Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake – Alberta Co-op

Ingredients

• 24 medjool dates (pitted)
• 1 1/2 cups raw walnuts
• salt
• 1 1/2 cup raw cashews
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice ((about 1 lemon))
• 1/3 cup full fat coconut milk
• 3 tbsp unflavored oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup pumpkin puree ((fresh or from a can))
• 1/8 tsp fresh and finely ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp Chinese five spice ((or to sub: a small pinch each of ground star anise, ground cloves, and ground white pepper))
• 1/4 tsp fine salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract