Sunday, July 12, 2009

Medjool dates - recipes anyone?

I just started eating these sweet dessert-like treats, after tasting them at the Fancy Food Show. Amazing and impossibly delicious. I do have a date bar recipe in my vegan baking cookbook that I will have to check out. Who knows what else to do with these delectable treats, other than eat them as-is? Don't get me wrong, popping them into my mouth proves to be very satisfying after they have been de-pitted, but I am hoping to get some quick and easy recipe recommendations here, from you.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've never heard of that-have to try it!
Marina

July 16, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Anonymous said...

Hi there,

Here is a recipe that I developed recently for a delicious raw vegan chocolate pudding/gelato pie (depending on whether or not you decide to freeze it). You can also skip the crust and just eat the filling as chocolate pudding.

Choco-vocado Gelato Pie

Ingredients:

Crust:
1 ½ cups raw almonds
1 ½ cups raw pecans
6 whole dates, pitted

Filling:
3 avocados
¾ cup maple syrup
½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tbsp. non-alcoholic vanilla extract
½ tsp. Cinnamon
½ tsp. Sea salt
up to 1 cup of water to thin

To make the crust:
Pulse almonds and pecans in food processor until you have created a fine powder. Add dates and continue to pulse until you mixture holds together when pressed
between your fingers. Press mixture into a 9x9” pie plate and place in freezer while you make the filling.

To make the filling:
Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until very smooth. Add small amounts of
water while processing until you have the consistency of slightly thin chocolate pudding.

Spread filling evenly into crust. Place in freezer for at least 2 hours before serving for a rich chocolate gelato pie, or serve without freezing for a chocolate
pudding pie. Whatever you choose, the results are delicious!

Warmly,

Jessica L. Caneal
www.naturalfoodsolutions.com

October 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM

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