Raw Cinnamon Buns or "Kanelbullar"

Cinnamon Buns are called Kanelbullar in Sweden and every time somebody is having a coffee you can almost always expect to get kanelbullar. I use to love them and when I went over to raw food i missed them but not any more. I found a very nice recipe on face-book and I was so exited to make it and taste it and I must admit that it tastes even better than the baked.

So here is the recipe!

RAW CINNAMON BUNS

Dough:

1,5 dl chopped almonds
1,5 dl chopped walnuts or hazelnuts
1 dl honey (or sweetener of your choce)
a pinch of salt, vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon


Filling:

1 dl soft dates
1 dl pure water
2 tea spoons cinnamon
3 Tbs raisins
1 to2 Tbs coconut oil
pinch of salt and vanilla

1. Put all the ingredients in the food processor and mix all together until you get a dough consistency. Put it in the plastic foil and set it in the refrigerator while you are preparing the filling.
2. Put all the ingredients for the filling in the mixer/food processor and mix.
3. Take out the dough from the refrigerator and roll out with foil over the dough until you get rectangular shape. Make shore it is not too thin.
4. Spread on the filling roll it up carefully and cut into circles. You can decorate as you wish (I used some raisins and coconut flakes.
You can put it in the fridge again or eat it straight away!

Raw falafel

Last weekend  I went on "Healthy days" and listened to gurus in raw food Anna Maria and Brian Clement. I got so much inspired and I understood even more importance of eating algae and sprouts (living food) and greens. That is one of the reasons why I started this blog and why the name of my blog came up - living food for ever!

I also realized that my family, especially our daughter  needs to eat more raw food, no meat no wheat, no sugar and no dairy. I know it is hard, especially because she is going to municipal kindergarten where the food is not of the best quality and not organic. They eat vegetarian food only once a week! And I am not talking about all the sugar she gets there, but at least I am trying to teach her importance of food and making shore when she is with me that she eats quality food (raw food).
I just started my journey with her, especially after inspiration days with Clement´s. She has now been eating for 5 day raw food at home and it is going surprisingly well.

Therefor I will write down some recipes which are good for children and trying not to include so much "sugar" (honey, maple syrup, dates etc). Clement´s said that any kind of sugar (even fruits) are not good for you. If you are healthy you should eat no more than 15% fruits of your daily diet. So what I am doing today is that we have every morning fruit smoothies and that is almost it. Our daughter gets some more fruits at nursery school and sometimes at home when she asks for it.

Today I am going to write the recipe for raw falafel. You can take instead of two cups of sprouted beans one cup of cooked chickpeas, it is a bit milder in taste and easier for children to eat.

So here it is!

Raw falafel

8 spring of fresh mint
8 spring of fresh parsley
200 g raw pistachio nuts
2 cup sprouted adzuki beans (or 1 c of cooked chickpeas and 1 c of adzuki beans)
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 small onion
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp cumin
pinch of salt and same pepper

Instructions:

Start by blending the herbs in a mixer. Add pistachio nuts and mix until they are combined well together with herbs. Add sprouted beans and the rest of ingredients into the mixer and blend until everything is combined together. You might have to stir around with a spoon occasionally.
Make 24 small round falafels and place them on hydrate try covered with parchment paper and dehydrate them for about 2 h. (After one hour turn them and continue to dehydrate them.)
Serve them with raw souse and salad or make a wrap from salad leafs with some souse and salad. Use your imagination! Good luck!

Super matcha green tea smoothie

Hi there!

Here is one of my favorite morning or lunch smoothie!

• Mango
• Pineapple
• Apple
• Pumpkin seeds
• Lemon juice
• Matcha tea
• Spirulina
• Honey
• Cocos water
• If you like cold use some ice cubes

Mix all in your blender & enjoy! 

Chia breakfast porridge

This breakfast porridge is one of my favorite. My daughter loves it too!!!!
It is easy to do and it is full of nutrition. Chia seeds are a concentrated food containing healthy food containing healthy omega-3 fatty acids, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, antioxidants and calcium.

There are two ways to make it. Letting nuts soaking over night or just make it in the morning without soaking.

Chia porridge:

Ingredients:

- 1/2 dl nuts (pumpkin seeds or sunflower seed)
- 4 1/2 dl water
- 7 dates or any other sweetener of your choice
- 1 - 2 Tbsp lucuma powder (optional)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of vanilla powder

- 5 Tbsp chia seeds
- 5 Tbsp raw grated coconut


Preparation:

- Soak nuts overnight (or 2-4 h) in the 4 1/2 dl water.
- Pour soaked nuts with water into you blender and add the rest of the ingredients: dates, lucuma powder, cinnamon and vanilla. And bled well.
- In a glass jar add chia seeds and grated coconut and mix it together.
- Pour nut mixture from your blander over the chia mix and stir it well with a teaspoon. Close the jar and let it sit for at least 15 - 20 minutes. Stir it one more time and let it sit for 5 more minutes.
- Pour the porridge into nice small bowls and eat it with some fruits of your choice.