Sweet Things
A Helluva Halva
There are many raw versions of this tasty treat. Here is one!
2 cups raw almonds (*optional: soaked overnight and peeled in the morning.)
1/4 cup raw almonds, unsoaked, ground in coffee grinder
1 1/2 cups raw tahini YUM!
1/4 - 1/2 cup raw honey (to taste) or agave, or dates even!
Beans scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
pinch sea salt
In a food processor, process the almonds until fine crumbles, then add everything else and process until nice a dough-y consistency! 1-2 minutes.
Cover the bottom of a casserole dish with a thin layer of almond flour and then press the halva dough into the dish until the dough is evenly about 1/4" thick or so. Cover in wax paper and refrigerate until firm. Cut into rectangles or circles! Refrigerate until ready to eat and Enjoy!
Alternately, you can scoop the halva dough, about a tblsp. at a time and then roll it in the flour, creating a halva donut hole. If you want holes, then skip the baking dish. After the dough is well blended, scoop it, roll it into a ball and then roll the ball in the almond flour to coat. Refrigerate and then eat!
*NOTE* have multiple copies of this recipe on hand if you are serving it to others, they will invariably ask for the recipe!
(N)Ice CreamIce cream that truly does a body good! (Not milk based!!!)
-Freeze 3-4 very ripe bananas over night or for a good long while!-Place frozen bananas in a food processor and process until they look like soft serve. (maybe 2 minutes)
-Optional: add the seeds from 1 vanilla bean pod to the processing. (just slice the bean open length-wise and use the dull edge of a knife to scrape them out)-Optional: add a good amount of cinnamon to the bananas
-Scoop it up and serve it up!
*Quick Fudge Sauce*
-1/2 cup of maple syrup or agave or honey (agave if diabetic)
-1/2 cup of raw cacao (check out Whole Foods or local health food store.)
-1/3 cup of organic raisins soaked in just a bit of water for about 20 minutes
-Pinch Celtic sea salt.
-Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean pod or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract.
-Blend it up in a high speed blender, regular blender or food processor until smooth. The high speed blender will get it perfectly smooth, the others will do allright.
-Drizzle over your banana soft serve and top with raw walnuts. Oh Boy is right!! You can eat this for dinner and feel great about yourself afterwards!
In Peace,
Kirsten
There are many raw versions of this tasty treat. Here is one!
2 cups raw almonds (*optional: soaked overnight and peeled in the morning.)
1/4 cup raw almonds, unsoaked, ground in coffee grinder
1 1/2 cups raw tahini YUM!
1/4 - 1/2 cup raw honey (to taste) or agave, or dates even!
Beans scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
pinch sea salt
In a food processor, process the almonds until fine crumbles, then add everything else and process until nice a dough-y consistency! 1-2 minutes.
Cover the bottom of a casserole dish with a thin layer of almond flour and then press the halva dough into the dish until the dough is evenly about 1/4" thick or so. Cover in wax paper and refrigerate until firm. Cut into rectangles or circles! Refrigerate until ready to eat and Enjoy!
Alternately, you can scoop the halva dough, about a tblsp. at a time and then roll it in the flour, creating a halva donut hole. If you want holes, then skip the baking dish. After the dough is well blended, scoop it, roll it into a ball and then roll the ball in the almond flour to coat. Refrigerate and then eat!
*NOTE* have multiple copies of this recipe on hand if you are serving it to others, they will invariably ask for the recipe!
(N)Ice CreamIce cream that truly does a body good! (Not milk based!!!)
-Freeze 3-4 very ripe bananas over night or for a good long while!-Place frozen bananas in a food processor and process until they look like soft serve. (maybe 2 minutes)
-Optional: add the seeds from 1 vanilla bean pod to the processing. (just slice the bean open length-wise and use the dull edge of a knife to scrape them out)-Optional: add a good amount of cinnamon to the bananas
-Scoop it up and serve it up!
*Quick Fudge Sauce*
-1/2 cup of maple syrup or agave or honey (agave if diabetic)
-1/2 cup of raw cacao (check out Whole Foods or local health food store.)
-1/3 cup of organic raisins soaked in just a bit of water for about 20 minutes
-Pinch Celtic sea salt.
-Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean pod or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract.
-Blend it up in a high speed blender, regular blender or food processor until smooth. The high speed blender will get it perfectly smooth, the others will do allright.
-Drizzle over your banana soft serve and top with raw walnuts. Oh Boy is right!! You can eat this for dinner and feel great about yourself afterwards!
In Peace,
Kirsten
