One of the easiest foods to play with in the raw vegan world of beautiful delights is coconut. We can use it to make salad dressings, creams, decorations and of course yummi desserts. We can use the pulp of the coconut to make coconut flakes or coconut cream and we can also use the delicious coconut water to make a smoothie or a nutritious drink.
We can also use them together to get coconut milk, which is a great substitute for animal milk and a tasty addition to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Other coconut based product which are available on the market are coconut flour, which can easily substitute other flours by having a very nutritious composition and a very absorbent texture which makes it great for cookies, home made healthy breads and other recipes, coconut sugar and coconut nectar, a healthy choice when it comes to sweeteners, and maybe the most popular coconut based product that can be found, coconut oil. There is also coconut butter which includes both oil and pulp of the coconut, also a very nutritious, tasty food. Coconut oil is well known for its beneficial properties: antibacterial , blood cholesterol improvement, skin moisturizer, immune booster, easy to digest, good for hormone balance etc.
One way to enjoy the benefits of coconuts is to make a healthy raw vegan dessert like some coconut balls, which comes with a balanced amount of good fats, a sweet and delicious taste and a creamy texture, making it really easy to digest and really easy to make. All you need are the following ingredients:
1-2 cups coconut flakes
2 Tbs coconut oil
1 cup dates
1 cup cashews
vanilla powder
1 Tbs cocoa butter.
We mix the ingredients in a blender or a food processor until they stick together creating a thick consistency, then we roll them in a white glaze, which is made simply of two main items: coconut oil and agave syrup. Finally we decorate them by rolling them in coconut flakes and make nice small balls. The taste is great and the texture is absolutely creamy and wonderful. Easy and fun to make you can always improvise and choose spices and essential oils to make a different recipe of yummi raw cookies. One example can be rolling some of our cookies in carob powder and making so a colorful plate of delicious goodness.
Have fun making this recipe and try it with your own favorite ingredients to get some amazing cookies. Remember that raw foods are full of nutrients, they come packet with their own enzymes and lots of vitamins, minerals and other elements essential for our health, such as good fats, so make a healthy choice when enjoying your desserts. Easy and fun to make, raw foods are always a great option. Enjoy them with your friends and family members and spread the goodness and joy of making conscious choices!
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