This cake tastes decadently delicious and every delicious morsel is medicinal..
- Ginger boosta your metabolism
- Maca balances hormones
- Mesquite and cacao arehigh in minerals & stabilizes blood sugar levels
This recipe was created for an interview with beautiful Vanessa from Becomingness. When I was asked "what is your favourite recipe to make"? My reply was "I don't have one.. I have many"
Any excuse to create in the kitchen, and I am there.
So here it is
Cacao & Strawberry tart w/cardamon & ginger spiced crust
Recipe below .... snippets of interview below .. I love recieving comments too
Snippets from the interview:
Tell us a little bit about yourself, your family, what you do and what inspired you to lead a healthier lifestyle?
Hi I'm Elisha, from Byron Bay Australia.
My health journey has been a trek across a savage landscape. From chronic depression, gut health issues and unfathomable grief. But this journey has shaped me to where I land today. I'm a transformational life coach, holistic nutritionist, yoga teacher, consultant and speaker. I work with passionate people who want to transform their health, life and spirit through action-based strategies, movement, mindset and meditation (read more)
What inspired you to start The Conscious Creations?
The Conscious Creations was inspired after the closure of The Conscious Cafe. It has been 3 years since the cafe closed and in that time I have globe-trotted, researching health, wellness strategies and aligning my purpose.Albeit the cafe closed, I have continued creating in the kitchen and sharing on instagram (read more)
What tips would you give to someone who is just starting to make changes to their health and wellness?
If you feel overwhelmed by all the information, take a breath. Step back. Drop into your Heart. Follow your intuition. Yes, there is insurmountable information out there from detoxing heavy metals, parasites, bacterial overgrowth, fasting, herbs, mindset etc. But, you dont need to know it all at once.It is better you take one step at a time, then get overwhelmed and go "into shut down mode". We are all on a Health journey, a Spiritual journey, a Life journey and a Soul journey. Just breath. Come back to your intuition and your own inner knowing.
To see the full interview and check out Vanessas delicious blog click here
Superfood Raw Strawberry Chocolate Tart w/ ginger spiced crust
Ingredients
BASE:
1 1/2 cup walnuts nuts
1/2c cashews
1/2c macadamias (*all up you want 2 cups of nuts so choose whatever you like)
1 tablespoon almond nut butter
1 cup coconut flakes
½ cup dates, pitted
5 tablespoons cacao powder
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2 teaspoons ginger powder
1 teaspoon cardamon powder (optional)
1 teaspoon mesquite (optional)
1tsp vanilla powder
2 pinches coarse sea salt
FILLING:
1 cup cashews, soaked in water for 2-8 hours
¼ cup nut milk
16 fresh strawberries or 1 1/2 punnets (organic!) or defrost frozen organic berries
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons 100% pure maple syrup
¼ cup + 3 tablespoons cacao powder
¼ cup + 5 tablespoons cacao butter
1 tablespoon almond nut butter
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 teaspoons ginger powder (boost the metabolism & anti-inflammatory)
1 teaspoon maca powder (balances the hormones and is adaptogenic)
2 teaspoon mesquite powder (high in minerals & stabilizes blood sugar levels)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 pinches coarse sea salt
Instructions
BASE:
Place only 1/2 cup of walnuts in food processor and pulse. You are after a coarse ground nut not fine. We are going to add this in later for texture. Remove from food processor and leave in a bowl.
Add the rest of the nuts into the food processor and blend till they become a fine meal.
Add coconut flakes and blend till fine.
Add cacao, ginger, cardamon, mesquite, salt and coconut oil, blend to combine.
Add dates last one by one as motor runs, blend till well combined.
Now add in the walnuts you pulsed in the beginning. Knead through the mix with your hands.
Line a tart tin with baking paper, then transfer base mixture and press into tin. Use your fingers to press the mixture right into the grooves, and press out evenly. This process can take me sometime as I like to get an even surface base and strong thick side. Set in freezer.
FILLING:
Drain the soaked cashews and add them to a blender with the nut milk, maple syrup and strawberries. Blend till smooth. High-speed blender recommended.
Add all other ingredients and blend till combined. Be sure the coconut oil and cacao butter is mixed thoroughly through the batter. This may require you to stop the blender, use a big spoon and hand mix it in, the resume blending (repeat if necessary).
Pour mixture over the base and set in the freezer.
Decorate with edible flowers and fresh strawberries to serve, keep in the fridge or freezer.
Blessings to you all
THANK YOU for the support and love
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