gluten-free dairy-free no-bake mocha cheesecake

i had something like this in a market recently, and my mother-in-law found a recipe and sent it to me

 

i decided to adapt it since i'm always a little disappointed when a non-dairy sweet is fruit based. sometimes you just want coffee/toffee/chocolate/carmel/vanilla and not strawberry-basil or date/nut

 

gluten-free, dairy-free, no-bake mocha cheesecake

the filling recipe is adapted from here

the crust is from here

crust
24 whole chocolate gluten-free sandwich cookies
1/4 cup melted non-dairy butter

use food processor to crumb the cookies and add butter until mixed well.  press mixture into a greased spring form pan and put in the fridge while making the filling

filling
1 1/2 cups raw cashews: pour boiling hot water over the cashews, soak for 1 hour, then drain and blend in food processor
1/4 coffee
1/4 cup oil
1 can full fat coconut milk (or coconut cream is better!)
7 ounces melted chocolate                                            1/4 cup honey or other sweetener
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon vanilla

mix all filling ingredients in food processor and spread over crust in spring form pan. freeze an hour or two then remove from spring form pan. cut and serve

leftovers can be refrozen and thawed when needed, the perfect dessert for last-minute guests!