Eat me! |
I used to love, love, crave, obsess over raw strawberry parfaits that were made with cashew cream. Then I realized the poison-ivy-on-my-lips reaction wasn't a look doing me any favors and I dropped a favorite dairy free dessert. Since then, I've used macadamia's, a delicious but pricey alternative. Now I use hazelnuts! If you'd never made raw 'cream.' I recommend using macadamia's or cashews so you get the absolute "OMG this is so good I'm gonna die" flavor.
Filling:
1 Cup Frozen/thawed Strawberries
Crust:
1 cup Medjool Dates
1 cup Almond Pulp (or meal)
Pinch of salt
Cream:
1/2 cup Hazelnuts (soaked/drained)
1-3 Tbs Yacon Syrup (or substitute)
1 Tsp Coconut Oil
1 inch Vanilla Bean scraped (or 1 tsp extract)
1st, the filling: I thawed some frozen strawberries purchased in town, but brought here from WA. It's not often I get really good organic 'big' strawberries, so I froze some. And, I'm out of those tiny cuties from the beach here. So, thaw, then slice.. frozen then thawed works great because you get this 'cooked' consistency and a natural 'sauce.' Mash up 1/8 cup. Set aside.
2nd, the crust: I took 1 cup of leftover almond pulp from making milk and processed it with 1 cup of pitted soft medjool dates (mmmmm). Almost a cup. I ate two dates while processing. Whoops
3rd, I made Hazelnut Cream... blend soaked hazelnuts, 1 inch vanilla bean (scraped-or 1 tsp extract), 1 tsp coconut oil and 1 good squirt of Yacon syrup. If you wish to omit the oil, that's okay. I did it because it helps give a creamy consistency and when chilled, it's a firmer 'cream.' Fun Fact: The pattern of amino acids present in hazels makes them a source of high quality protein (about 13 grams in every 100 gram serving).
Strawberry Madness! |
Ani's recipe(s) calls for sweetener in the strawberries, 2 additional Tbs of sweetener on top, and chocolate fudge sauce. Also, for assembly, she puts the cream in first, and the strawberries on top.. which I do think would be pretty. I just looked at the individual recipes and modified them to my liking and threw it together. It actually tastes similar to cheesecake. So good! I might even save some for my sweetheart! I had to post two photos.. don't you want to make it now!?
Easy lil' Almond Pulp Chocolate Cookies |
And lastly, Ani Phyo's Apple Crepes. Basically, 1 cup chopped apple, 1/2 cup flax meal, 1 1/2 (she calls for 2) Tbs agave, 1/2 cup water or as needed. Blend until super smooth.
I used these wraps to try for an alternative to my old favorite coconut/banana/flax wraps, since I'm trying my dang hardest not to buy banana's here and coconuts are impossible to get unless I'm in Juneau and even then, um.. just how far did that coconut travel? Anything in Alaska usually comes a long way, period. How I love you state of Washington!
So, I made Ani Phyos Tahini-Zucchini Wraps and of course, tweaked it 'cause I'm too cool for school. Ani's Lemon Tahini dressing is so good. I only had Santa Cruz Lime, so:
a squirt of lime, a squirt of braggs, a tsp of tahini and stir.
Tahini Zucchini Wraps |
Now, I spread some dressing onto an apple crepe, added a few leaves of bebe spinach, julienned zuke, & ribboned red pepper. Rolled it up, and drizzled hot pepper oil (that I posted the recipe for somewhere on this blog). Yum! SO, good.
A Room of Her Own (get it Woolf Fans?) |
Blah, Blah, Blah, what a long post! Running update; I post it all on daily mile sooo....this may turn into a strictly food blog? Nah...
ok.. every one of those recipes look awesome! I am definitely going to try the strawberry one!
ReplyDeleteThe crepe recipe... after you blend everything, do you dehydrate it to make the crepes? I really don't know much about raw food.. but it looks interesting.. and now that I'm going gluten free.. something I may want to try.
I love your yoga room! So many windows... awesome!
oh yes, sorry. Spoon the crepes into the size you want onto the sheet, then dehydrate the crepes for about 1 hour or so at 104 and then flip (carefully) and D again until dry but still flexible. (about 1 more hour) A great gluten free option! There is also a recipe for tomato wrappers etc.. if you want a few other recipes for gluten free fixin's let me know :)
ReplyDeleteI would love more gluten free recipes! preferably without the dehydration, as I don't have one.. kind of wish I did to make those crepes though! Maybe someday soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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