Raw Chocolate caramel hazelnut tort (orange and peppermint)

Oh My Goodness, this is the best raw cake we have made. Even the hubby likes it!!! We only zested two oranges, and that was plenty of orange flavor. This yielded about half of the zest needed for the recipe.
For Christmas, we made this with crushed dye free candy canes and peppermint gluten free cookies (i know the sugar) and replace the orange extract and juice with peppermint extract and tea.

I also wonder if a date paste would work instead of the maple syrup, or even splitting it.
The recipe can be found here
http://www.rawmazing.com/orange-chocolate-hazelnut-tort-with-hazelnut-caramel-topping/

Christmas Cookie #6: raw almond cranberry cookie

Here is our sixth Christmas cookie recipe:  raw almond cranberry cookie
http://www.inhabitots.com/how-to-make-delicious-healthy-raw-vegan-almond-cranberry-cookies/
We dehydrated these for 1 hour at 140 and then 116 until slightly crisp. This recipe made 4 dozen cookies plus quite a bit of dough for sampling by our son.

Christmas Cookie #5: pistachio cherry macaroons

Here is our fifth Christmas cookie recipe: pistachio cherry macaroons
http://www.rawmazing.com/pistachio-dried-cherry-macaroons/
This recipe made 18 cookies. We followed the dehydrating directions in the recipe. They were put into the freeze after the chocolate was poured over them.

Christmas Cookie #4: raw wedding cookies

Here is our fourth Christmas cookie recipe:  Raw Wedding Cookies http://rawdorable.blogspot.com/2008/12/hawaiian-wedding-surprise.html
To make date paste, soak 1 cup of dates for 1-2 hours. Place the dates in the food processor with 2 TBS of water and process until smooth. This can be frozen to store  for up to 3 months. We placed 2 TBS  in ice cube trays to freeze. These cookies are really good not dehydrated but with no crunch. The recipe made a dozen cookies

kombucha mustard

We saw this recipe on facebook and thought why not give it a try, we were planning to make mustard anyway. To make mustard we usually use raw apple cider vinegar  instead of kombucha, without the 7 day wait time. When making mustard, we add garlic powder, salt, and turmeric. Either recipe is so easy, but using the kombucha adds probiotics to the mix. We used our blendtec instead of the food processor. The mustard is hot, but so good. The recipe link is http://www.20somethingallergies.com/kombucha-mustard/

kombucha sangria

Who would have thought this would have three added health benefits, fruit,  red wine and probiotics, in one glass!!!
This recipe is easy and good. We used a second fermentation of kombucha. The second fermintation contained pomegranate juice, ginger, and lemon and lime slices . We did not add the cloves.We used triple sec instead of brandy.
Even my husband liked this, until he saw that there was kombucha in it; however, it didn't stop him from finishing the glass. Here is the recipe:  http://theskinnypear.com/mason-jar-sangria/

Christmas Cookie #3: raw oatmeal cookies

Here is our third Christmas cookie recipe: Raw oatmeal cookies
http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/2012/06/chocolate-raisin-oat-cookies.html#.Ul5voVDOnC8
We used an extra 1/4 cup of raisins instead of figs. We used maple syrup and needed 1/2 cup for the moisture. These are a little too sweet for me. Next time we will  reduce the maple syrup to a 1/3 of a cup and for the needed moisture either soak the raisins or add water for cookie dough consistency. The melted chocolate chips are so good. We did dehydrate them overnight at 115 to keep the cookies live. This recipe yielded 3 dozen cookies.