Thursday, February 16, 2012

Just Experimenting


My original idea was to make raw 'butter' tarts.

I used to gobble those sweet, gooey pastries like no one's business when I was a kid which is probably why I was overweight. They were always at family picnics and get-together's, and I made a bee-line for them every time. My parents used to buy these big trays of them from the gorcery store and I always grabbed one or two after dinner. Saying I love them is a bit of an understatement, I hope you understand.

I actually haven't even touched one for years, probably because I made myself sick of them. Also, ya know, the whole butter and egg ordeal that kinda makes them not vegan. Shucks.


Now these are just something I made to try to indulge my mom (will report on that later), who is a lover of all things pecan. I personally don't even care for sandwich cookies. Anyway, I'm calling them Raw Maple-Cacao Pecan Sandwich Cookies (it's a mouthful, I know).

I realize maple syrup is not raw. I've seen it used in some raw food cookbooks, though, so I thought I'd be ok here. Besides, I only used a little bit—maybe a tablespoon in the entire recipe—because a little goes a long way with maple syrup, I find.

I wish I had a tea party or some event I could bring these to. I would love to host a vegan tea party! Bite-sized goodies are the best because they're just so cute and irresistible. Perfect with a cup of tea or almond milk—whatever you fancy.

Curiously, I end up eating more this way. Oops!

4 comments:

  1. mmm! both of these look awesome! I'm glad to see that you are busy experimenting with raw treats too - woohoo!

    I used to eat too many Cherry Bakewell's and egg custards as a kid (I was pretty overweight too). Oh and swiss rolls (I should try making some raw swiss rolls, that'd be rad).

    I am interested in how your mum liked those sandwich bites - do let us know! :)

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    1. Yes, raw treats are so fun!

      Oh, raw swiss rolls. Yes, please do go right ahead and I would gladly be your guinea pig. I also used to love those!

      She said they were delicious. Success! She also said the butter tarts tasted like actual butter tarts, though I didn't really think so... oh well!

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  2. Lovely! Will you be posting either of the recipes? The butter tarts look especially delicious.

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    1. Hi Ruby! Sorry to get back to your comment so late, but to answer your question, I'm not sure if I will be posting the recipes just yet. I would like to tinker with them just a little.

      I had comments that they tasted like butter tarts, but I was not sold, myself. I have a feeling that they taste like butter tarts because I told people they were... one of those mind tricks. I could be wrong... I'm not usually this much of a perfectionist, haha!

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