Every week Kristen at From My Tiny Kitchen hosts a recipe swap called This Week's Cravings. She assigns a special ingredient for each party (there's a list on her site if you'd like to participate). On February 21st, in celebration of Geroge Washington's birthday, we will be sharing cherry recipes.
Here is my yummy entry
The basic recipe for these dairy free mini-cheesecakes comes from Lexie's Kitchen . Since I found out that soaked, pureed cashews can substitute for dairy in recipes such as pudding , I have been utterly fascinated. It's like magic to me and when I come across a recipe that uses this technique, I bookmark it.
When I discovered Alexa's recipe, I knew it would be perfect for This Week's Cravings. I only made two changes. I used frozen and thawed cherries in place of strawberries and almonds for the macadamia nuts. I added a little Coconut Whipped Cream and a cherry on top to make it pretty. Ta-da! So easy! Truly, for I cannot tell a lie! (I understand if you'd like to give me the gong right about now.)
The 1/3 cup of lime juice makes this "cheese"cake very limey. Hence the name.
By the way, in the search for cherries in the middle of winter, I came across natural maraschino cherries with no artificial ingredients or dyes. Good to know the next time I want to make the kids sundaes!
Here is my yummy entry
The basic recipe for these dairy free mini-cheesecakes comes from Lexie's Kitchen . Since I found out that soaked, pureed cashews can substitute for dairy in recipes such as pudding , I have been utterly fascinated. It's like magic to me and when I come across a recipe that uses this technique, I bookmark it.
When I discovered Alexa's recipe, I knew it would be perfect for This Week's Cravings. I only made two changes. I used frozen and thawed cherries in place of strawberries and almonds for the macadamia nuts. I added a little Coconut Whipped Cream and a cherry on top to make it pretty. Ta-da! So easy! Truly, for I cannot tell a lie! (I understand if you'd like to give me the gong right about now.)
The 1/3 cup of lime juice makes this "cheese"cake very limey. Hence the name.
By the way, in the search for cherries in the middle of winter, I came across natural maraschino cherries