Strawberry Heaven

I came across a large box of ripe strawberries at my local fruit and veg store for only $3. I couldn't believe my eyes. What a bargain! I came home and quickly did a search for raw strawberry desserts and settled on this Strawberry Pie. Here's the recipe:

Raw Strawberry Pie
First, make the Pie Shell:

• 1 cup raw almonds (or 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup cashews)
• 1/2 cup soft pitted dates
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

It is very important to first grind the nuts in a food processor until finely chopped. Then, add the dates and vanilla, and blend well. Press thinly into a pie plate to form the shell. Set in fridge.

Filling:

• 3 cups fresh strawberries
• 2 bananas
• 1/2 c medjool dates
• 1/4 c agave syrup
• squeeze lemon juice
  

Slice 2 cups of fresh strawberries and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Blend the remaining strawberries, dates, bananas, agave and lemon juice til smooth. Pour over the sliced strawberries in large bowl. Gently fold the puree through sliced strawberries. Place strawberry slices into pie dish. Decorate with fresh strawberry pieces. Set in fridge for a few hours.

I found an incredible looking Raw Strawberry Coconut Cream Pie at the Rawmazing website. Check it out. That's definitely on the to-do-list

Raw Strawberry Cereal
I had just run out of my raw cereal supply so thought a strawberry batch would be a nice replacement. Here's the recipe:













Fill blender with washed and hulled strawberries, 1 cup almond pulp, a handful of soaked almonds, 1/4 cup agave (or to taste) and a squeeze of lemon juice. Blend altogether and pour onto dehydrator sheets. Smooth over the surface of the sheets. Dehydrate for 12 hours and then break up into cereal sized pieces and freeze.

I like to have it in the morning sprinkled over fresh fruit and cashew milk. Delicious!