Sticky Date Lovers with Upside Down Sugar Cane Whipped Cream

March 31, 2009

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.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with kudzu [one of the ingredients listed], click here for more information.

Ingredients

For Sticky Date Cake

12 dried dates, seeds removed and soaked in ¼ cup coconut water
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 juice
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 oranges
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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Other Recipes by Omid

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For more recipes and articles by Omid, visit his blog Shiitake and co-founded website Tried Tasted and Served

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Comments

12 Comments so far

Nicole on March 31, 2009 Tuesday, 12:18 pm
This looks so yummy! I think might like this Raw thing:)
Heather on March 31, 2009 Tuesday, 1:53 pm
Beautiful! This one has me drooling!
Zara on March 31, 2009 Tuesday, 2:51 pm
That is such a beautiful picture and it looks delicious too!
Isle Dance on March 31, 2009 Tuesday, 4:01 pm
This is too amazing to even fathom…!
Pam on April 1, 2009 Wednesday, 8:53 am
Wow this dessert looks amazing!
Cheris Courtney on April 1, 2009 Wednesday, 11:47 am
This is absolutely gorgeous!!
And yummy looking!
Shernell on April 1, 2009 Wednesday, 8:38 pm
Great breakdown of the recipe and beautiful presentation !
Jane on April 1, 2009 Wednesday, 11:38 pm
I am usually just a reader and never place my thoughts but, Wow, this is a mouth watering image. Where have this chef Omid Guy been hiding,and where did you find him Ingrid?

wonderful,

Jane

Hi Jane – I am so glad you decided to leave your thoughts. Omid isn’t hiding [thank goodness], he lives in Japan, and I’m thrilled that he is a contributor to Raw Epicurean, so there will be more of his fabulous recipes, and articles, to come.
Harriet on April 2, 2009 Thursday, 12:17 am
This looks delicious. I think I’ll have to make this soon.
Effects of Cooking on Vitamins and Minerals : Raw Epicurean on April 3, 2009 Friday, 9:21 pm
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