Showing posts with label gluten-free. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gluten-free. Show all posts

Friday, May 27, 2011

Strawberry Key Lime Pie

As I am about to head out on my adventure to the Tree of Life, I wanted to post a super delicious recipe that was inspired by my beautiful daughter, Morgan.
The fillings for this recipe will need to be divided between two pie crusts, so make two crusts. 
You can always freeze one pie to use for a summer party at a later date.
This pie will be the hit of your party.

Super fast and easy crust (make two):

7 pitted dates (soaked)
2 cups of almonds
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt

To make crust:

In bowl of your food processor fitted with the "s" blade, process nuts, vanilla and salt until crumbly. 
Add dates and continue to process until crust sticks together. 
Press crust into greased (with raw unscented coconut oil/butter) 9 inch pan. If crust is too wet, place in food dehydrator for an hour. 
Or place in a low heated oven for 20 minutes.

Strawberry cheesecake filling:

3 cups cashews (soaked)
3 cups strawberries (organic)
1 1/2 cups almond milk
1/4 cup lemon juice 
3/4 cup raw local honey or agave
1 Tablespoon vanilla
2 pinches salt
3 Tablespoons lecithin
3/4 cup coconut butter/oil (melted in dehydrator on on stove at low temperature)

Blend all ingredients except lecithin and coconut butter/oil until smooth. 
Add lecithin and coconut butter, blending until well incorporated. 
Pour into prepared crust and set in fridge/freezer (for about an hour) until firm.

Key Lime Pie Filling:

3/4 cup lime juice
2 avocados
3/4 cup raw local honey or agave
1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lecithin
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon coconut butter/oil (melted in dehydrator or at low temp on stovetop)
1 teaspoon Vitamineralgreen or spirulina (optional for a deeper green color)

To make filling:

Blend all ingredients except lecithin and coconut butter/oil until smooth. 
Add lecithin and coconut butter, blending until well incorporated. 
Pour into prepared crust and set in fridge/freezer (for about an hour) until firm.
Once set, spread a thin layer of meringue on to and decorate with lime slices.

Live Meringue filling:

3/4 ounce Irish moss (a sea vegetable you can order online at www.rawguru.com)
1/2 cup water or coconut water
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup coconut meat (from a fresh baby thai coconut -- you can get them at Super 1 in Whitefish)
1/2 cup cashews (soaked and rinsed)
1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon local raw honey or agave
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons lecithin
1/2 cup coconut butter/oil (melted in dehydrator or on stove at low temperature)

Blend irish moss and water in blender until smooth and thick. Add coconut milk, meat, cashews, agave, lemon juice, vanilla and salt. 
Blend until smooth. 
Add lecithin and coconut butter/oil until well incorporated. Pour into a wide, shallow pan and set in fridge for up to 3 hours. When set, top pie; and if you like, peak with the back of a spoon.

This pie may take a while and a little practice, but its well worth it!

Irish Moss or carrageen moss, is a sea vegetable that should be soaked overnight and rinsed well. It is about 10 percent protein and contains lots of minerals, it is especially rich in iodine and sulfer. Its also high in calcium and good for the libido. Yay!



In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; 
not through strength, but through persistence. 
~Buddha

I love you!
Michelle

Please check out my personal site at: www.MichelleBerryShaffer.com

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Bliss Balls


Morgan wanted to make Bliss Balls the other day.  How could I say no?

Ingredients:
1/2 c raw almond butter
1/2 cup tahini
1/4 cup pine nuts or hep seeds unsoaked
1/4 cup raw carob powder
1 t vanilla or 1 soaked vanilla bean
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t fresh ginger

Morgan and I added 3/4 cup sprouted buckwheats.  Buckwheats are kind of like rice crispies in the balls, and extra yummy! For people who struggle with wheat allergies and gluten intolerance, buckwheat is ideal.  It contains all essential amino acids (eight proteins the body cannot manufacture) in good proportions and B vitamins and is rich in phosphorus, potassium, iron, and calcium.  Buckwheat also has an alkalizing effect on our body.

Back to how to make Bliss Balls!  Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Form into balls and roll in carob powder or hemp seeds. Its that easy!  (We didn't roll our balls in anything because we couldn't wait to eat them) No baking, no dehydrating, no freezing!  Pure bliss!
This recipe is adapted from Gabriel Cousens, Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine.

Carob may also contain up to 8% protein and contains vitamins A, B, B2, B3 and D.  It is also high in calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium, as well as iron, manganese, barium, copper, and nickel.  Carob has no oxalic acid, this acid prevents the body from utilizing calcium and zinc.  These minerals are vital to healthy skin.  On a side note the presence of oxalic acid in chocolate may be the reason why many people break out when they eat to much!  And we learn something new every day!

Morgan and I also chose to make our own almond butter because its super easy:
Use raw, unsoaked almonds and grind them up!  Add a little flax or hemp oil until you achieve the consistency you desire add a little salt if you like and enjoy!

Be well!
xoxox
Michelle

Please check out my personal site at: www.MichelleBerryShaffer.com