pop right out.
- Eat. Eat and remember how wonderful it is to be paleo.
- PALEO IS AWESOME!
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I’m making this now. Ohhhhh my god the filling really is like cheesecake!!!! But so far my crust… its like butter…. spreading butter on saran wrap is nearly impossible. Maybe my choice of almond butter was extra oily. Should it be crumbly? I can add more coconut flakes to make it so…
You may need more coconut flakes!
I am so excited about this! Slowly trying to convert my family to Paleo, and I think I might be hosting Thanksgiving, so now is the time for the full-frontal amazing tasting recipe assault! Thanks 🙂
Thank you so much for a truly dairy free paleo cheesecake recipe! I am allergic to dairy (like need to use my Epi Pen allergic) and not just avoiding it because I am paleo/primal. Paleo recipes don’t always = dairy free! I can’t wait to try this out! 🙂
This sounds like the best idea ever. However, I am cashew intolerant. Not allergic, per say. But ever since the 3rd grade when I ate a bag of cashews and then threw them up on my teacher (I raised my hand to ask if I could go to the bathroom and she told me not to interrupt so it was kind of her fault), cashews and I just don’t get along (tried a couple more times with the same result, minus the teacher).
Anyway, any ideas for substitutes? I saw almonds were a no-go… any other nuts have the right texture? If not, maybe I’ll just make this for everyone else. 🙂
New to paleo btw and love this site! Been pinning and printing your recipes like crazy.
really cashews are the only thing I know would work for this. MAYBE macadamia nuts, but i don’t think they will totally work. might as well try!
Thank you for the dairy free recipe!!!! You rock! Unfortunately my hubby is holding me back on this… He’s allergic to cashews!!! Is there a substitute for the cashews or should I just make this and eat it by myself? 🙂
I feel like this recipe needs a round of applause…making this for turkey day!
Empathize re: the boyfriend comment…”BAAABE! COME UP HERE AND HELP ME WITH THESE SHEETS!!!!!'” real sexy. hahaha
A paleo dessert with no eggs in it? I love you.
Juli! It just occured to me that what your website needs now if a countdown clock to the cookbook release date 🙂 it’s advertising for anyone new to the site but it’s also fun for those of us who’ve been anxiously awaiting a cookbook from you! I’m not tech savy so I have no idea how much of a pain that is, but I thought it was a cool idea! Much love to you and this site!
oooo I LOVE that idea!! i’ll try to figure something out!
This was great!! Just need a bit more shredded coconut to make the crust drier because my almond butter was extra oily. I needed more honey for sweeter-ness. I think I will double the filling. My cheesecake filling only seemed to be half as tall as your pictures. The cashew “cheese” is the best part and really tastes like cheesecake. And because I wanted to transport this to my gym without smooshing the wet top, I dusted the top with a mixture of coconut sugar, coconut macaroon “powder”, and a hint of nutmeg. I think date sugar would be better. Thanks to JB, PALEO IS GREAT!!!!!!
What would you use in place of the raw honey? I have a lot of Swerve and ZSweet – how much would I need to use in each step of the recipe? I can’t wait to make this!
if it were me, i’d use maple syrup instead. i haven’t ever heard of those sweeteners