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AuthorJanella
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This is my favourite dessert at the moment and I wonder if I will ever tire of it. The soaking liquid from the nuts is full of nutrients so don’t throw it away. Either drink it yourself or give your plants a little drink.

Yields1 Serving
Base
 1 cup each of unsalted walnuts and Brazil nuts, soaked in filtered water overnight
 4 dates, soaked in 1½ cups filtered water for a few hours
 ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Filling
 3 cups cashew nuts, soaked in filtered water overnight, then drained
 150 ml maple syrup
 1 tbsp psyllium husks
 1 tbsp lecithin granules (non GM)
 Juice of 1 lemon
 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped
 Grated zest of 2 lemons
 Pinch of sea salt
 150 ml coconut oil
Mango coulis
 2 cups mango flesh, blended
1

For the base, drain the nuts and dates, reserving the soaking liquid from the dates.

3

Combine the nuts, dates and nutmeg in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Press into the base of a 23-cm springform cake tin. Chill for at least 10 minutes while you are preparing the filling.

5

For the filling, place the soaking liquid from the dates in a blender or food processor, add the other ingredients and blend until smooth.

7

Pour over the base.

9

Chill until set, about an hour or so but better overnight.

11

Serve the cake with the mango coulis.

Ingredients

Base
 1 cup each of unsalted walnuts and Brazil nuts, soaked in filtered water overnight
 4 dates, soaked in 1½ cups filtered water for a few hours
 ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Filling
 3 cups cashew nuts, soaked in filtered water overnight, then drained
 150 ml maple syrup
 1 tbsp psyllium husks
 1 tbsp lecithin granules (non GM)
 Juice of 1 lemon
 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped
 Grated zest of 2 lemons
 Pinch of sea salt
 150 ml coconut oil
Mango coulis
 2 cups mango flesh, blended

Directions

1

For the base, drain the nuts and dates, reserving the soaking liquid from the dates.

3

Combine the nuts, dates and nutmeg in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Press into the base of a 23-cm springform cake tin. Chill for at least 10 minutes while you are preparing the filling.

5

For the filling, place the soaking liquid from the dates in a blender or food processor, add the other ingredients and blend until smooth.

7

Pour over the base.

9

Chill until set, about an hour or so but better overnight.

11

Serve the cake with the mango coulis.

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