Basil is blushing with all the adoration you gave him yesterday… aw, that pup is one of my very favorites.
Another favorite of mine? Jason. He likes apples. and caramel. and dessert after dinner. Okay, we rarely have dessert after dinner, but when you make this kind of dessert you can have it and feel great about it!
raw apple crisp
serves two
2 apples, sliced horizontally and cored
1/2 cup raw cashews
6-7 Medjool dates, pitted
1 tablespoon maple syrup
caramel sauce
Pulse cashews, dates and maple syrup in food processor until sticky crumbly texture forms. Stack apple with cashew date mixture between each slice, drizzle with caramel sauce.
caramel sauce
2 tablespoons lucuma powder
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Stir until lucuma dissolves.
Mmm… this was so delicious. It will be recreated all summer long, with all kinds of fruit.
Do you have a favorite dessert that I can veganize or reconstruct in a raw form?
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Happy Wednesday!!
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That is beautiful and placed firmly on my “to make” list! Yum.
oh, GOOD ! I hope you do make it… let me know how you like it! xxo
I love raw desserts, they are so rich and beautiful! Nice job Kristina, as usual.
thanks, Lindsay! I love them too… lucuma is amazing and earthy and delicious… and I could eat apples and dates every day!
too good to be true-wow!
ha! thanks, Kristina!
That looks beautiful and delicious! I love the colors…and lucuma is a great addition.
I’m not much of a dessert person lately (which is just plain crazy!), but I’m a big fan of chocolate avocado pudding…I mostly eat it for breakfast or lunch though!
I have not made chocolate avocado pudding in FAR too long!! I should get on that… yes, the lucuma is SO good… it is an earthy caramely flavor that we like better than actual caramel!! we don’t eat dessert often… every now and then I get a craving though!
I love this idea! Plus, it looks so darn pretty
Mmm hmm… thank you!!
Kristina I love this! It looks beautiful and seems pretty simple to make (although I’m sure my version would not look as pretty as yours!) — do you use a lightbox for your photographs?
thanks, Holly! and YES you could do this!
I don’t have a light BOX… I do have photography lighting
This is such a fun idea. I could eat this all year long.
me too! I think we’re having them again tonight, in fact…
Beautiful! This looks like something you’d pay 10 bucks for at a hip restaurant!
wow, thanks, Anna!!
just discovered your blog from the newspaper feature here in Kansas – well done! not many of us high raws out here, but I am thanking you for all of us!
Oh wow. This sounds fantastic. I must ask (and I’ll go search of course) but what is that powder?
lucuma is a powder made from a fruit… used as a sweetener but is low in actual sugar… and has iron, niacin and beta carotene. I’m currently writing a post about some of my uncommon foods…
I would make that JUST for the presentation – how colorful and cute!
Very creative, tasty combination!
thanks, Heather!!
it was fun… and so tasty…
Where do I find lucoma powder??
I get mine from a supplier here in Oregon… there are many places online, some of the bigger names like Amazon and Navitas Naturals …
Mmm, yummy! I have yet to make a raw apple pie but I’ve been meaning to. So easy you know? Yours looks so lovely.
Thanks! it was fun to ‘construct’… and SO yummy!
My goodness, this looks fantastic! Right up my alley. I love making raw treats for an afternoon snack. They give me a perfect dose of energy and are light and fantastic! I can’t wait to try this tonight, I have all the ingredients
thank you!! it was a big hit… let me know how you like it if you make it !!
You are so innovative in your awesome creations! This is gorgeous and surely delicious. I have never tried lucuma, but boy do I want to!
thanks, girl!! I have fun in my kitchen…
Love, love, LOVE the second shot. It’s BEAUTIFUL, that thin slice of apple! You should totally send it to Tastespotting or sth.
thanks, Sophia!! tastespotting didn’t like it…
although I am on tastespotting today for my spinach pancakes, WEE !! I may try others… I really like that shot too!
You my dear are amazing!! What a fantastic idea!!
thanks, friend!! it was delicious!
Unrelated, because I like cooked food… (nothing against raw, just nothing against *cooked*, either!)! Saw this, thought of you: http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/to-juice-or-not-to-juice/
Thoughts? Happy Thursday!
I love it!!
I like the “Mother Earth Gets A Hug” and I agree with all the “to juice” except taking it to go… to benefit from all the nutrients, fresh juicing should be consumed within 20-30 minutes. mine is gone in three 
and I think I’ve got the variety thing down… 
conversely, I do agree with the other list also… a friend was asking me about juicing recently, and is wondering if she would use a juicer enough AND even like the juice! I suggested she visit a juice bar we have downtown, it’s close to her work and she can get one every day… just to see if she likes it… if yes, then she has a friend she could borrow a juicer from, to see if she’d actually use it.
as far as waste goes, yes, there is some… I have started RE-JUICING the pulp, and it does produce more juice! I also save the pulp and use it in baking and cooking.
but yes, the second list illustrates that juicing is not for everyone. I LOVE IT !!
thanks for sharing this!! happy thursday to you!
this is brilliant! you are so smart!
thanks, girl !
Holy oh my. This looks incredible. I love how you made the caramel sauce! Lucuma is delicious.
thank you Lori!! so you are one of the few that use lucuma… are you ever able to find it in stores? I always get mine online… I have so many readers asking what it is and where they can get it and I’d love to be able to tell them to look around in stores… not everyone likes to shop online LIKE I DO !!
thanks for reading!
I love lucuma. I actually did get mine online but I’ve seen it at Whole Foods- I think in the baking section where the raw cacao powder is! Otherwise amazon is a great resource..
thanks, that’s great to know it is at WF – I’ll look there next time… I always get mine online… I don’t mind shopping online, but I don’t want to assume everyone will.
omg that looks so so so so so soooooooo good!! I rarely do recipes from blogs & stuff, but this looks too good to pass up!
wow, I’ll take that as a compliment that you’re using my recipe! thanks for reading!
I love making raw dessert recipes! Healthy and quick can’t be beat!
LOVE that pic of the apple slice! Gorgeous!
THANK YOU !! yes, this one is delicious, and the most time consuming? slicing the apple!
Wow, how cool!! I love the shot of the slice of the apple w/ the “star” in the middle!
thanks Christina! I love that one too… it’s great when food can be art…
This is drool worthy. I wish I had some cashews on me right now
Thank You, Kat!!
you could sub almonds, pecans, any nut really… or go get some as soon as you can!! 
Very cool! What vibrantly green apples!
thank you, Chef! I love green apples, and I love pretty food, too! this has become our favorite dessert lately!