As we recently announced, raw food chef, sports nutritionist and cookbook writer Mekto Ganic´ has joined This Is Nuts as a recipe creator and product developer, and from now on you'll be able to enjoy her amazing creations on the blog every week. First up are these vegan, gluten-free cranberry pies - a delectable and healthy treat that is perfectly in line with our motto 100% pleasure, 0% guilt. This is what Mekto has to say about the pies:
"Crazy Cranberries was the first This Is Nuts product that I tried, so I thought it would be fitting to use them for the first recipe that I share on this blog. Enjoy them - I did!"
/Mekto Ganic´
Heavenly Cranberry Pies
4 pies
Ingredients
Crust:
- 180 g Crazy Cranberries (soaked)
- 1 ½ dl Soft-Ground Almond Flour
- 2 msk Organic Love Coconut Oil
- 1 dl shredded coconut
- 1 TBS Kick-Ass Chia Seeds
- 1 TBS cocoa powder
Filling:
- 1 avocado
- 1 frozen banana
- 3 TBS cocoa powder
- 1 TBS Kick-Ass Chia Seeds
- 1 TBS green stevia powder
- Approx. 1 dl filtered water
- 1 TSP vanilla powder
- A dash of mineral salt
Topping:
- 1 dl berries of your choice
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients for the crust in a food processor and set aside for 5 minutes. Place the crust in four pie dishes (approx. 7 cm in diameter). Cover with plastic wrap and press the crust with your fingers until it is evenly spread out in the pie dish. Place the dishes in the freezer while preparing the filling. Place all the ingredients for the filling in a blender and run it at low speed to start with. Continuously increase the speed until the filling turns into a thick cream. Add the filling to the pie crusts and place them in the freezer for 5 minutes. Decorate with berries and serve!
About Mekto
Mekto Ganic´ is a holistic raw food and vegan chef who has been teaching about plant-based food for over ten years. Mekto is also a certified nutritionist, recipe developer and author of several gluten-free and vegan cookbooks health tutor and health motivator. Through her business mEKtO made in Sweden she helps others improve their health and reach wellness goals like weight loss and overcoming sugar addiction.
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