Date Nut Torte- Abundant Raw Life 2 cups raisins 2 cups walnuts 1 cup dates (soaked for several hours or overnight) ½ lemon-juiced Optional garnish: Raspberries or other berries For base: In food processor combine raisins and walnuts until well blended and moist. Make sure raisins are well blended and look like fudge. You can remove to plate and mold into round circle 1 and half inches thick or press into a pie plate along the bottom (it will be less thick) For frosting: In a food processor combine dates (drain out water dates have been soaking in) and lemons until creamy, Spread on top of torte. You can eat this as is or put in refrigerator to have a firmer torte. You may put on berries on the top.
Lemon Cookies by Talia Fuhrman: Desserts to Live For 3 flax eggs (3 TBs ground flaxeed+3/4 cup nondairy milk) 1 tsp liquid vanilla ¼ cup cashew butter 14 pitted medjool dates 1 lemon 1 ½ tsp lemon extract ¼ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp baking soda ¾ cup almond flour 1 ¼ cup oat flour Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put parchment paper or silicone mat on cookie sheet Prepare flax eggs by mixing flaxseeds with nondairy or plant milk. Stir and let form to a gel, Zest the lemon. Careful not to grate white part of lemon. Juice the lemon You can soak dates in warm water for 5 minutes Pour flax seeds into food processor with vanilla, cashew butter, dates, nutmeg, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Process until it is creamy. In bowl add almond flour, oat flour, baking soda and whist so thoroughly blended. Roll into balls, put on cookie sheet and press down to flatten Bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes. They will be soft and chewy.