Smaller journal: Raw Brownie Bites With Vanilla Icing

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So fabulous! I couldn’t be happier to share this article with all of you!

Marisa’s Healthy Kitchen and my Raw Brownie Bites With Vanilla Icing were featured in the Smaller journal, a journal of ideas and inspiration by the editors of Small Magazine. THANKS!!

Check it out here 🙂

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Banana Coconut Cookies

These were super good! I love banana and coconut and this was such a great combo! If you want them gooier take them out of the dehydrator earlier. Enjoy 🙂

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Banana Coconut Cookies

1 cup of cashews
4 cups dried coconut
3 ripe bananas

  1. In a food processor combine the cashews and coconut until chopped fine
  2. Add the the bananas and process until smooth
  3. Roll the dough into your hands into cookies and flatten them.
  4. Dehydrate at 115 degrees for 8-10 (overnight) ten hours
  5. Enjoy 🙂

Almond Butter Cups

Almond Butter Cups
Recipe from Everyday Raw by Matthew Kenney
yields about 1 1/2 quarts

This recipe make many delicious, decadent, chocolaty squares. So if you do not want leftovers or do not have a crowd to feed I would suggest you half this. But I like leftovers 🙂 So I am happy with having delicious little bites in the freezer. The great thing about these is that they are so satisfying you don’t need too many.

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1 cup almond butter
1 1/2 cup agave, divided
2 cups coconut oil, divided
1/2 tablespoon sea salt
1 cup cacao nibs

  1. Mix almond butter, 1/2 cup agave, 1/2 cup coconut oil, and sea salt in medium bowl; keep in warm place until ready to use.
  2. Blend cacao nibs, remaining 1 cup agave, and remaining 1-1/2 cups coconut oil in the Vita-mix until smooth.
  3. Spread half of this cacao mixture on parchment-lined half sheet pan to create a thin layer. Place in freezer for 15 minutes to firm.
  4. Spread the almond butter mixture over hardened cacao layer. Then spread remainder of cacao mixture over almond butter; place in freezer until firm.
  5. Turn out pan onto cutting board, peel off parchment paper, and cut into small pieces. ENJOY 🙂
  6. Store extra almond butter cups in containers in refrigerator.

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Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
servings 2

Who does not love raw cookie dough!! Well here is the ‘raw’ version!! This recipe is beyond decadent and super fast to make! Whenever you get a sweet craving you can whip this up in 2 minutes, literally! We made this the other night and Michael has been asking for it ever since, I think it is addictive!!! If you do not eat honey you could substitute agave, but it would not be as thick.

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2 tablespoon raw tahini
2 tablespoon raw cacao nibs
2 tablespoon raw honey
5 teaspoon coconut oil (I used Artisana brand because it is thicker, made with coconut and its oil!! the best)
a couple drops organic vanilla extract

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Eat with a spoon. ENJOY!!!

Raw Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These raw cookies tasted like regular amazing oatmeal raisin cookies!! So deeeelish!!  I would suggest that you double or triple this recipe as these went so fast! The oats softened up in the dehydrator and the cookies were soft and sweet. I am so amazed and highly recommend these! Plus they are so cute 🙂

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Raw Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
makes around 12 cookies

2 raw rolled oats (you can use oat groats as well)
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup agave nectar
1/4 cup cashews

1. Grind 1/2 the oats, 1/2 the almonds and cashews in food processor until fine.
2. Pour into a large bowl
3. Pulse the rest of the almonds until chunky
4. Transfer almonds to bowl
5. Add raisins and agave nectar to bowl and combine
6. With your hands or a ice cream scoop make rounds of dough and flatten onto mesh dehydrator sheet
7. Dehydrate for about 12 hours at 110 degrees.

Note: If you are using your hands to form the dough it will be very very sticky, but so worth it! They will fall apart a little while making, but the dehydrator sorts that out.

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Cinnamon Crisp Cookies

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Cinnamon Crisp Cookies

recipe is from The Raw Food Passion blog.

These were super Delicious before they were dehydrated and tasted very similar after being in the dehydrator. They never really became crispy even after 36 hours in the dehydrator, but they are still deeelish! Who doesn’t love cookies!!??

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups of almonds
  • 15 medjol organic dates
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 3 cups of dried organic coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup of agave nectar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons of cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sea salt

Directions:

Process the almonds in the food processor until they become a very fine powder. Add the cinnamon and sea salt to the almond flour and mix until spread out evenly. Pour that into a giant bowl. Next, put the dried coconut into the food processor and leave in there until grounded very finely. Add the coconut to the almond flour in the giant bowl. Next, put the dates into the food processor with 1/2 cup of water and mix until you get a date paste. Add the date paste to the almond coconut flour and stir in evenly. Finally add the agave nectar. Mix ingredients thoroughly. Then, roll the dough flat with a rolling pin. I roll the dough on parchment paper, then I place parchment paper on top of the dough and roll on top of the paper so that the dough does not stick to the rolling pin. (this made is so much easier!!!) Take a cup and make your circular cookies. Place the cookies on dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 110 degrees for twelve hours or until desired crispness.

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