Happy Valentines Day. Or February 14th. Which ever you prefer.
As many of you will be dining out, (or dining in)… fine, rich, foods may be on the menu. Depending on where you spend your evening, it is inevitable that dessert be on someone’s agenda. In fact, marketers rely on us to snatch up heart-shaped chocolate boxes for significant others, or perhaps a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream (for ourselves).
Good news.
A rich, and heavenly, dessert, does not need to be laden with cream, eggs and sugar. In fact, quite the opposite. Below is a raw, vegan, and heart-shaped fudgesicle, (or ice cream, if you will), that I whipped up for a chocolate-loving Valentine of mine.
- Soak 3-4 Medjool dates in warm water for a few minutes. Remove pit. Roughly chop.
- In your high speed blender, add 1 cup of raw cashews
- Add in 1/4 cup of warm water, and blend (depending on your blender, you may need to add more warm water).
- Add in your dates,
- 3 tbsp of raw cocoa powder, (or any unsweetened cocoa powder will do),
- finish it off with 20 drops of Vanilla NuNaturals NuStevia
Blend until you have a thick, and chunky paste. It is okay to have chunks of date or cashew- it makes it more Ben & Jerry’s-esque. Scoop out the mixture into a unsprayed, heart-shaped baking pan, and place in freezer for 1-2 hours. Carefully remove your fudge ice cream, with a knife. They should easily pop out. Arrange on a plate, and place back in the freezer until ready to serve. (This recipe would also look beautiful if you re-blended the frozen treat, and served it in a parfait glass).
This dessert combines beautifully with raw vegetable dishes, nuts and dried fruits.
A gift for my Valentine.
Since we are in the holiday spirit, I just thought I point out that I love tulips. Let me rephrase that– I love planted, flowers. They live longer. What is more charming than giving a friend, or significant other, a gift of flowers, that lasts longer than a few days in a vase. One of my best friends in high school, gave me the most gorgeous, planted, gerber daisy for my birthday, a few years ago. Obviously it made an impression. I still remember it. Sometimes those, are the best gifts.
Happy Valentines Day!
*This recipe was inspired by a gorgeous, vegan.
How was your Valentines Day? What is your favorite dairy-free treat? Do you have a favorite recipe that you treat guests to?
For our v-tine’s dessert- i made Jennifer Cornbleet’s raw flourless chocolate and cut it into hearts with cookie cutters….. and a glass of red wine
Sounds delicious! Chocolate and Red Wine is a favorite dessert combination of mine
That looks so beautiful! I just found your blog and I wanted to tell you that you are truly an inspiring person. Im only seventeen and I have been passionate about health and fitness for over a year now, our food philosophys are very similar. I cant wait to read over some of your other posts
Hi Lauren,
I really enjoyed talking to you today and love reading through your website and blog. We are holding a Healthy Kids Day at the Y and would love for you to have a table with all of your wonderful information. There is no fee for you and we will set the table up and you decorate with all of your information, etc. Stop by and see Jen Brumbaugh next time you are here and she can give you the details. You have great information to share. Last year we had over 500 people. The date is April 17, 2010 and we have the affair on our back lawn.
Thanks!
Nancy
I’d want to have you as a guest blogger on our web log. Expect you will not refuse.
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