Homemade Body Butter in a Blender

Amanda Nicole SmithBody Care Leave a Comment

A luxurious minty body butter made from raw shea butter, coconut oil, olive oil and essential oils. These raw oils combined, will keep your skin velvety smooth even through the harshest weather. This body butter recipe is like superfood for your skin! There is no heating involved to retain maximum nutrients and all you need is a food processor or blender. …

Raw Vegan Chili with Slow Cooked Sprouted Beans

Hearty Raw Vegan Chili | Sprouted Slow Cooked Beans

Amanda Nicole SmithDinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Quick & Easy, Raw Vegan, Vegan 3 Comments

A hearty sweet and spicy raw vegan chili made primarily from carrots, sun-dried tomatoes, raisins, walnuts, and a variety of herbs and spices! This is a quick and easy meaty chili that can be made and eaten within minutes! There is also the option of adding my slow cooked sprouted beans, but if you are strictly raw, the chili “meat” is amazing …

Cultured Cashew Cheesecake

Cultured Cashew Cheesecake | Cinnamon Pecan Crust

Amanda Nicole SmithCheese, Cultured | Fermented | Pickled, Dessert, Gluten Free, Raw Vegan, Sugar Free, Vegan 2 Comments

This cashew cheesecake is fermented with rejuvelac, sweetened with coconut nectar, filled within a cinnamon pecan crust, and topped with a sweet tart cranberry sauce. Cultured cheesecake is a luxuriously rich and creamy special treat, loaded with probiotics and healthy omega fatty acids. If you are looking for a recipe that takes 30 minutes to make, this is not the cake for …

raw vegan cranberry sauce

Raw Vegan Cranberry Sauce

Amanda Nicole SmithQuick & Easy, Raw Vegan, Sauce, Sugar Free, Vegan 4 Comments

Homemade cranberry sauce is a classic holiday dish, but this raw vegan cranberry sauce is far from classic. This recipe is simple un-cooked and made with fresh cranberries, dates, cinnamon, clove, allspice and salt. Fresh cranberries are full of antioxidants, but when you cook them you lose out on all those free radical fighters. That is why we will not …

cultured cashew cream cheese with walnuts

Cultured Cashew Cream Cheese | Spiced Shallot

Amanda Nicole SmithAppetizer, Cheese, Cultured | Fermented | Pickled, Gluten Free, Raw Vegan, Snacks, Vegan 2 Comments

This cashew cheese is fluffy and airy, yet heavy, creamy and full of flavor, it is the perfect combination of textures. You can shape it in a bowl, or you can whip it like a dip. You could also make a cheese log and sprinkle crushed nuts on top. Anything you can do with regular cream cheese you can do with …

Cultured Cashew Cream Cheese

Cultured Cashew Cream Cheese Base

Amanda Nicole SmithCheese, Cultured | Fermented | Pickled, Detox, Gluten Free, Raw Vegan, Vegan 3 Comments

Smooth and creamy, raw vegan cream cheese made from cashews and fermented with rejuvelac. This cashew cheese is the perfect base for countless different cheesy recipes and is probably one the healthiest cheeses you could ever make. My favorite two recipes to make from this cultured cashew cheese base is a garlic and herb cheese spread, great for crackers and veggies, and the king …

Soft Wheat Berry Rejuvelac

Rejuvelac | Cultured Cashew Cheese Starter

Amanda Nicole SmithCultured | Fermented | Pickled, Detox, Drinks, Raw Vegan, Series Intro, Sprouted 6 Comments

Here marks the beginning of a series I hold very dear to my heart, cultured cashew cheese. It all begins with rejuvelac, a commonly used starter for raw vegan cheeses and a much cheaper alternative to buying probiotic capsules. Rejuvelac is made from sprouted grains such as soft wheat berries, rye berries, or quinoa.  Some people love to drink it straight up …

top 10 fall raw vegan recipes

Top 10 Fall Raw Vegan Recipes

Amanda Nicole SmithUncategorized Leave a Comment

Fall is one of my favorite seasons, besides summer, I still can’t believe it’s over…poof,  just like that and it’s October. There are many upsides to fall’s coming, besides the beautiful trees, like my favorite fall raw vegan sweets and treats!! Donuts, apple pies and blueberry banana muffins make their way back into my life and suddenly I feel okay that the …

Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies |Raw Vegan & Gluten Free

Amanda Nicole SmithDessert, Gluten Free, Quick & Easy, Raw Vegan, Snacks, Sugar Free, Vegan 10 Comments

To all the cookie monsters out there, this one’s for you! All you need is 3 ingredients and 5 minutes for the thickest, densest, most peanut buttery, cookie in the galaxy.  You’ll also need a food processor and electricity. 😉 The best part about this cookie recipe is you can eat all the cookie dough you want! These cookies are done right away, …