chocolate chip cookiesThese raw chocolate chip cookies taste like chocolate chip cookies to me.  Which isn’t always the case with raw food imitations.  This recipe uses a dehydrator to make the cookies.  If you don’t have one, go ahead and “bake” these in the oven, but keep the temperature real low in order to avoid killing off enzymes. :)

Here’s the recipe …

Ingredients:

2 Cups Almonds

1/2 cup Young Coconut Meat

2/3 Cup Vanilla Agave Nectar

1 tsp Sun Fire Salt

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil

1/2 Cup Cacao Nibs

1/2 Cup Walnuts chopped

Soak the Cacao Nibs and the Almonds overnight.  Drain and rinse the cacao nibs, then soak them again in 1 Tbsp Vanilla Agave Nectar.  Drain and rinse the almonds.  While the almonds are still wet, grind them in a food processor until a fine, wet powder.  Add the young coconut meat, agave, salt, vanilla and coconut oil to the food processor and grind again until well mixed.  Add all contents to a large mixing bowl and add in the agave-soaked cacao nibs and walnuts.

Spoon the dough onto the Teflex sheet of your dehydrator tray and hand-shape into cookie-shapes.  Dehydrate at 110 degrees for 12 hours, then flip the cookies off the Teflex tray onto the mesh tray for another 12 hours of dehydrating.

Makes about 24 cookies.

Enjoy!

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Caramel DipIn search for a Halloween recipe I found this raw caramel dip that’s easy and yummy.  Tastes great with apples, especially tart ones like Granny Smith, and goes well mixed in a bowl of raw ice cream.

Here’s the very simple recipe:

2 Cups Dates

1/2 Cup Maple Syrup

1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract

1.5 Tbsp Lemon Juice

1 tsp Sun Fire Salt

Pit the dates and soak them in water with a little lemon juice for an hour.  Drain the dates and combine them with the other ingredients in a food processor (or a blender).  Process until creamy.  Eat immediately or store in the fridge for ongoing caramel fun.

Enjoy!

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Energy BarsOhboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy!  I’ve got a new favorite superfood staple food.  It doesn’t replace my love for Chocolate Bliss, but it sure does complement it well.  These energy bars are great when  you:

1.  Want to chew something instead of drink

2.  Are traveling and can’t take liquids or keep your Bliss cold (like on airplanes)

3.  Want some extra energy that’s sustainable and naturally derived from your extreme nourishment

4. Want a flavor sensation that is not quite savory, but not overly sweet either

And, I always feel really really happy when I eat them.  It’s kind of like a giddy excitement for what I’m experiencing in life.   I can get that way on my own sometimes, and it’s been really fun to automatically go to my happy place just by eating a yummy energy bar.

This recipe comes from Yemiah’s DVD’s of Raw Food Delights which is sadly no longer published.  I’ve also played with the recipe to try a version made with Chocolate Bliss powder.  Both are good, and there’s clearly a lot of variations you can make from this very simple and yummy recipe.

So, here’s Yemiah’s original recipe followed by my variations:

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