Whole Food Desserts
Source of Recipe
Dr. Mercola site
Recipe Link: http://www.mercola.com/2005/oct/4/whole_food_desserts.htm Peaches and Cream
1 peach, chopped in small chunks into a bowl
8 drops of almond extract
cream to partly cover
Sally Fallon combines almond extract with peaches for a nice flavor combination. Here, we add raw cream for nutritional balance. Stir well to mix in the strongly flavored almond extract.
Dates and Pecans
1 or 2 dates
1/3 cup of pecans
cream to partly cover
Pit and chop dates into small pieces. Add pecans and stir till date pieces are well distributed. Add cream.
Chocolate and Banana
Approximately a 1x2-inch rectangle of unsweetened dark chocolate
1 banana
In the baking section of the supermarket, you'll find unsweetened chocolate for baking. (This isn't exactly whole food, but at least it doesn't have added sweeteners or synthetics, and it's as close as we temperate clime folks can get to the cacao pods.) Ghirardelli's is the most convenient for this, but any kind of unsweetened "baking chocolate" will do. Simply alternate bites of the chocolate with bites of banana, pear or another not-too-acidic fruit. That's it, other than just alternate bites to balance flavors.
Chocolate From Marz
1 frozen banana (first peeled and cut into chunks)
A 1- to 2-inch square of unsweetened (baking) chocolate
A dash of nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla
1 tablespoon of flaxseeds
2 tablespoons of walnuts
2 tablespoons of water
Naturopathic physician Russell Marz, ND agreed to share this recipe with me, which is especially helpful for the high-quality omega-3 fatty acids contained in the flax and walnuts as well as the antioxidants that have been found in chocolate. Mix all ingredients in a high-powered blender till consistent. This dessert has a chunky ice cream-like texture. For birthday celebrations it would make a good substitute for cake and ice cream.
The Simplest Recipe of All: Whole Fruit Popsicles
Peaches, plums, nectarines, watermelon, honeydew or cantaloupe
Popsicle molds
Don't forget about the kids altogether. The whole fruit that you may give them for a snack is all the yummier on a summer afternoon when frozen on a popsicle stick. Any of the above fruits works quite well. Cut the fruit into small chunks, and stuff them into popsicle molds. Kids enjoy making their own popsicles, so let even the little ones do this job. Just make sure you pack the fruit in tight, eliminating air pockets. Freeze for at least a few hours.
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