Blanched Whole Almonds

There are a great many recipes that include whole blanched almonds, so you will definitely find something to suit your taste. Here are a few suggestions:

• Stuffed dates.
  You’ll need 400g of Medjool dates, 1 cup of whole blanched almonds, a tablespoon of orange blossom water, and ½ cup of desiccated coconut.
  Instructions: Start with slicing each date lengthwise and removing the seed. Blend almonds, water, and coconut together to the point when the mixture starts to resemble large crumbs. Stuff the dates with the almond mass using a teaspoon.

• Cauliflower, almond, and pomegranate salad.
  You’ll need 1 cauliflower sliced crossways in 1cm slices, ½ cup of whole blanched almonds, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, seeds of ½ pomegranate, 1 teaspoon of honey, 3 teaspoons of Ras El Hanout, 150ml of plain yogurt, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of black currents, and 1 tablespoon of capers.
  Instructions: Put the cauliflower garnished with olive oil and Ras El Hanout into a preheated oven (180 degrees Celsius) and bake for 20-25 minutes. Dry-fry almonds. Mix the liquid ingredients into a dressing. When everything cools, mix the ingredients into a salad.

Healthy Homemade Raw Almond Butter

Ingredients

• 2 cups almonds
• 3/4 cup coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons raw honey or grade B maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Place nuts and sea salt in food processor and grind to a fine powder. Add honey and coconut oil and process until ‘butter’ becomes smooth. It will be somewhat liquid but will harden when chilled. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Serve at room temperature.

Enjoy it!

Oat Cookies with Goji Berry Jam

Raw Oatmeal Cookies:

• 0,5 cup raw oats
• 0,25 cup hemp seeds
• 1/4 cup coconut flakes
• 0,5 cup almonds
• 25g coconut butter
• 1 tablespoon raw coconut oil
• Pinch of Himalaya Salt
• Lemon peel from an organic lemon
• 2-3 drops lemon oil
• 3 tablespoons agave or yacon syrup
• 5-6 teaspoons sucanat or coconut sugar

In the food processor, process raw, rolled oats into a fine meal, add almonds, hemp seeds and coconut flakes, process until they are finely ground as well. Add salt, lemon peel, agave syrup and sucanat, mix well. Add melted coconut butter and coconut oil(you can use only coconut oil), continue to process until a ball is formed and everything is mixed. With your hands, form small thumbprint cookies, then place for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Spoon raw goji jam on top and enjoy. These cookies stay fresh for 3-4 days and should be kept in the refrigerator.
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Raw Goji Berry Jam:

• 0,25 cup dried goji berries
• 0,25 cup dried cranberries
• 0,25 cup fresh orange juice
• Juice from a half lemon(a huge)
• 2-3 tablespoons of water
• 1-2 tablespoons agave
• 4-5 fresh, organic strawberries
• 1-2 teaspoons psylium seed husk

Place dried berries in a bowl, add water, lemon and orange juice, let stand for 1-2 hours to soften the berries. Transfer in a high speed blender, add fresh strawberries and agave, blend till it is very smooth. Add psyllium husks, mix well and let stand for 10-15 minutes, then again blend very well. The psyllium husk acts as a thickening/gelling agent and provides the right texture, it tastes very similar to a real fruit jam, only much healthier and without tons of sugar.

Recipe source: www.blog.wagashi-net.de

Vanilla Cinnamon Almond Butter

Ingredients

• 1½ cups almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Add the almonds to your food processor or high speed blender. Process until smooth and creamy like peanut butter. This may take about 15-20 minutes depending on your machine.
2. Add the vanilla and cinnamon, and pulse to combine ingredients. Store almond butter in a glass jar or airtight container.

Enjoy!!!