Raw Strawberry Shortcake

Since berry season is in full swing and strawberries are on sale everywhere you turn, Jesse and I stocked up on strawberries this weekend and made an old favorite: strawberry shortcake! We made a yum raw vegan version that definitely rivals the original!

Raw Strawberry Shortcake

ingredients:

2 lbs fresh strawberries
6 or 7 pitted dates
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts
2 tablespoons honey, divided
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt


first, we took the nuts and processed them with 1 tablespoon sea salt.



we added the "cashew cream" that we used for the raw key lime pie .






then, we processed dates and added them to the nut mixture...




next, we added about 6 chopped strawberries to the "shortcake" mix and 1 tablespoon honey





then, we started on the sauce by blending about 10 strawberries by themselves and setting aside



then, we processed about 15 to 20 strawberries with 2 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon honey and a pinch of sea salt.



we added the processed strawberries that we set aside earlier to the sauce and mixed them in



finally, we built our dessert starting with the shortcake, forming into patties and placing first in the bowl



then we layered on chopped strawberries and strawberry sauce, then repeated the process, making 2 layers



and here's the final yumminess!!

Raw Cheezecake!

yep! you read that right...i made raw vegan cheezecake this weekend and i LOVED IT!!! Seriously--i told Jesse this was by far my favorite of all of the yummy raw and vegan desserts we have made so far!!! YUMMMM!!!! you must try it!! so easy!!


Raw Cheezecake

First, i worked on the crust...walnuts, raisins and a bit of cocoa to make a chocolate crust


walnuts...



raisins...



cocoa...



...processed into a chocolate crust...

CHEEZECAKE FILLING

first i processed bananas and cashews...



and added lemon juice and zest





time to pour into the crust!




after this, i froze the cake for a couple hours then allowed it to thaw a little in the fridge for another hour or so...before enjoying, i made the topping...

TOPPING

SO easy...simply chop up some fresh strawberries



and process!




...the cheezecake...



this was a wonderful cheezecake...it is very nutty and lemony but it totally did it for me! and the cold smoothness of the cheezecake mixed with the strawberry topping and chocolate crust...so yum.

im excited about the variations of this recipe i can make...blueberry swirl cheezecake...chocolate cheezecake...etc....

Raw Key Lime Pie

so last week i was searching online for better raw ice cream recipes than the ones i have found and i came across thispost on a forum board. in the comments, someone posted a recipe for Raw Key Lime Pie and since it is one of Jesse's favorites, i thought "why not give it a shot?"...

Raw Key Lime Pie



this pie was so fun to make...

the crust:
so simple...unsweetened coconut, dates and walnuts





i pressed it into the glass pie dish...




the pie:

main ingredient?



AND

of course! lol



i processed the avocados with fresh key lime juice and agave



also zested some key lime for added taste...



next, i poured the key lime "mousse" into the crust...



gorgeous pie!!





next, i made a cashew "cream" to garnish the top...
soaked cashews, vanilla extract, water, honey



next, i piped it onto the pie with my icing bag (that i got for FREE!!!)






THE PIE...





this pie was absolutely wonderful and Jesse loved it!!! two thumbs up for this one!

Raw Raspberry Ganache Fudge Cake

This weekend, I turned Jesse's kitchen into an "un" bakery, making some pretty amazing raw desserts...wow, they were good!!

Raw Raspberry Ganache Fudge Cake (Ani Phyo's recipe...)

making the cake:

i took walnuts...



...and processed them in the food processor with cocoa and dates, and added a little agave...



then, i formed the "cake batter" into two cake layers



next, i made the frosting:

the frosting started with dates, cocoa and a little agave...



then the "secret " ingredient to make it a smooth frosting consistency...avocadoes!!



beautiful and delicious raw frosting...




i frosted the bottom layer and added frozen raspberries on top



then added the top layer and frosted it



and just for fun i made a little more chocolate frosting with less cocoa and added the raspberries to it, making a chocolate raspberry frosting to garnish the top of the cake with



the cake turned out even better than i expected...WOW is really all i can say...so yum...so good...

Raw Banana Ice Cream

we had a lot of fun making raw banana ice cream sundaes yesterday!!! AND they were Y U M M Y!! so so yummy!!!

What we did:

we took about 7 or 8 bananas, peeled them and chopped them up into slices, placed them in a freezer bag and allowed them to freeze overnight.

sunday afternoon, we took the frozen banana slices and divided them. we took one handful of them and placed them in the food processor with some almond milk to help smooth them out into an "ice cream" consistency.

we added fresh strawberry slices to the mix to make strawberry "ice cream"



next, we took the other handful and processed them with some almond milk until smooth...



after that, we made a "chocolate sauce" from melted cacao and honey and added to the banana ice cream to make chocolate ice cream! YUM!!



next, we drizzled the top with our chocolate sauce...



and of course added strawberries!!



Jesse approved!!