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yields 6 servings
ORANGE TAHINI SORBET
The specialty of this wholesome frozen treat is its simplicity.
2½ cups freshly squeezed orange 1. Combine ½ cup of the juice with the tahini or al-
juice (from about 10 oranges) mond butter in a blender and blend for 1 full minute.
3 tablespoons sesame butter 2. Add the remaining juice and the vanilla, and blend for another
yields 4 servings (tahini) or almond butter minute. Freeze for 3 hours.
½ teaspoon vanilla extract 3. Blend once again and freeze until ready to serve.
AVOCADO-DATE
PUDDING VARIATION After blending for the second time, pour
8 dates, pitted the sorbet into 6 popsicle molds or plastic cups, ½ cup each.
½ cup water Insert popsicle sticks. Freeze.
1 avocado
½ fresh mango or 5 pieces dried
mango, soaked for 1 hour and yields 25 servings
drained STRAWBERRY-DATE SHERBET
1 tablespoon carob or cacao powder Sometimes the simplest ingredients create the most delectable taste experiences. With just
(optional) a few modest ingredients, you can produce these irresistible sweets. Before you submit to
Cinnamon, for sprinkling (optional) impulse and buy conventional sweets, try these. Use more strawberries to give the sherbet a
deeper pink hue.
1. Soak the dates in the water for 1
hour. Drain the dates, reserving 1 ripe organic banana 1. Cut the banana into bite-size pieces and freeze.
the water. 4 Medjool dates 2. Cut the dates in half, remove the pits, and soak in the lemon
2. In a blender, puree the dates, avo- Juice of 1 lemon juice until the juice is absorbed.
cado, mango and carob or cacao ½ cup coconut milk 3. In the food processor, process the frozen banana, dates, coco-
powder until smooth. 8 ounces frozen strawberries nut milk, and frozen strawberries. Pour into the heart-shaped
3. Add the water used for soaking Heart-shaped molds molds and freeze. Thaw for 10 minutes before serving.
the dates until mixture acquires
the consistency of pudding. Pour
into bowls and sprinkle with cin-
namon.

Orange Tahini Sorbet
390 HEALTHY EVER AFTER ed. recipe. So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage is recommend- RECIPE NOTE Canned coconut milk won’t work in this tract, and sugar or xylitol. Bring to a low boil, stirring constantly, until thickened. stirring vigorously until smooth. Place in a small saucepan with the coconut milk, salt, vanilla ex- hours. ring constantly, until thickened. with the remaining coconut milk, salt, vanilla extract, and sugar or xylitol. Bring to a low boil, stir- 4. Pour over the

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33 yields 10 servings 3 tablespoons cacao or carob powder CHOCOLATE LAYER 4 tablespoons sugar or xylitol ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups coconut milk (see recipe note) 3 tablespoons kuzu root starch VANILLA LAYER A creamy dessert that can be served with a meat or dairy main. TWO-TONE COCONUT PUDDING yields 20 servings peeled and cored 4 tablespoons orange juice 1 Golden Delicious or Gala apple, ½ avocado 1 cup strawberries 1 cup blueberries BERRY SAUCE s