Calling all Raw Vegan Chocolate lovers! Are you ready for a super fun trio of recipes? Get out your dehydrator because my Chocolate Chia Crackers are BIG fun. Need a snack for your kid's lunch box? Want something super healthy to munch on while watching this week's VP debates? Then, look no further because this is it! I wrote in a past post that Chia is a dieter's dream food. And, raw chocolate mixed in... HELLO! YUM!What? Don't have a dehydrator yet? Why not??? Having a dehydrator is such a fun addition to your Raw Vegan kitchen because it adds tremendous variety to your diet as well as shelf life to some of your food. Now you can have crunchy foods, warm foods, marinated foods with a texture reminiscent of cooked food, and foods that can last a long time in your refrigerator or freezer. Need I say more? Or, maybe you have a dehydrator but want some delicious dehydrated recipes, then check out my ebook, Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Dehydrating.
Okay, back to this wonderful trio of Raw Vegan recipes. Here you go! Enjoy!!!
Chocolate Chia Crackers
Yield 1 tray (quantity depends on size you cut)
1 cup chia seeds (get them here)
2 cups water
Juice of 1 orange
1 apple, cored & chopped
1/4 cup raw chocolate powder (Navitas is my all-time favorite brand)
2 tablespoons raw agave nectar
6 dates, pitted
dash Himalayan crystal salt
Soak your chia seeds for 30 minutes in a large bowl with 1 1/2 cups of the water. Blend the remaining ingredients (including the remaining 1/2 cup of water) together. Add the blended mixture to the bowl with soaked chia seeds and stir to mix. Break up any chia seed clumps with your rubber spatula or spoon. Let the mixture sit (as is) for 15-30 minutes.
Spread the mixture on a dehydrator tray lined with a non-stick paraflex sheet and score to desired size. (For a thinner cracker, divide between two trays.) Dehydrate at 135 degrees for 60 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 105 degrees and dehydrate another 6-8 hours. Flip crackers onto another tray without a paraflex sheet and peel off the paraflex sheet being used. Dehydrate another 6-10 hours, or until you reach your desired dryness.
Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Spread
Yield 1 1/4 cups
1 1/2 cups hazelnuts
3 tablespoons raw chocolate powder
1 1/2 tablespoons agave nectar
1/2 cup cashews
2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil
pinch Himalayan crystal salt
Process all of the ingredients in a food processor, fitted with the “S” blade, until creamy. That's it! Easy!
Sweet Southern Peach Jam
Yield 1 cup
1 cup frozen peaches, thawed
3 dates, pitted, soaked 20 minutes, drained
1 tablespoon raw agave nectar
Blend all of the ingredients together. Voila, Sweet Southern Peach Jam!
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27 comments:
I can't wait to try these crackers!! Raw chocolate is so tempting!
Hi Kristen, these recipes look awesome, I have some chocolate bread ready and can't wait to try the spreads.
I have a question for you, do you find that your Breville juicer juices leafy greens and hard veggies like beets and carrots well enough? I have been looking into juicers but I keep finding comments that the Breville will not work as well on those types of veggies, I am also really wary of the plastic components, especially since juice can be very acidic and that is supposed to increase leaching out BPA. any advice?
Mmmm...those crackers sound great! I'll have to try those. And yes, a dehydrator is a MUST-HAVE.
Oh thanks!!! I can't wait to try these.
XO
Pixy Lisa
my raw flax-allergic husband will love these! you made our day!
Hi Kristen! You mentioned that Chia seeds are a dieters dream. What do you mean? I'm not necessarily dieting, but what are the benefits of chia seeds? Would love your input:).
OH snap!!!! I gotta make these!!!!
Thanks Kristen!!!
Hi Sara,
I'm not concerned about the plastic container for the juicer. Goodness, if I were, I'd have to stop using my blender, food processor, and dehydrator too (depending on what I'm making), I suppose. I'd be left with just cutting food ;) The Breville I have is super for hard veggies like carrots and beets and I also juice celery, cucumbers, zucchini, kale, swiss chard, spinach, etc. Yes, the Green Star juices the produce better, but, as I wrote in my post about juicers, the Breville enables me to juice more on a regular basis.
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Chia as a dieter's dream, you can click on the link in the post which took you here: http://kristensraw.blogspot.com/2008/04/chi-chi-chi-chia-dieters-dream-food.html where I wrote about it :)
Cheers,
Kristen
Holy rockin' moly, what a tasty looking yummy! :o)
YUUUUUMMMM!!!
I did did a post about wanting a dehydrator!! I am thinking about getting a cheaper one ($70) for now and hopefully upgrading in the future! I will def. buy your ebook when I get one!
Yum! Those look delicious!
I've been on a chia lately, too, and I'm always up for chocolate. I wonder if I can get my son to try some of those crackers? I'll let you know.
Now a reason for me to get a dehydrator! as i'm a complete choco-holic! All 3 items here look amazing Kristen - yum:)
Hi Kristen, Do you think I could replace the raw chocolate with carob powder?
Absolutely! Carob would be a GREAT idea (I love carob).
Cheers!
Hmm, just in time for my newly purchased little dehydrator and a big jar of chia.
Kristen!
you always bring the raw love, I must make this with my daughter..thanks!
deb
Thanks for commenting everyone :)
FYI: These crackers are more cracker/bread-like, not cookie-like, so, purposely, they're not real sweet. They have a super fun texture and are extra terrific with the spreads.
Oh, these look delicious! More fun with chia. :)
I gotta try that hazelnut spread!
Hi Kristen--I really love your site, especially the emphasis on fitness (I'm a runner) and you're so positive! I have a question about dehydrators--are they really loud? I'm thinking of getting the 9-tray excalibur, but I don't know if I'll be able to put it in the kitchen if it's really loud while it's going. I could put it in my pantry, but I don't know if I should do that--would it block the air flow to be in a closed area like that?
thanks a bunch
Hi Juanita,
Thanks for stopping by.
The Excalibur 9-tray dehydrator has a nice soft "hum" to it. It's not loud or problematic at all in my opinion. You could probably get away with putting it in a closet so long as the closet was sizable and walk-in style. And, make sure there is some space available around it. It will heat up the closet though, keep that in mind.
I have mine sitting right on top of my dryer in my laundry room. My mom keeps hers in her dining room and when there's company, she puts it away. Some people keep it in the kitchen, office, patio outside, etc.
Cheers,
Kristen
Thanks a bunch. BTW, tried the Hemp Caeser dressing, it's definitely a new favorite!
Hey gorgeous!
I posted a link to this recipe on my blog, come see!
love deb
http://debbiedoesraw.blogspot.com/2009/05/south-central-la-csa-and-chia-giveaway.html
Well, I'm one of those holding out on a dehydrator, but am anxious to get one after looking at these chocolate recipes! I'm working into eating high amounts of raw, after feeling the incredible energy everybody talks about when I have my green smoothies every morning. I just made one (at my husband's request - maybe he'll come around) for our evening meal. and OUI....I really, totally love raw chocolate - can't imagine consuming chocolate that has been processed ever again. Thanks especially for these recipes and the inspiration in your blogs - I hope to help spread the raw message to all in my little pharmaceutical and family spheres!
finally made these! delicious. i love chia
Thanks for the feedback! Chia rules!
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