Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake {Raw, Gluten-Free, Vegan} – Healthy Goods

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed medjool dates, pitted (about 20 dates or 275g | pitted before measuring)
• 1½ cups raw walnuts (pecans, macadamia nuts, or a combo of the three also work well)
• Pinch sea salt
• 1 cup raw cashews (soaked overnight or add them to very hot water for 15 minutes)
• ½ cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh)
• ½ Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• ½ lemon, juiced (1 Tbsp lemon juice)
• ¼ cup light or full fat coconut milk (or sub unsweetened almond milk)
• 3 Tbsp olive oil (or sub melted coconut oil, though it will add coconut flavor)
• ½ tsp vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean powder
• ¼ cup grade A maple syrup*, plus more to taste