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Healthful Pursuit – Dessert Freedom Recipe guide

Happy dessert Thursday! It’s become quite a thing now at Seren to have a foodie Thursday. My latest find in the Raw food realm is holistic nutritionist Leanne Vogel and her website Healthful Pursuit. What drew me to Leanne’s recipes was the use of natural sweeteners from fruit, no evil white stuff. Leanne’s recipes cater for allergies and sensitivities too so everyone can enjoy. There are plenty of nut free treats to try.

Recently Leanne released her first recipe book ‘Dessert Freedom’ all about guilt free desserts. Everything in the book is grain free and vegan. There aren’t huge ingredients lists and I’ve found I can source or replace with an alternative all the ingredients included. It bugs me when recipes contain weird and wonderful ingredients you have no chance of finding without difficulty. Added bonus there is no refined sugar or soy, just straightforward & natural produce.

The first recipe I tried from Dessert Freedom is the Strawberry Chia Squares. Divine on a plate! Best thing about the nut based desserts you only need a tiny piece to be satisfied. I’ve put half in the freezer for a later date.  To get the recipe please support Leanne’s work and purchase her e-book yourself for just $14.95. If you’re a fan of beautiful photography it’s worth getting just to look at the pictures!

Love Seren xx

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Raw Vegan Berry Cheesecake

I’ve just started experimenting with raw vegan desserts in an attempt to reduce my diary intake. I love cheesecake, a lot, but the essence is well cheese. Raw desserts are amazing. The first time I tried a vegan raw chocolate mousse I had no idea it didn’t contain any diary. It was so thick, creamy and chocolatey just perfect.

I found this recipe at Sweetly Raw & adapted it slightly as the swirling was a disaster! Heather has loads of raw inspirations on her blog, as well as e books, do swing by for a bit of a drool. My first attempt this recipe it was a bit hit & miss to get the consistency balanced with sweetness. Now I have it down, I even made it for my friend’s birthday instead of cake.

Allergy Warning: This contains a LOT OF NUTS!

Crust:

  • 1 ½ cups Almonds
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • ¼ cup shredded coconut
  • 1 tea spoon pure vanilla
  1. Grind the almonds into flour in your food processor or Thermomix.
  2. Add the raisins and continue grinding until broken down.
  3. Add the coconut and vanilla. Grind again to incorporate.
  4. Add a little more water if needed to keep mixture together when pressed.
  5. Press evenly into a 12” spring form pan.

Filling:

  • 3 cups cashews
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup agave or other liquid sweetener
  • Pinch of salt
  • Lemon zest
  • 1 cup melted coconut oil
  • 4 cups mixed berries (I use frozen)
  1. Blend all except the oil and berries on a high speed in the blender.
  2. Add half of the oil and blend again until completely smooth.
  3. Add all the berries and the other half of the oil and mix again till smooth.
  4. Pour the filling evenly over the crust.
  5. Chill in the fridge for at least 8 hours or overnight.
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