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Chocolate Power Bites – Raw Vegan

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When it comes to food my preference goes to savory foods, but when a great sweet treat comes along you can better hide it or it’ll be gone with the wind. Ever since I’ve been trying to avoid processed sugars (there might have been a couple of mess ups, whoops) it’s about time to create some whole food sweets that are simply sweetened with natures finest, dried fruits. If you’ve been following me for a while you know I’ve got a thing for chocolate flavoured raw treats, exibit #1 & exibit #2 will prove this fact.

These are similar to the bounty bites, but a little bit extra special, less bounty, more chocolaty! They make a great…

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Spicy Cheese Spread – w/ Raw Option

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Cheese, for many one of the most difficult things to give when going completely plant-based. Personally I didn’t have much problem removing meat and eggs from my diet, but cheese was one of the things I missed for quite some time. Rest assured that this craving diet after about a couple of months, which isn’t very surprising because that stuff is addictive. Oh you thought I was joking? Well regardless of this being true or not, I’m staying away from it! 

Although my cheese cravings have disappeared there’s always place for a cheesy spread, I even enjoy the occasional vegan cheese! I try to keep processed foods at a minimum so those are a rare treat, but this cheese spread is make using whole, (raw) food. I even tried fermenting it like a proper vegan cheese, but this is totally optional, and to be honest I still need to do some experimenting when it comes to making a proper fermented nut cheese, but know that it’s coming your way sooner or later. 

Cheese Spread2I’ll be making a fully raw fermented cheese when I’ve mastered the fermentation process, but for now you can modify it to make your own fully raw version! you could make this raw by using raw garlic (or not). I’m not sure if pickled jalapeños are considered a raw food, if they’re not you could swap that for lemon juice, it does add a distinct flavour, but it’s totally optional! You could also leave out the smoked paprika to keep it fully raw. 

You can eat it just as is, I left it out of the fridge overnight in a dark and warm (but not warm enough) place and it didn’t do too much with the flavour, but then again I still have to experiment further with fermenting nut cheeses. Regardless of what you’ll do the spread will be a flavour explosion. 

Cheese Spread1These go great on some flax crackers or as a dip with some veggies, think cucumber and carrots (which I’m allergic to btw). Well enough blabber, you’ll just have to try them!

Let me know if you liked the recipe in the comments below and if you decide to recreate this dish feel free to tag me on Instagram as I’d love to see your creations, and find me on Facebook!

One Love,

A.J.

Spicy Cheese Spread - w/ Raw Option

A savoury and cheesy spread great for on a flax cracker or as dip.
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Course Condiments, Rawfood
Cuisine Vegan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 3 tbsp kimchi liquid or sauerkraut
  • 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove raw garlic
  • 3 tbsp jalapeno liquid or lemon juice
  • 5 pickled jalapenos (optional)
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Soak the cashew nuts somewhere between half an hour in warm water to overnight to make them soft. I soaked mine for half an hour.
  • Drain the cashews and add them to a blender* (or food processor) Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
  • The spread is pretty much done now, put it in a container and store in the fridge. You could to ferment it by storing it in a dark and warm place, which is what I did, but it's by no means necessary, and we'll go more in depth in the fermenting process in the near future! Enjoy!

Notes

  • I used a nutri bullet blender jug, no fancy high speed blenders.

Simple Hearty Flax Crackers w/ raw option

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It’s been two weeks of zero alcohol which means it’s time for the second fase of my body reboot! We’re getting rid of gluten!! Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not allergic, but intolerant, or at least that’s what my body has been telling me. The main reason I’m removing gluten is because I want to get rid of my eczema and gluten is a common trigger, I refuse to take any pharmaceutical creams, so we’re going holistic. Two weeks from now I’ll also remove processed sugars and I’m doing these little steps of two because I came up with this theory that it’ll make this whole transition more easy, especially since last time failed!

Flax CrackerNow with this little backstory you might not be surprised with the fact that I’ll be sharing a recipe for flax seed crackers, right!? I may be avoiding wheat crackers, but trust me I’ll not give up on these crunchy vehicles for delicious toppings and spreads, instead I’ll go for a more healthy option. Besides being super crunchy and delicious they are also very simple, and cost effective to make.

This recipes is super easy, what it comes down to is throwing everything into a bowl, placing it on a baking tray and removing all the moisture to create crisp and hearty crackers. These can even be made raw by adding them in the dehydrator for a couple of hours, until they’re completely dry. 

Flax Cracker2Flax Cracker1Stay tuned for some delicious (raw) vegan spread recipes coming your way so we can all have our own flax cracker party! Now let’s get baking, we want to bake these with love so they’ll take a little longer, so we better get started sooner than later!

For the time being you can try to eat them with this black hummus. 

Let me know if you liked the recipe in the comments below and if you decide to recreate this dish feel free to tag me on Instagram as I’d love to see your creations, and find me on Facebook!

One Love,

A.J.

Hearty Flax Crackers

A great gluten free alternative for deliciously crisp and healthy hearty crackers.
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Course Baked Goods
Cuisine Vegan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
  • 1/2 cup whole flax seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

Oven Baked

  • Preheat your oven to 125 celcius or 250 farenheit. I started with one cup of flax seeds and ground half of those in my blender (but feel free to use just ground or just whole seeds). Add these to a bowl with the the remaining dry ingredients and mix well. Now add the water and let it sit for about 15 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed, mix it well.
  • Now add the mixture to a parchment paper lined baking tray making sure its spread fairly thin, the thinner the crisper, just make sure it's not too thin, you shouldn't be able to see pieces of parchment paper. now bake it for about 30 minutes (or until semi dry), now take them out and score them with a knife or spatula to create the cracker shape, now put them back in the oven.
  • Once they've become fairly dry you can try to flip them so the bottom can become dry as well. It's very important that the crackers are super dry, this will make them very crunchy and makes them keep for about a month (if stored in an air tight container). Once completely dry remove them from the oven and let them cool completely before storing. The cooking time for this greatly depends on your oven, moisture and climate, so think of somewhere between an hour and a half to 2 hours.

Raw

  • You can even make these raw by adding them to a food dehydrator, just let them dehydrate for a couple of hours, until all the moisture is gone.

Passion/Mango Chia Pudding

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Since chia pudding is one of my favourite quick and simple breakfasts at the moment, it’s always nice to have some variations, so not every single morning is the same. During summer I like to eat tropical and summer fruits, and since I got an awesome deal on some passion fruit and mangoes at my local market the only natural thing to do was to turn them into a delicious pudding, which I topped of with some summer berries  which are in season right now! 

I’m trying to eat more seasonal and local foods but sometimes you get an offer you can’t refuse and for me that came in the form of…

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Raw Raspberry Açai Jam – Refined Sugar Free Jelly

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Raw JellyAs I’m trying to cut out as many processed foods from my diet as possible, I’ll be experimenting to make healthy whole food and/or raw versions of these dishes. One thing that I can tell you is that processed jellies are out of my diet, this raw raspberry/açai jelly is just as perfect, if not better! And besides being a whole food and raw dish it only takes a few minutes to whip up and they are free of any refined sugars!

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Raw Berry Bars

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Raw Bar

 

There are all types of dietary restrictions, wether it is gluten, refined sugars, gmo’s, processed foods or oils, it always comes as a nice surprise when you find dishes that fit your dietary needs at a party, restaurant or any other occasion where there is food. Since I’m celebrating my one year anniversary I wanted everyone to celebrate it with me, I’ve already uploaded a recipe for blackberry bars but for those who are gluten and/or refined sugar free I’ve made another recipe for blueberry/raspberry coconut bars, oh and did I mention they are raw as well! Whenever it comes to food I want everyone to enjoy, and yes even if you’re not vegan I’ll make you enjoy these vegan treats with me, because they are just as tasty!

 

Raw Bar

 

These bars are quite simple to make, the only time consuming thing is soaking the cashew nuts (this will make them nice and soft) and letting it all solidify in the freezer, but all of this won’t cost you any effort, the making of the recipe though takes about 10 to 20 minutes depending on how fast you work. Minimum effort, maximum reward, these are the types of recipes are the most convenient, of course I like spending hours in the kitchen and don’t mind getting my hands dirty, but not everyone has the time, or patience, so this one is for you!

 

Raw Bar

 

 

 

 

 

You can have these bars with a cup of tea, on a smoothie bowl like I did or just eat them as they are. 

You could also try adding toppings before they are solid like fresh fruits, such as berries, figs or mango, or maybe you want some hemp seeds on top!? They are your bars so make them however you like.

These bars will stay good for a while if stored in the freezer, which is what I would recommend. If you want to have one just take it out of the freezer and let them come to room temperature a little. Or take some out and keep them in the fridge, this way you’ll never have to wait for them to get soft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you make this dish leave a comment below to let me know how you liked them, or tag me in your creations on my social media accounts.

One Love,

A.J.

Raw Berry Slices

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Course Dessert/Snack, Pies and cakes, Rawfood
Cuisine Indigo, Vegan
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients
  

Base

  • 1 cup soft dates
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 cup oats
  • 2 tbsp cacao powder
  • 2 tbsp flax seed

Filling

  • 2 cups soaked cashews
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 2 dates
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp non dairy milk
  • 1 cup raspberries
  • 1 cup blueberries

Instructions
 

Base

  • Add everything to a food processor and pulse it until everything gets together and you can form a ball. Line a baking or pie dish with parchment paper and divide the dough evenly while flattening it out.

Filling

  • Soak the cashews for at least 3 hours but I always leave them overnight. In two separate bowls mash the blueberries and raspberries with a fork until they are all mashed up. Drain your soaked cashews and add them to a high speeds blender or food processor with the coconut oil, dates, lemon juice and non dairy milk. Blend this until you get a nice creamy texture. Now add 1/2 of the cream to the mashed blueberries and the other half to the raspberries and mix them well.
  • Add both of the mixtures to the base and you can cover it with parchment paper to freeze in the freezer for about 3 hours or overnight. After it all has solidified you can remove them from the freezer, cut them in bars and store in the freezer, when your want to have a piece let it come to room temperature or if you can't wait you can risk breaking a tooth on a frozen piece like I do most of the time. Enjoy!

Raw Ice Cream Fruit Pizza

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Ice cream pizza

 

The title says it all! Who doesn’t want a slice of ice cream pizza that you can eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner without feeling guilty!? Not only is this dish completely raw, it is also super easy and fast to make, all you need to do is throw some things in a food processor and voila, ice cream pizza. No kneading of dough, cooking and baking involved, it’s the simplest thing ever. Also did you know this recipe is gluten, nuts and refined sugar free, besides being raw and vegan, awesome right?

Now that spring has arrived and the days are getting warmer, I’ve started craving more and more cold and raw foods, making this dish perfect for these warmer months! I would have never thought I’d be eating frozen “pizza” for breakfast. Fun fact: Did you know that growing up I hated pizza, ugh they disgusted me. Oh how the tides have turned.

Assembling the pizza

 

PizzaThis is another one of those dishes you can completely customise to your own taste. 

I decided to go for a chocolaty crust by adding some cacao powder, but feel free to skip the cacao and add cinnamon instead, or add nuts to the crust. You can also keep it plain and just stick with the coconut. 

As for the ice cream filling I went for strawberry/beet so it would be red like tomato sauce (fail). You can choose to follow my recipe and go for the same or go your own route and try something different.

The basic ingredient is banana and to that you can add whatever you like. You can add cacao and make it a chocolate ice cream, or add mango and passion fruit to make it more tropical. If you want to make it extra healthy you can even decide to add some Spirulina and turmeric to make it bright green and the most healthy ice cream you have ever had. 

Now lets talk toppings! You can literally top this with whatever you like. For this particular pizza I went with, mango, kiwi, blueberries, goji berries, mulberires, raspberries, coconut and sesame seeds. But feel free to use whatever you liked and try topping it with things like:

  • edible flowers 
  • passion fruit
  • dragon fruit
  • grapes
  • pineapple

This recipe is simply a guideline, have fun with it and create something beautiful!

This is your pizza party

 

 

 

Pizza

 

Pizza

 

Who knew eating fruits could be this much fun? If you have trouble eating enough fruits you should definitely try this fruit pizza! Cut some slices and share them with your friends!

Namasté

Raw Ice Cream Fruit Pizza

This ice cream fruit pizza is Gluten Free, Nut Free, Refined Sugar Free, Raw and Vegan. A perfect treat to share with your friends, family and children.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert/Snack, Rawfood
Cuisine Indigo, Vegan
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 1 cup dates pitted
  • 2 cups desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 cup cacao powder

Ice cream

  • 3 big bananas frozen
  • 2 tsp beet powder (optional)

Instructions
 

Crust

  • to make the crust you put all the ingredients into a food processor and pulse until everything's combined and you can form a crust. I used a cake tin and lined it with parchment paper. Make sure that the edges of the crust are raised.

Ice Cream

  • To make the ice cream layer you will need 3 frozen bananas, strawberries and beet powder, and add them to a food processor or high speed blender. Now pulse them until they get the consistency of a soft serve ice cream.
  • Now to assemble you place the ice cream on top of the crust and decorate it with your favourite fruits, nuts or whatever you want to top it with. Once you've done this you place the "pizza" into the freezer and let it set for a couple of hours. When you want to have a slice just remove it from the freezer and slice yourself a piece, pizza cutters work perfectly!

Notes

  • Make the Ice Cream whatever flavour you like, try adding raspberries or mango instead of strawberries. Or whatever kind of flavouring you like, or simply keep it plain!

Week 4 – Raw Vegan Challenge

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week 4

 

I can’t believe the raw vegan challenge has come to an end! The past four weeks have been a real journey for me and I can’t wait to share my final post on this raw food challenge. If you haven’t read my previous entries yet you can find them by clicking these links: week 1, week 2 and week 3. 

There is one thing that I am sure of, this was one of the best decisions i’ve ever made! This sounds really dramatic, but going raw for a month has really changed my life and I feel like it has been the beginning of a new chapter for me. Actually this challenge might have come to an end but its actually just the beginning.

 

 

Let’s get personal

The reason that this change of diet has had such a big impact on me is mainly due to my not so healthy relationship with food, which has been an ongoing struggle for the past 15 years. I’d either not eat at all, binge and purge or simply go on emotional binges. Obviously I wasn’t happy with my appearance, which was one of the main reasons I developt my unhealthy eating habits. This has caused me to yoyo and never really have a steady weight, I’d either be underweight or a little chubby.

I really had to learn how to love my body and learn to accept it, and since going vegan most of those issues were dealt with, the only thing I was still having a hard time with, food related, was emotional binging. I no longer restricted my food or purged, but the moment I was dealing with some stress the first thing I would reach for was food (or alcohol but thats a whole other story!), and not the healthy kind, no I’m talking about bags of chips and deep fried vegan junk. Although this was a struggle it wasn’t very extreme and I did feel like I had some grip on the matter, but there still was room for improvement! Maybe one day I’ll make a more detailed post on this but for now I’d like to keep it short. 

Going raw really made me face some of my food related demons, of course I could go and binge on raw foods but thats just not as appealing as a warm slice of vegan pizza and a bag of chips. I just don’t see how binging on some fruits is a bad thing, since most raw food is less calorie dense as cooked foods. So whenever I did feel overwhelmed by emotions I took the change and looked for another way to deal with them. This is where yoga came in, yoga really helps with getting in touch with the body and emotions I took this practice with me throughout the day and together with being raw for a month it has really been a huge help and push in a good direction. A new chapter has started where I’ll keep working on being mindful and aware without trying to banish any little or huge emotion with food and or alcohol. 

 

Salad

 

Will I stay raw?

Although I’m a big lover of cooked foods, I wont be going back to the way I used to eat, and no my future is not as a raw vegan. I’m going high raw! I’ll still be making lots of delicious cooked recipes and of course eat them, but I am going to incorporate more raw foods into my lifestyle. I’d also like to add that this will change depending on the season and weather, like now that the weather will be getting warmer it makes a lot of sense for me to eat a lot of raw foods, but during winter and fall, my main focus will be warming foods. My message here is to listen to your bodies, its your greatest teacher. 

This brings me to my first experience with cooking foods! The very first thing I decided to make was a calzone, because why not!? And I really wanted to work on one so I could share the recipe here on my blog. The first thing that I noticed is that after eating the pizza I felt extremely lazy, where raw foods would give me a nice energy boost, this calzone made want to do a little nap. But everything has its ups and downs, because my body did feel nice and warm and I didn’t have to eat as much to feel full. Having this experience did make me realise that eating a high raw diet seems like a great plan at the moment, but I won’t be giving up my rice and spicy cooked foods!

 

Smoothie Bowls

 

Benefits

  • The biggest plus for me has been the fast that this challenge has opened a whole new chapter for me. Not has it given me a new understanding when it comes to emotional binges, it also opened doors to other types of recipes and I found a whole new appreciation for food.
  • My skin has started to clear up, this is also due to the fact that I almost didn’t drink any alcohol. My eczema stopped breaking, but I did notice that while trying my new cooked recipe and using a lot of water to wash my hands my skin started to get a bit more dry and irritated. So I guess that sadly, no, my eczema hasn’t disappeared, but I’m open to trying new methods, so feel free to leave me any tips, I would really appreciate that!
  • Eating a variety of raw foods made me feel very light and energised, my belly never really got bloated and after eating a big meal I didn’t feel like taking a nap.
  • It saved me a lot of time prepping meals. Smoothies only take a minute and salad not more then 10. This really saved me a lot of time throughout the day!
  • I never experienced bad morning breath!
  • I got new inspiration for recipes that I’ll be sharing here on the blog as soon as they are done. Can’t wait to share all the yummy recipes I’ve got planned! 

 

Struggles

  • One thing I found very difficult was that it was very difficult for me to find proper meals when I wasn’t home and wanted to eat out with friends. This always made me resort to having to go to the supermarket so I could get some fruits or I’d eat a million date bars and raw chocolates.
  • If I’d chosen to do this challenge during the summer season it would have been a lot more easier, in the summer there is so much more delicious fruit available in the Netherlands. I really missed watermelon everyone!
  • When I would choose to indulge myself with some raw vegan gourmet foods, I’d end up spending a lot of money, I found them a bit over prized! And making them myself wasn’t really a option because I don’t own a dehydrator at this moment.
  • The variety of dishes was a bit boring. For dinner I always had salad, which I got used to at a certain point, but a little more variety would have been awesome!

Conclusion

I’m very happy that I decided to go raw for a month! It has been an awesome experience that came with its ups and downs, but thats live and I wouldn’t take it any other way. This experience has given me a whole new appreciation for food and given me more inside into my emotional binges. Apart from that it has motivated me to become more fit and healthy and inspired me to make more raw food recipes and work on some fabulous cooked recipes, so stay tuned for that. Will I ever do this again? Well I won’t say never, but for now incorporating more raw foods into my lifestyle feels like the right thing to do! And if I would ever do this again, I’d definitely plan it during the summer or spring.

I’d also like to add that I’m inspired on sharing more lifestyle posts, like how I quit smoking, what I eat in a day and way way more. I’m really excited to see where this new chapter will lead, and I’d love to share my journey with all of you! Feel free to let me know what you think about that.

Stay awesome and kind!

Bless,

A.J.

 

Lemon Cream Bliss Balls

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LBB

 

I’m literally overjoyed now that spring has started, this means more outside activities, more and longer sunlight, and everything will start to flower, isn’t that the best!? Oh spring how I have missed you and welcome back.

After all the raw treats containing cacao or cinnamon I felt like having something fresh! I mean don’t get me wrong I could dive in a bath full of melted chocolate anytime a day, but since spring has finally started (only the weather still needs to receive the memo) I decided to make a more refreshing and light bliss ball, mission complete! They are really moist and almost buttery with a nice touch of lemon, my new obsession and I probably ate one to many.

These balls are filled with whole foods and good for a quick snack and energy boost! Its also another 5 minute recipe that will last you for a couple of days to a week, or even longer if you stock them in the freezer and forget about them. These raw treats have really been a life saver when it comes to time and convenience!

 

LBBLBB

 

I rolled 1/3 of the finished balls in a mixture of coconut, chia seeds, turmeric and hemp seeds and to the other 1/3 I added raw cacao powder to the mix and the rest of the balls I rolled trough just raw cacao. You can choose to do the same or your own thing, as usual there are no rules into making these! If you feel like adding some lime zest or spirulina, you should! Or maybe you want to be a rebel and choose not to coat them at all, go ahead its your party! 

Also feel free to play around with the fillings and when you’ve struck gold be sure to let me know!

 

LBB

 

Hope you’ll like these lemon bliss balls as much as I did!

Bless,

A.J. 

Lemon Cream Bliss Balls

These fresh lemon balls are a great snack for between meals! Another quick and easy recipe!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Dessert/Snack, Rawfood
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 18 balls

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup dried figs
  • 3/4 cup cashew
  • 1/2 cup dates
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 1/2 lemon juice
  • 1 cup desiccated coconut

Instructions
 

  • Put everything in a food processor and pulse until the mixture starts to get together and form a into a ball. Now roll little balls from the mixture and roll them through some coconut, raw cacao, chia seeds, other ingredients or a mix of some. Store them in the fridge or freezer!

3 Ingredient – Hazelnut/Cacao Bars

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HCB

 

For this recipe I’m keeping this very simple and basic, all you need are three ingredients and a food processor. And even more awesome is that this recipe will require only five minutes of your time, sometimes less is more! Ok you need to wait a little bit in between while you’re soaking the nuts and letting the bars set in the freezer, but its worth it, trust me.

Raw treats are the best, they are literally the easiest things to make, healthy and great as a snack. I always keep my freezer and fridge stacked.

 

Soaking Nuts

 

One thing that I’d advise for this recipe is to soak your nuts. The reason I soak raw nuts is because it makes them easier to digest, the nutrients become easier to absorb and you remove some enzymes that are good for the nuts and seeds but not so wonderful for us! In some cases it also makes nuts a bit softer making it easier for them to be blended into a smooth cream. You can soak the nuts in warm water with a little bit of salt and leave them overnight. After draining the nuts you can dry them with a clean towel, bake them or use a dehydrator to remove the moisture. I dried them with a towel and kept the bars in the freezer to prevent spoiling because baking wont keep them raw and I currently don’t own a dehydrator. 

Fun Fact: I’m slightly allergic to raw nuts, so even when I soak them I have to be careful not to eat to much. If I do my throat starts getting tighter. And if I eat just a few my lips start feeling itchy and I don’t even have to think about rubbing my eyes after handling raw nuts! But this will never stop me, obviously, I like to live on the edge.

 

HCB4

 

My raw food challenge is almost finished but if your a raw foodie don’t be worried! I’ll keep working on raw food recipes and still have some I’m working on at the moment so stay tuned for that. And starting next week you can also expect some cooked vegan foods again. Its gonna be the best of both worlds.

 

HCB

 

Stay awesome everyone

Bless.

3 Ingredient - Hazelnut/Cacao Bars

Easy and healthy raw food bars, that only require 3 ingredients!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Dessert/Snack, Rawfood
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 10 bars

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raw hazelnuts
  • 3 tbsp cacao powder
  • 1/2 cup soft dates

Instructions
 

  • Soak the raw hazelnuts for about 7 hours or overnight and drain them. Dry the nuts and throw them in a food processor. Pulse the nuts a couple of times and then add the dates and cacao powder. Process until everything comes together. Place everything on a piece of parchment paper and press it into a rectangle shape. You can top them with some crushed hazelnuts (optional).
  • Now place the bar in the freezer until it sets and you can cut it into little bars. Enjoy!