Let’s take a quick look at a few dessert pictures, then compare and contrast, shall we? First up is a small slice of some normal pastry:
Looks sinful, right? It seems to proudly display its bready crust, its gooey chocolate center, some sort of butter-rich top layer coated with lovable little bits and bobs, and a liberal sprinkling of confectioner’s sugar to make the whole thing cute as a wintry scene from one of those holiday specials hosted by the claymation likeness of Burl Ives. I’m sure it’s delightfully rich, too. A tad small, though, eh? It’s probably all anyone can take of such decadence without worrying about clogged arteries or putting in extra time on the tread mill for the next three days.
Hmmmm…. Well, let’s take a look at another dessert:
We haven’t exactly focused on raw desserts here on the Pure Jeevan blog, so there wasn’t a huge backlog of pictures we’ve taken to feature here. But, Wendi’s raw cheese cake seems like a good example to discuss here. Now, admittedly, we’re not pro photographers, and didn’t stage that photo as well as a pro might have. But it still looks pretty good, we think. If you didn’t know it was raw, what would your reaction be?
These days, with the talents we’ve seen in raw cuisine books and on many leading gourmet raw food sites, it’s arguable that we could have presented two nearly identical pictures — one cooked, one raw. That is to say, with some time and patience, many raw food chefs are now presenting desserts that absolutely rival (and sometimes even surpass) their traditionally cooked counterparts in terms of plate-appeal and the accompanying mouth-watering response from the viewer.
In fact, there’s just something special about being a raw foodist and seeing a perfectly executed, sumptuous raw dessert — something that goes beyond what your response to gourmet desserts was before you were raw. Beyond the eye-popping “I want that” reaction, there’s an undeniable newfound sense of awe in the appreciation of it. Do you feel that, too, when you see some amazing raw dessert presentation?
But, WHY are we so excited? What’s the big deal?
Well, for one, raw foods are GOOD for you! They contain no refined cane sugar, no artery-clogging dairy products, no dead, nutrient-barren calories. Raw foods are ALIVE, brimming with all of their original nutrients, enzymes, and life-force. And so you see there’s no guilt involved — even in the desserts. Yet, even for long-time raw foodies like us, it still sometimes feels somewhat indulgent to have that extra slice of pie or that second bowl of ice cream. Weird, isn’t it?
Well, we feel it’s high time we all get past this conditioning! To this end, Pure Jeevan invites you to follow our lead sometime very soon: Instead of having a “normal” raw dinner, we want you to make yourself a huge raw dessert for dinner! Anything you like — a raw cake, raw pie, raw cookies, raw ice cream. Just make sure it’s a dessert. And no, smoothies don’t count. (We already have those for dinner quite often.) For this, we’re calling for something more … desserty.
Are you hesitant? Are you new to raw, still losing weight, and thinking, “But, won’t I stop losing weight if I do this?” Our answer: Probably not! At least, in our experience this was true. While we were in the process of watching our “cooked food bodies” melt away, we often had dinners consisting of nothing more than “raw fudge” or raw carob “milkshakes.” Still, the weight came off, the health conditions healed, the spirits lifted. Why? Because we were (and still are) eating foods filled with life.
Here’s a link to get you started — this link goes into the desserts-only section of the All Raw Directory’s Raw Recipes category. There are direct links there to well over 200 raw dessert recipes. In the comments section, let us know what you’re going to make yourself for a sweet dinner sometime soon!
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