Bite me.
Don’t mind if I do.
The following cheesecake recipe came about a few mornings ago, after I found myself with just half a banana that needed to be used up. (I hate wasting food.)
I used the other in a favorite recipe: PB Breakfast Pudding.
So I threw the remaining banana into my already-messy food processor, along with some other ingredients in danger of going to waste—leftover canned coconut milk and the raw cashew butter I really should remember to use more often. Food processor recipes are my favorites because, unlike baked goods, they are very difficult to mess up.
Banana Split Cheesecake Bites
(Or Banana Cheesecake Fudge!)
Found here: My Raw Recipes.
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk (lite or regular)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup mashed banana (measured after mashing)
- 1 stevia packet or 1 tablespoon sugar (or to taste)
- 1/16 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup raw cashew butter or coconut butter. (If you can’t find either, you can make raw cashew butter by soaking raw cashews for a few hours until soft, then draining and blending. Be sure to measure the 1/3 cup after blending. I haven’t tried this with roasted cashew butter so I can’t vouch for the taste if you sub it.)
Blend everything together, very well. (I used a Cuisinart food processor.) If desired, you can add shredded coconut. Pour into cupcake liners or a small container, or you can even make a mini springform pie. Or increase the recipe to make a traditional-sized pie! Freeze until hardened (a few hours). Store in the freezer or in your tummy.
See the following for: Calories and Nutritional Info.
I know people will ask about substitutions: I’ve listed a few substitution ideas if you click on the above “calories and nutritional info” link. Please feel free to experiment with your own substitutions, and be sure to report back so others can read about your results!
I wish I had more photos for you, but even getting these was a challenge. As I said in an earlier post, our weather on Tuesday was horrible! At least the flowers were happy 
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Question of the Day:
Do you have trouble using up leftovers?
After making a recipe, are you ever left with half a can of beans? Half a can of tomato paste? Half a can of pumpkin? I hate wasting food, but often a recipe will only call for half a can of something, which leaves me scrambling to figure out how to use up the other half before it goes bad in the fridge. Pumpkin is the worst… recipes hardly ever use a whole can of pumpkin!
Link of the Day: Eight Uses for Canned Pumpkin.
i always make a pumpkin smoothie with leftover pumpkin.
just blend the pumpkin with dates, cinnamon, walnuts & vanilla soymilk mmmmmmm
I’ve never had a banana split!
If I have leftover pumpkin I just eat it. Pumpkin is delicious and I can eat it plain, or mix it into oatmeal, cookies, smoothies/milk shakes, mini pumpkin pies, pumpkin custard. pudding, etc. YUM. If I have leftover tomato paste I can add it to any recipe that calls for canned tomato or tomato sauce. Or I make little bagel or English muffin pizza’s.
Beans are easy, Just rinse them and toss them on top of some mixed greens. Yummy salad with protein. Or toss them into some soup.
Mmm I’m not even that big of a banana lover and these still sound delicious! And I can’t believe I’ve never even tried cashew butter– this needs to change asap. You are so right about the half-used cans! I’m always looking for things to do with them so this sounds perfect!
Depending on the recipe, I often double the recipe and freeze half of it. Thank you for another delicious recipe!
Oh they’re cute and look really tasty! Can you call them cheesecake though, because there’s no cream cheese? Oh well, I’d still eat them
The pictures made me wish I could grab one through the screen and savor a bite! The recipes you post and your wonderful personality definitely brighten my day. I’m amazed at the things you come up with, you’re an inspiration to me and plenty of others. I’m definitely going to make the recipe 🙂
Hmm… Yesterday, when your blog decided to go ‘grouchy’, It also deleted about at least twenty comments placed here! (Yes, including mine.. ((Nooo, I’m trying so hard to write proper and readable English, since it’s not my native language. And still write everything I’d like to say.. 🙁 . )) That’s why I noticed..)
Right… So again, in short… I think leftovers are a challenge stimulating creativity! I don’t like to throw away good food. I save leftovers in the fridge (not too long of course), and create something new with it. Whether its rice, pasta, vegetables, sauce, etc, that doesn’t matter.
And when I have leftovers from baking, I also use them. Mostly right away; When I shove the first thing in the oven (and it needed for examples just egg-whites), I start the second ‘baking-experiment’ (using the leftover egg-yolks).
Only recently I had a lime and orange lying screaming to be used. So I turned them into something nice. But I didn’t need everything. So when my first baking-batch was in the oven. I squeezed the lime and orange completely (I used the zest and a little juice for my other recipe), and made a delicious-smelling cake out of it. I frosted it with orange/lemon (yes, lemon, not lime)-frosting. My sisters commented that the cake looked ‘professional’ with this frosting, or that it was just like a cake from a Manga or comic book!
(The cake didn’t just smell nice, it also tasted nice! It was devoured pretty quickly. I did get a chance to take some pictures first though.)
It’s always a surprise when things get out the oven, because I kind of make everything up; just throw some ingredients in the bowl, mix, shape if necessary, and bake. 😛
Okay, maybe this comment is even longer(!) than the original…Sorry! 😉
Sorry about that! I definitely was annoyed it ate all the comments :(.
But I definitely remember your comment and am grateful you took the time to re-post it.
Making up recipes is the best… you’re always in for a surprise :).
What do you/ did you do with the ones you took photos of…. Beautiful photos i must add! Since there is whipped “cream” on top I’m sure they don’t stay well, and hopefully you don’t throw them out right?
I try very hard to waste as little food as possible! There’s usually someone around who will eat everything. 🙂
What beautiful pictures!!