Characteristics
This delicious recipe provides an optimally healthy alternative to traditional pies and cakes. It combines the best of fresh strawberries and rhubarb, which make an irresistible combination! It is rich in nutrient dense calories, phytonutrients, antioxidants and offers an abundance of micronutrients. It is naturally low in sodium and cholesterol free. It offers an excellent amount of fiber, as well as healthy carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Its pleasantly sweet and refreshing taste, along with its excellent nutrition benefits will make a treat the whole family can feel good about eating.
TYPE: Dessert, Snack
PREP TIME: < 15 mins + chilling time
SERVINGS: makes 1 pie for 9-inch/23cm plate of 8 slices
- Whole food
- Plant food (Vegan)
- Raw food
- Gluten-free
- Wheat-free
- Flour-free
- Soy-free
- Corn-free
- Peanut-free
- Oil-free
- No refined or isolated sugars/sweeteners
Goodies Needed*
Crust:
- 1 cup Organic Raw Pecans
- 1 cup Organic Medjool Dates
Filling:
- 1lb (454g) of Organic Strawberries
- 3 - 4 Organic Rhubarb stalks
- 1/2 cup Organic Raisins
- 1 cup Organic Coconut Butter
TOOLS:
- Food Processor
- 9-inch/23cm Glass Pie Dish
- Spatula
Preparation Steps
- Make your crust: Place the pecans and dates without pits into your food processor. Process on high speed until a crumbly and sticky mixture results. With the help of your spatula, transfer the mixture into your pie dish and even it out. Using clean hands, press and compact the mixture firmly and evenly along the bottom and up along the sides of the pie plate creating a crust. Set aside.
- Make your filling: Wash the strawberries, remove their green tops, and place into the food processor. (You can set a few aside for garnish.) Wash the rhubarb stalks, trim the ends, chop into smaller pieces, and transfer into the food processor. Add the remaining filling ingredients into the food processor and process on high speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stop the food processor and scrape sides with a spatula as often as needed. Using your spatula, transfer the mixture onto the crust, spread evenly, and smooth out across the top.
- Chill your cake: Place the cake into the fridge or freezer for at least 2 hours to allow the cake to chill, harden, and set. When the cake is firm to the touch, it can be cut up into pieces and enjoyed.
- Storage: Store the cake covered in the fridge or freezer at all times. Fresh cake should be consumed within a few days (max 4 days) when kept in the fridge; frozen cake can last for weeks.
Tips
- Cake kept in the freezer and semi-thawed can act like an ice cream cake. You can make this cake in a pure strawberry or strawberry-banana version, without any rhubarb and raisins. Simply aim for about 4 cups of fresh fruit, regardless of how you divide it up.
Meal Nutritional Benefits
Pecans:
- excellent source of healthy fats and protein
- excellent source of minerals like manganese, copper, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, calcium and selenium
- excellent source of vitamins like vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, vitamin E, vitamin K and folate
- contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties
- are healing and preventative against heart disease, cancer and diabetes
- support healthy skin, hair and nails, as well as the nervous system
Medjool Dates
- provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
- provide phytonutrients and antioxidants
- have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties
- provide vitamins, especially the B vitamins
- provide minerals, especially potassium, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, and iron
- support optimal health, energy, weight, healing, and prevention
- support digestive, immune, and cardiovascular health
Strawberries
- provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
- provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provide vitamins, especially vitamin A, C, E, K, and some B vitamins, including folate
- provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and iron
- support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
- support optimal digestion, cleansing, and detoxification
- support healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar
- protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
Rhubarb:
- excellent source of phytonutrients and antioxidants, including poly-phenolic flavonoid compounds like ß-carotene, zeaxanthin, and lutein
- source of (in descending order): vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate
- enhances osteotrophic health (bone formation and strengthening), limits neuronal damage in the brain, help maintain healthy weight, enhance immune system, enhance cardiovascular and overall health
Raisins
- provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
- provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provide vitamins, especially vitamin C, K, and most of the B vitamins
- provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and iron
- support optimal health, energy, weight, healing, and prevention
- support the nervous, immune, and digestive systems
- protect against cardiovascular disease, including cholesterol and blood pressure problems
Coconut (fresh and dry)
- provides healthy fats, protein, some carbohydrates, and fiber
- provides antioxidants, phytonutrients, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provides vitamins, like vitamin C and some B vitamins, including folate and choline
- provides minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, and copper
- supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
- supports healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and iron levels
- can support proper bone health and protects against osteoporosis
- can protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
- Health Tip: Avoid dry coconut that has been sweetened, sulfured, highly processed, or found to contain other additives or preservatives.
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