Happy Birthday to ME! Raw Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake!

So I have been having a LOT of trouble lately with allergies and not knowing what I am allergic to food wise... Hopefully my test comes back soon!
So I decided to make a birthday treat that I knew I could have and not feel sick after! :)

I give you RAW Chocolate Raspberry "Cheese"cake!

INGREDIENTS

Crust:
1 1/3 cup raw pecan halves
1/2 cup raw cocao powder
1/4 cup raw honey (can use agave or maple syrup)

Filling:
2 cups raw cashews (soaked in water for at least 2 hours and drained)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbl coconut oil
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
1/4 cup honey (can use agave or maple syrup)


Process:
Blend pecans until fine. Some small chunks are ok and give the crust a nice texture. In a bowl, mix ground pecans, cacao, and honey until well combined. Smush into the bottom of a glass pie dish so the bottom is evenly coated. Place all ingredients for the filling in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour over crust and freeze for at least 2 hours . ENJOY!!! :)

 ♥ E

The Happy Hyper Cookie

Be forewarned… When you make these cookies, you WILL stay up with your friends until 3AM playing board games and laughing about things that really aren’t that funny… Like glassware.

                                  

This heavenly, fluffy, cookie is a remake from “Vegan Cookie’s Invade Your Cookie Jar.”  I wanted to make a version that was gluten free, sugar free, and oil free. So this afternoon I started throwing things into a bowl, that’s where the real magic happens. 

So here goes:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. (Trust me, you really want that parchment paper!!!) 

1 cup coconut milk (I used So Delicious from a carton, so it was thinner and has less calories/fat)
2 ripe bananas (smashed)
1/4 cup ground flax seeds2 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 Tbs instant espresso pwd OR instant coffee grandes mixed with a SMALL amount of boiling water
1-2 Tbs pure maple syrup (depending on your sweet tooth)
4 cups old fashioned oats
1/4 cup gluten free flour (I used garbanzo… Coconut or almond meal would work well here!) 1 tsp cinnamon1/4 cup cocoa pwd2 tsp baking powder 1 cup chocolate chips 

Process: Mix all of the wet ingredients with the flax seeds and espresso powder. Add The dry ingredients, mix well. Lastly, mix in the chocolate chips.  Use a spoon to drop a heaping Tablespoon of batter onto the pre-lined cookie sheets. Bake for 7-12 minutes. Please watchthem, as different ovens cook at different rates… Mine sure has a bad track record for being correct! 

Add ins that I’m thinking about for the future:
ChiaSeeds
Protein powder
Hemp Seeds

Enjoy!! Let me know if you tried anything fun with these cookies and how they turned out!! :) 

 ♥ E