RAW VEGAN TURKISH DELIGHT "CHEESECAKE"

Yes back on those cheesecake vibes yet again. Am obsessed. As in sure you've noticed, I love low fuss blender based meals haha and this is one of them. This recipe makes 2 individual serves. So if you need more double it!

FILLING:

1 cup soaked cashews (make sure these are soaked in water for 30min, makes them extra creamy!)

6 cherries

15 raspberries

1 tbs lacuma powder

2 tbs rose water

CRUST:

5 medjool dates

1 cup of walnuts

Pinch of cinnamon

Pinch of Himalayan pink sea salt

1 tbs coco oil

HOW:

BLEND BLEND BLEND!

FILLING- all ingredients in a bullet blender for a minute, open it up give it a stir. Repeat this process x3 and place in the freezer.

CRUST- once again, all ingredients in the bullet (different cup to the cheesecake mix, that would just be weird and ruin the magic that's about the happen!) Blend until the mixture becomes bread crumb like.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER:

- Take cheesecake mix out of the freezer, try a bit ahhhhh talk about delicious right?!

- Take a ramekin or a glass and press half of the crust mix into the bottom for your base.

- Spoon half of the cheesecake mix on top.

- Top this bad boy with anything you like! I didn't have rose petals (but that would look sahhhhh super cute) so instead I mixed up 2 tbs of cacao & 2tbs of coconut oil to make a healthy choc and drizzled it on top, then added almonds and cacao knibs.

- Repeat this X 2

- Place both cheesecakes in the fridge for 30 mins and prepare to have to have your mind blown.

CACAO CHERRY FUDGE BALLS

Balls for daaaaaays. Protein balls have quickly become my staple daily snack at the moment, I mean why wouldn't they? I know exactly what's going in them, it's clean energy, perfect for on the go and to make a batch probably takes all of 8mins.

CHERRY CHOC BALLS:

1 cup blended cherries

1 cup almond meal

2 scoops choc vegan protein

1/2 cup desicated coconut

1 tablespoon MCT powder (boosts metabolism, improves brain function annnnd gives you energy!) *this can be left out

1/2 cup golden flax meal

1 tbs cacao

HOW:  

- combine all dry ingredients

- Add blended cherries to the mix and stir until a dough like mix is form.

- Roll into balls

- Roll in additional desicated coconut or cacao powder.

CACAO CHERRY COCONUT AKA "CHERRY RIPE" SMOOTHIE

"Cherry Ripe" classic Aussie chocolate and this smoothie is about as close as it gets as far as a smoothie goes. Not a bad post workout recovery treat at all, so thick you'll need to eat it with a spoon (HUGE WIN!) annnnnnd with zero guilt. This bad boy will have to make a regular appearance I think. 

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup of Frozen Cherries
1 cup of water
1 scoop of Vega protein and greens
1 tsp Cacao powder
1 tbs Cacao nibs
1 tbs shredded coconut

BLEND!!

PB2 & CHERRY RECOVERY SMOOTHIE

Recovering after a workout is just as important as the workout!
During a workout muscle tissues are torn and need to be rebuilt in order for lean muscles to form, protein is the key component for making this happen. When in liquid form it enters the bloodstream faster to get to work, meaning post workout smoothies are where its at!

INGREDIENTS:
3 x tbs of "The Slender Blend" from Protein world
1 x cup Almond Milk
2 x tbs of PB2 powder
1 x tbs of Flaxseeds
1 x cup of Ice
1 cup of frozen Cherries

HOW:
- Blend 1 cup of Cherries and 1/4 cup of Almond Milk and pour into glass
- Then in a separately blend the protein, ice, flaxseeds, PB2 and 3/4 cup of almond milk.
- Pour on top of cherry mix, top with flax seeds and almonds annnnnd you have smoothie heaven.