Hot Carob Drink

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  Mmmm hot carob!  Have you tried it?  If not, you might be surprised to know that it is a creamy, dreamy sweet drink-- like cocoa, but creamier and without the bitterness.  And without caffeine. And without theobromine. And, as I discovered, it helps to settle a wonky tummy (otherwise known as 'diarrhea'). Without creating the reverse 'issues' (i.e., constipation). Or, that is what it did in this household. I am not a medical practitioner, just someone looking for a possible help for a problem and finding many indications that a hot carob drink can 'do the trick'. See this article in Healthline , for example. Please check it out with your own health provider. I have baked with carob powder (muffins, cakes, cookies, bliss balls) and carob chips, but hadn't checked out the hot drink. I like it better than cocoa (hot chocolate). THE SIMPLE RECIPE FOR 1 CUP OF HOT CAROB DRINK: For one mug of hot carob: Slowly heat a cup of non-dairy milk on the stove until it

Cherry-Apple Pecan Crisp (Vegan, Uber-rich)




Extremely yummy Cherry-Apple Pecan Crisp

This particular recipe is a little too rich with nuts and oil to be considered a "classic" Adventist dessert recipe-- but you could cut the oil and leave out the pecans and have a fairly yummy dessert, but...

Let's just consider this something to set aside to be eaten in small portions at a celebratory meal instead of cake.  I left the skins on the apples, so there is probably more fibre in this delicious pudding than there is in, say, chocolate cake.

But enough of the rationalizing of tastiness...

INGREDIENTS:

2 C.    Dark Sweet Cherries, frozen, from Costco
3         Large Tart Organic Apples, cored, chopped into small pieces
1/3 C. Maple Syrup
2 T.     Tapioca Starch (or 3 T. Corn or other Starch)
Juice of 1/2 organic Lemon
1 tsp.   Pumpkin Pie Spice or just 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

Topping:

1 C.     G/F Rolled Oats (or regular Rolled Oats if Gluten is not an issue)
1/2 C.   Almond Flour or Meal, firmly-packed (I spun mine up in the Vitamix)
1/2 C.   Pecans, chopped (you could leave these out I guess, but...)
1/2 C.   Coconut Sugar (lower on the Glycemic Index than Brown or regular white sugar)
1/4 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt
3 T.      Coconut Oil, melted in a bowl over hot water

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C
  2. Cover the bottom of a 9x9" pan with parchment paper
  3. Mix the fruit and other ingredients together in a bowl and then pour into the pan
  4. Mix the topping ingredients together and gently cover the fruit mixture (don't have to smooth down, etc.)
  5. Bake for about 50 minutes (depending on how hot your oven is) or just check to see if fruit is cooked and topping is golden-brown
  6. Let sit for about 10+ minutes and then eat with ice cream (if you're not vegan) or cashew cream topping (1 C. cashews blended in 1/2-3/4 C. water or non-dairy milk.  1 tsp. Vanilla or Almond extract, and sweeten as desired.  Spin up in blender until smooth as regular cream)

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