Mock Apricot and Banana Cheesecake
- 13 cup desiccated coconut
- 4 tablespoons crispy rice cereal (gluten free)
- 23 cup hazelnuts
- 12 cup banana (chopped)
- 10 ounces firm silken tofu
- 14 cup dried apricot
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon lemon peel
- 18 cup honey (optional)
- To make the base; toast the hazelnuts and coconut separately, either in a oven or under the grill, until golden brown.
- allow to cool then rub the skins off the hazelnuts.
- Place coconut, 1/3 cup of hazelnuts, and rice cereal into a food processor until the nuts are finely chopped and all the ingredients are mixed.
- Set aside in a bowl.
- To make the topping; Cut the apricots into small pieces and simmer in a small amount of water or orange juice until soft.
- Sieve to remove the cooking liquid.
- Process the apricots, bananas, tofu, cinnamon, and lemon peel until smooth (add honey if not sweet enough).
- To assemble; alternate two layers of both the base and topping ingredients (finishing with the topping) either in a 8x8-inch baking dish or, preferably, in four sundae dishes.
- Decorate with a few hazel nuts.
coconut, crispy rice cereal, hazelnuts, banana, silken tofu, apricot, cinnamon, lemon peel, honey
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mock-apricot-and-banana-cheesecake-135787 (may not work)