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Recipe: Raw Chocolate Crispy Cakes

Kendra — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:19:54 +0000

Raw Chocolate Crispy Cake

Summary: Raw chocolate crispy cakes, with not a cornflake in sight! Truly delicious.

Ingredients

3 cups dried coconut (flakes or dessicated)
1 cup dates, soaked overnight and soak water kept
1 cup raw cacao powder
1/3 cup coconut butter
1 vanilla bean, scraped
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Set the coconut butter to melt over a mug of hot water.
Make the date paste. Put the soaked dates in your food processor with a little of the soak water and pulse. Continue to add small amounts of water and pulse until you achieve a smooth, paste-like consistency.
Transfer the date paste to a mixing bowl. Add all of the other ingredients, including the melted coconut butter, and mix well.
You should end up with a thick mixture. Add a little more of the date soak water if you feel it’s necessary, although you’re not aiming for stickiness.
Using an ice-cream scoop, scoop up the mixture and press it into the scoop using a spoon.
You can either eat the cakes now or dehydrate for 3-4 hours until warm and crispy on the outside.

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Number of servings: 9

Meal type: dessert

Recipe: Raw ‘Hot’ Chocolate

Kendra — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:28:16 +0000

Hot choccie

Summary: A really creamy, milky tasting dairy-free hot chocolate! Believe me, the sunflower seeds do work – they add thickness to the drink without adding sunflower taste.

Ingredients

2 tbsp sunflower seeds, soaked in water for 2 hours or more
1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp carob
1 tsp mesquite
1 tbsp cacao powder
1 tbsp yacon syrup or agave nectar
Pinch cinnamon
Pinch of salt (optional)
Sprinkle cayenne chili (optional)

Instructions

Put everything in a blender and run for long enough that the sunflower seeds are fully broken down.
Pour the mixture from your blender into a saucepan, running it through a sieve as you do so to ensure any chunks of sunflower seeds are taken out.
Heat the hot chocolate to the required temperature, stirring all the while. If you want to keep it raw, stick a finger in as you stir and turn off the heat just before the liquid becomes too hot to be comfortable.
Find a tall mug, pour and enjoy!

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Number of servings: 1

Recipe: Raw Chocolate Breakfast

Kendra — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:32:36 +0000

The End Result - Chocolate Oatmeal

The Raw Ingredients

Summary: Adapted from Kristen Suzanne’s ‘Ultimate Raw Vegan Chocolate Recipes.’ Quite possibly the nicest raw breakfast I’ve ever had!

Ingredients

1/2 cup raw oat groats, soaked overnight then drained
1 apple, chopped
2 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tbsp raw cacao powder
1 tbsp goji berries
1 tbsp yacon syrup or agave nectar (I generally prefer yacon for everything except making chocolate bars!)
Pinch cinnamon
Pinch salt (optional)

Instructions:

Process everything in your food processor, using the ‘S’ blade. Enjoy!

Number of servings: 1

Meal type: breakfast