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Still Crazy for Cranberries

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RawKnitster
on 01-04-2011 at 08:52 PM (644 Views)


Christmas may be over, but I'm still in the mood for cranberries. For New Year's Eve I made another batch of the Pear Cranberry dessert posted in my last blog entry. It was just me eating raw, so there was a lot leftover. I added almond milk and blended it with the leftover dessert for an amazing smoothie. It was more than I could drink at once, so I added melted coconut oil to make pudding (pictured).

The pudding made me think of cheesecake. I didn't have any cashews to make a standard raw cheesecake, but I did have a jar of soaked Irish moss and a jar of almond milk, both needing to be used up. I used the food processor to make a crust of pecans, almonds, dates, vanilla, and pinch of salt, then blended the almond milk with the Irish Moss, added the leftover pears, cranberry syrup, and ginger cream, and blended it thoroughly. At this point there was exactly 6 cups in the blender. Perfect size for a cheesecake. I blended in a cup of melted coconut oil and 3 T. liquid lecithin. I held out a little of this mixture and added the last of the cranberry syrup, then used this darker red mixture to swirl in the top. The cake is in the freezer. I'm ready for the next potluck.



Happy New Year to ALL!!! Blessing on all you create this New Year!!!
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  1. monkapotapus's Avatar
    OH WOW!!!
    That looks HEAVENLY!!
    The pudding looks so yummy too!!
    I need to pick up some cranberries & grapefruit.....I want to make something like the fat burning drink......;)

    Here's to the New Year!!!!
    We'll make it a GREAT one~~monk~
  2. kjduf's Avatar
    You are absolutely so creative! You make it sound so easy to make all the delicious dishes you create.

    I am always so afraid I will mess it up.... have no idea why I do that?? lol
  3. RawHealthyBeauty's Avatar
    Blessings to you too RK for 2011!! :)

    As always, *admirable sigh* beautiful raw creations!!
  4. RawKnitster's Avatar
    monk, I saw those three pineapples you pictured in your blog. Ever since I've been craving pineapple with my cranberries. :)

    kdjuf, after following so many recipes, it get easier and is tastier to create our own. We know what we like. ;) Don't be afraid to mess it up, most anything can be fixed. The best creations often come from mistakes.

    whoa-raw, same to you!

    I just found out the next potluck is not until the 22nd! I don't know if I can wait that long without trying a piece. I suppose if I precut the cake it won't be so noticable that a piece (or 2) is missing.
  5. monkapotapus's Avatar
    Mmmmm - I'll have to add pineapple to my grapefruit/cranberry drink - I finally got cranberries today!!!


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