Photography, text, and recipe by Raw Chef
Omid Jaffari
This exotic sounding Sticky Date Lovers with Upside Down Sugar Cane Whipped Cream dessert tastes equally exotic and is a perfect choice to end a perfect, raw and healthy meal. It has a rich and naturally sweet taste with a nutty flavor and melt-in-mouth texture. With a rich taste and an exotic combination of nuts and flavors, this is sure to be a lovely finish to your meals.
Sticky Date Lovers with Upside Down Sugar Cane Whipped Cream
Omid uses sugar cane or raw honey as the sweetener for this recipe however, you may prefer to use agave nectar or another type of natural sweetener. Please keep in mind that the flavor and texture will be slightly different in comparison.
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Ingredients
For Sticky Date Cake
4 Tbsp walnuts, crushed
2 Tsp kudzu, diluted in 4 Tsp of pure water
¼ cup almonds, soaked
2 Tbsp of coconut butter
For Upside down Whipped Cream
1 Tsp lime zest
½ cup cashew nuts
2 Tbsp of dried organic coconut, shredded
2 Tbsp of sugar cane or raw honey
For the Garnish
2 Tbsp raw honey
Method For the Sticky Date Cake
Step 1 - Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Step 2 - Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor until a smooth and silky paste is obtained.
Step 3 - Divide the above mixture equally between four 5 cm X 6 cm (diameter X height) molds.
Step 4 - Cover and set aside for about 2 hours to set.
For Upside down Whipped Cream
Step 1 - Carefully grate about 1 Tsp of the lime peel, taking care not to grate any of the white membranes underneath the peel. Set aside.
Step 2 - Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor until a fluffy mixture is obtained.
Step 3 - Fold the lime zest in gently.
Step 4 - Divide the above mixture equally between four 5 cm X 6 cm (diameter X height) molds.
Step 5 - Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
For the Garnish
Step 1 - Peel 2 oranges from top to bottom thinly without breaking it. Gently twist it with your hands to make it look like a spider’s web.
Step 2 - Dip the orange peel in raw honey.
Step 3 - Set on a sheet with your own funky design and dehydrate it until you get an orange zest candy.
Mounting the Masterpiece Together
Step 1 - Drizzle raw organic honey on four plates making a square.
Step 2 - Place the Upside down Whipped Cream carefully (one on each plate) in the center of the honey square.
Step 3 - Carefully place one Sticky Date Cake on top of each Upside down Whipped Cream.
Step 4 - Now, garnish this delicious dessert with orange candy spider webs on top.
Serves about 4
Omid’s Notes
Note:
*Coconut butter is solidified raw organic coconut oil (coconut oil easily solidifies at colder temperature).
*All the things can be prepared in advance, but is best mounted just before serving.
*Tastes best when served chilled.
Sticky Date Lovers with Upside Down Sugar Cane Whipped Cream is a completely raw dessert made from raw and fresh ingredients. This delicious raw dessert is sure to tingle your taste buds. It is easy to prepare and can be prepared up to a day in advance, refrigerated, and assembled just before serving.
Dates are soaked in coconut water and blended with other ingredients, which gives this dessert a rich natural chocolate color without any artificial colors.
Very little amount of sweeteners are used and all the sweetness and flavors in this dessert are from the natural ingredients.
The cashew nuts, walnuts and almonds used in this dessert gives this a very rich flavor, and not just that these are very good sources of protein, good fats, vitamins and minerals.
The upside down whipped cream is mildly sweet with a hint of tanginess, has a nutty flavor and a silky mouth feel.
Finally, the candied orange peel is the ‘icing on the top’. Artistically arranged with a bright orange color, it has a complex combination of flavors – sweetness, tanginess and tartness.
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For more recipes and articles by Omid, visit his blog Shiitake and co-founded website Tried Tasted and Served
