Raw Vegan Chocolate Brownie Balls – Sinfully Delicious! Mmmmmm. Yes they are THAT good. I can’t help but make little moaning sounds when eating them…you know what they say about chocolate right? Hubby thinks I have lost my mind a little. He loves them too though and says they taste like the truffles his mom used to make.

I never understood the mainstream obsession with chocolate until yesterday when I made these. The recipe is my own invention that has definitely earned a position in my Raw Vegan Kids recipes book.

What you need: 1 cup of walnuts, 8-12 dates (soaked first), 1/2 cup carob powder, 1/2 cup cacao powder, 1/8 cup shredded coconut, and 2 teaspoons Agave nectar. A little water may be added if more moisture is needed.

I mixed it all up in a Blendtec and then rolled into little balls. Then I let them chill in the frig for a couple hours. The kids got into them first and declared love at first bite and then I got in on the action….ooooh so good.

This recipe makes about a dozen balls but they are very rich so we still have a couple left this morning….but not for long. Excuse me while I go devour them.

Oh and while I am eating, check out this review I wrote on my other blog about a wonderful guide to raising raw, natural, free range, kids called Evie’s Kitchen.

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This is a yummy recipe perfect for after school snacks or for homeschool snacks. Kids like these because they are easy to just pop in their mouth while on the run and my kids can just gobble baby tomatoes like candy. They are super good for you AND vegan!

What You Need:

30 cherry tomatoes

3/4 cups Pine nuts, ground

1/4 cup Sunflower seeds, ground

1 tablespoon cold pressed olive oil

1 teaspoon sea salt

handul of cilantro

few cloves of garlic, peeled

1 lemon, juiced

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

1 tsp. celery salt

How to Make It:

Remove the tops of the cherry tomatoes.

Remove the seeds and set tomatoes aside.

Place remaining ingredients in a food processor and mix together well.

Fill each tomato with the mixture.

Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

I made a delicious raw peach cobbler for desert tonight. The kids loved it and so did I and it is oh so healthy.

Ingredients
2 peaches (chopped)
1 teaspoon raw coconut oil
4 teaspoons agave nectar (raw honey will also work)
2 dashes cinnamon
3 ounces raw walnuts
5 dates, pitted

Preparation

Peach filling: In food processor or Vita-Mix, mix peaches with coconut oil, 2 teaspoons agave nectar and a dash of cinnamon until smooth. Empty into bowl.

Crumb topping: In food processor, grind walnuts. Add dates, cinnamon and 2 teaspoons agave nectar. Grind again until crumbly. Put crumb mixture in bowl on top of peach filling.

Serve immediately and enjoy!!!

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I just thought I would share a recipe for a delicious smoothie I made this morning. My kids raved over it and demanded more and they were getting plenty of healthy stuff in it.

Tiffany’s Organic Kale, Carrot, and Flax Fruit Smoothie

1 cup homemade almond milk 
1 cup water
2 medium Kale leaves
A handful (6) baby carrots
8 fresh strawberries
1 cup frozen berries (blueberry, raspberry, and marionberry)
1/4 cranberries
One half of a banana
2 tablespoons freshly ground flax seeds

Mix up in a blender (I use a Vita-Mix - and LOVE it!) and it makes enough for the whole family. The smoothie is a muddy orange color with flecks of green from the kale and flecks of red from the cranberries. You can sweeten if needed with honey. I used homemade almond milk to ensure that this recipe is completely raw but store bought almond milk will work too. Enjoy!

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Recently Nicole commented on this post that she wanted me to post the recipe I used for the delicious organic Peanut Butter Carob Balls I described. So here it. I got it from one of my favorite books: The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood.

Peanut Butter Carob Balls (makes 30 small balls)

1/2 cup carob powder

1/2 cup honey ( I used raw)

1/2 crunchy peanut butter

1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup oats

1/2 ground flax seed meal

Mix all ingredients together by hand. Form the batter into bite size balls and roll them in shredded coconut.

Yum!

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