Adventures in Raw Food

We love using fresh fruit, but sometimes it’s not practical. However, we always have several kinds of organic fresh-frozen fruit in the freezer, and it’s amazing how easy it is to use this to make an incredibly delicious raw fruit compote (or spiced fruit compote! – yum!) or fruit topping.

This recipe for raw oatmeal raisin cookies follows on the heels of the success of our Raw Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. These Raw Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are very easy to make (one bowl!) and take only a bit over an hour to ‘cook’ in the dehydrator!

One of the beauties of raw food is that, while many recipes can seem complex and time-consuming, many others are so simple and so delicious. And this is one of those. These honeyed sesame date gems, served warm from the dehydrator, are melt-in-your mouth wonderful, and so very good for you!

If you are craving the taste of fudgey brownies, this recipe for raw fudge brownies is just the ticket! And so good for you!

This was a riff on my first raw fruit crisp, only instead of being merely fantastic, this one is divine! I used peaches and nectarines as my summer soft fruits, but you can also use plums, or really anything you want!

Ohmygawd this is so good, and so darned easy to make, you’ll think of all kinds of uses for it!! From frosting and filling, to truffles, to ganache, to just eating it out of the bowl with a spoon – you’d better sit down because this raw Chocolate Coconut Cream is going to make you weak in the knees!

Unlike some vegan chocolate mousses, which rely on tofu, this one is soy free! Yes, the name is a mouthful – but wait until you get your own mouth full of this delicious treat! Says Jessica “I developed this recipe for my boss’ wedding shower. People went NUTS for it, even those who were psyched out by the title “raw” went back for seconds!!” And you will too!

This recipe for a raw fruit crisp (or raw fruit crumble) is absolutely fabulous! And it’s very easy to make!