Pumpkin Cheesecake with Maple Cinnamon Soaked Pecans - The Acne Nutritionist Maria Marlowe

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. pure maple syrup
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ¾ cup pecans (raw) (chopped)
• 2½ cups pecans (raw)
• 1 cup date
• ¼ inch fresh ginger (optional)
• ¼ tsp. pumpkin spice
• pinch unrefined salt (real, pink, or Celtic salt)
• ¼ cup shredded coconut (unsweetened, dried)
• 1¼ cups cashews (raw) (soaked in water at least 4 hours or overnight)
• 1¼ cups pumpkin puree (canned or fresh)
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice
• ½ cup coconut nectar
• ¾ cup coconut oil (unrefined)
• 1 tsp. pumpkin spice
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• water (as needed to blend)