5 raw food desserts that everyone will like
Text: Olga Antonova
Many people are accustomed to be wary of eating food: Lack of heat treatment of products, a limited diet and unusual exotic names in the lists of ingredients can cause confusion and rejection. Even if you do not adhere to a certain food system, you are absolutely free to choose recipes related to any of them - raw food, vegetarian or vegan. Raw food is universal and can be varied and nutritious. It is easiest to verify this by the example of desserts: few people are willing to argue that honey, nuts and dried fruits are tasty and healthy.
Raspberry Cashew Cake
Cheesecake raw food analogues are very easy to prepare. Such desserts usually consist of two parts, the base and the filling, but you can turn on the fantasy and experiment. For example, increase the number of layers, make a base of different nuts or even carrots, add favorite spices, berries, fruits and dried fruits, try various toppings. The result will definitely please you if you are guided by your taste and preferences. The recipe is designed for a form with a diameter of 18 cm.
Cooking:
Cover the form with baking paper or cling film. Crush dates, almonds and salt in a combine: the mass should be homogeneous and sufficiently sticky - you can check it by rolling a small ball in your hands. Put the nut-date mixture in the form, tamp well and level the surface. Crush and mix in a food processor cashews, lemon juice, vanilla, coconut oil and honey until smooth. Pour about two thirds of the mixture into the mold. In the remaining mixture, add the raspberries, chop again thoroughly and mix. Pour the mixture onto the first layer of the filling and put the dessert in the refrigerator or freezer until it solidifies. Remove the cake from the refrigerator half an hour before serving and cut it with a knife heated under hot water.
Twix Sweets
In addition to the popular coconut candy or basic candy from a mixture of dried fruit and nuts, there are all sorts of multi-layered sweets. On the basis of the same recipe, you can get sweets, bars, and mini-cakes - it all depends on the thickness of the layers and the size of the pieces into which the billet is cut.
Cooking:
Cover the form with baking paper or cling film - it is better to choose a rectangular shape. Mix all the ingredients for cookies: the mixture should be crumbly, slightly moist and keep the form. If it is not wet enough, add more coconut oil or water. Put the mass in the form and put it in the freezer. Soak the dates in warm water for 10 minutes. Mix all the ingredients for caramel using water from dates. Spread the mixture evenly on a layer of biscuits and put in the freezer for a couple of hours until fully cured.
For the glaze, mix all the ingredients until smooth. Remove the blank from the freezer, cut it into pieces of the desired size, icing and place in the freezer so that it will freeze. Store in the freezer.
Chocolate Coated Peanut Cookies
From the previous recipes, it is clear that most raw food desserts are prepared in approximately the same way: a mixture of crushed dried fruits, nuts and additives is placed in a refrigerator or freezer for solidification and preservation of shape. Single-layer sweets are similar to cookies, and mass preparation methods: you can try ginger, mint or pumpkin, or you can invent a recipe yourself, because it's almost impossible to make a mistake.
Cooking:
Grind oatmeal, flax seeds, coconut and salt into flour in a blender. Add the raisins and chop again to get a slightly wet mixture that will hold the shape. Roll out the mass and, having achieved a layer of desired thickness, cut into pieces of the desired size. Store in a refrigerator or freezer until it freezes.
Stir all the ingredients for the glaze until smooth. Spread some peanut butter on each cookie and dip each in the frosting. Put in the freezer until the icing solidifies. Keep ready-made cookies in the refrigerator.
Salty Nut Brownies
Raw food brownies are not inferior to the taste of the classic, they can be easily cooked in a hurry. If you spend a little more time and remake the main recipe, you can get a terrific coffee cake (although raw coffee is not drunk). We offer a brownie-based multi-layer cake recipe, each layer of which easily turns into a separate dessert.
Cooking:
Mix all the ingredients for brownie: the mixture should be crumbly and slightly moist. Put the mass in the form, covered with baking paper or film. Grind in a blender all the ingredients for the nut layer to a uniform consistency. Put the mass on a layer of brownies.
Grind in a blender all the ingredients for the chocolate layer and gently distribute in the form. Cover the form with food film and put in the freezer for 3-4 hours. Cut the cakes with a knife heated under hot water. Store in the freezer.
Lime and avocado ice cream
It’s hard to come up with something better than a magical banana and berry ice cream. However, we know another unbanal recipe based on avocado, which can be altered by changing the amount of ingredients used and adding new ones to taste.
INGREDIENTS:
Cooking:
Mix all the ingredients in a food processor and place in the freezer in an airtight container for 3-4 hours. Ice cream can be served with raspberry sauce, cardamom or any syrup to taste.
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