Here are just a few of Elaina Love's incredible recipes. Many more of her tantalizing creations can be found in Elaina's Pure Joy Kitchen recipe book. Ideal for anyone interested in preparing healthy, raw food meals, regardless of experience. Elaina's Pure Joy Kitchen presents wide variety of easy to follow, raw, vegan crowd-pleasing recipes that will impress both you and your guests!
   
 
raw pizza recipe Pepper-Olive Pizza with raw almond crust

CRUST
3 C peeled and chopped zucchini (about 3 squash)
1 1/2 tsp. Celtic sea salt
1/2 C Bariani olive oil or a high quality extra virgin olive oil
1 C golden or brown flax meal (about 3/4 C whole seeds, ground)
1 C soaked almonds (about 1/2 C before soaking for 8 hours)

  1.  Blend the zucchini, salt and oil until smooth. Add the almonds and continue to blend until the entire mixture is smooth. You may need to use a spatula or celery stick to get the mixture to blend.
  2.  Pour the blended mixture into a bowl and add the flax meal.
  3.  Let the batter sit for a few minutes to let the mixture thicken.
  4.  Shape into 4 small or 2 large pizza crusts on 16x16 inch dehydrator trays covered with Teflex sheets. Dehydrate the crusts at 105 degrees for four hours. Remove the Teflex sheets and continue to dehydrate until the crusts are firm. It may take eight or more hours altogether. Be sure to dry the crust upright after flipping or they will bow in the wrong direction.
 Storage: You can freeze these crusts for up to 3 months in a Ziploc bag.

Pizza Sauce
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, covered in water and soaked 2 or more hours
1/2 medium tomato or red bell pepper, chopped
1 large pitted date or 2 tsp. agave nectar
1 medium clove garlic (optional)
4 large basil leaves
1 Tbs. chopped onion (optional)
1/2 tsp. Celtic sea salt
1/4 tsp. oregano
½ tsp. Italian seasoning

  1. Blend everything together including the tomato soak water until smooth. Let the excess water rise to the top for 30 minutes and drain it off.
  2.  This sauce freezes well.

CHEESE
2 cups pine nuts, cashews or macadamia nuts
½ cup water
2 probiotic capsules  (Ultimate Flora)
After the cheese ferments, add:
1 Tbs. unpasturized light miso paste
1/4 tsp. Celtic sea salt
1 tsp. lemon juice
  1.   Blend nuts with the water adding just enough water to make a thick paste.
  2. When nuts are creamy add the powder from the capsules and blend lightly.
  3. Pour the mixture into a glass bowl and put a lid on it.
  4.  Let sit in a semi warm place (80 degrees or higher) for 8 to 12 hours.
  5. Test the cheese. When it tastes a little sour, add the seasonings and serve on pizza or put it in a glass container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
  IN A HURRY? Skip the fermentation process, add your flavorings and go!
Parmesan: You may also dehydrate it into a dry cheese for sprinkling on pasta or salad.

TOPPINGS FOR 2 LARGE PIZZAS

1 red bell pepper, diced
15 mushrooms, sliced and marinated in a little olive oil and salt
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced and halved
10 black olives, pitted and sliced or chopped
Nut Cheese (if using avocado, you may want to skip this step)
2 avocados, sliced (if using cheese, you may want to skip this step)
 
Assembly for Pizza:
  1. Spread the sauce on the crust.
  2. Spread the cheese on the sauce (if using avocado, you may want to skip cheese)
  3.  Layer avocado on the sauce or the cheese (if using cheese you may skip avo)
  4.  Add additional toppings in any order.
  5.  Warm in a dehydrator at 115° for ½-1 hour before serving.
  6. Top with sprouts if desired

Chocolate Mousse Torte

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TORTE
Crust:

Place dry coconut in food processor with S blade and blend into fine powder.
Add nuts, salt and cayenne and blend until a texture of a course meal. Break up dates or chop finely if very hard and distribute evenly on top of nut mixture. Homogenize until texture resembles a graham cracker crust. Mixture should be loose and crumbly and hold together when pressed tightly.
Press the crust into a 9 inch pie plate. Press firmly to get the crust to hold together. Place in the freezer or refrigerator to set up while making the filling.

Filling:
  • 2 large avocados, peeled and chopped
  • 1 Tbs. vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. Himalayan salt crystals
  • 1/2 cup organic cocoa powder or 3/4 cup carob powder
  • 1/2 cup plus Rapadura (unprocessed dehydrated cane juice) or agave nectar
Place all ingredients in food processor with S blade and homogenize until completely smooth.

  • 4-6 bananas thinly sliced lengthwise (3-4 slices per banana)
  • 1 pint of strawberries for top
  • mint leaves to garnish

Divide the filling in 1/2.
Spread 1/2 the filling in the crust.
Next, place a layer of bananas on the filling.
Spread with the rest of the filling.
Garnish with mint leaves, fresh strawberries or raspberries or a berry sauce, etc.
Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
This torte freezes well.
Thank you to Matt Samuelson for this recipe.
For more of Matt's recipes and other recipes of this type, order Elaina's Pure Joy Recipe Binder Book 2


   
Ginger Pecan Cookies



4 cups soaked pecans (2.5 cups before soaking 8-12 hours)
2 cups raisins or pitted dates, soaked
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Himalayan salt crystals
4 tsp. ginger powder
1/2-1 cup water
cranberries, raisins, dried mangos and coconut for decoration
1.    Place all ingredients, with 1/2 cup water in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth adding more water as necessary.
2.    Place mixture into a pastry bag and squirt die mixture out onto a teflon lined dehydrator tray forming snowmen or gingerbread men, or round cookies. Make them thick as they won't swell like cooked cookies.
3.    You can use a spoon to drop cookies on and smooth them if you don't have a pastry bag.
4.    Decorate with raisins for the eyes, cranberry halves for the buttons, thin strips of dried mango or chopped cranberries for the mouth, and coconut sprinkles for hats. Let your imagination go wild! Kids will have a good time helping. Let dehydrate at 105 degrees for approximately 15-20 hours.
5.    Flip and let the other side dry. You can make these as moist or as dry as you like. They are great right out of the dehydrator!
 


SunLight Loaf with BBQ sauce

SunLight Loaf
Serves 4-8
Recipe by Elaina Love
2 cups soaked walnut (1 ¼ cup before soaking)
2 cups soaked sunflower seeds (1 cup before soaking)
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 jalepeno, chopped
1 medium zucchini, chopped
1 cup chopped green cabbage
¼ cup chopped parsley
1/2  tsp. Himalayan salt crystals
1 Tbs. dark miso paste
1 tsp. chopped dried or fresh rosemary
1 Tbs. onion powder
1 clove garlic
1 Tbs. tamari
½ cup Irish Moss paste (see recipe)

  1.   Soak the walnuts and sunflower seeds overnight, then rinse well and drain.
  2. Puree all ingredients until smooth.
  3.  Shape into a loaf on your dehydrator tray with a teflex sheet underneath OR Freeze the batter into a loaf pan, then remove, slice and dehydrate slices after freezing
  4. Turn the dehydrator on maximum for the first 2 hours
  5. Lower to 115 degrees
  6. Flip the loaf and remove the teflex sheet
  7. Continue to dry until the loaf is firm on the outside and somewhat moist on the inside (about 12 hours total).
  8. Serve with BBQ sauce

BBQ Sauce
Recipe by Elaina Love

1 ½ cups sundried tomatoes covered with just enough water to cover (about 2-3 cups)
1 Tbs. onion powder
1/2 tsp. cayenne powder
2 Tbs chopped onion
1/8 cup Rapadura (dehydrated cane juice sweetener) or honey
1 Tbs. honey or agave
1 tsp. organic mustard
2  Tbs. tamari
½ tsp. smoked salt
1/2 Tbs. ginger root, chopped
1 clove garlic
1/8 tsp. white pepper
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar

1.    Blend on high until smooth.
2.    Serve over Sunlight loaf or burgers
3.    Lasts 5 days from date made
   
Raw Ice cream recipe with Irish moss Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream


2 cups almonds
3 cups water
½ cup coconut oil
1/4 cup packed Irish moss after soaking 3-8 hours and rinsing well
1 cup agave nectar
¼ tsp. vanilla powder
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. Himalayan salt crystals

  •   Blend the almonds with water to make a thick almond cream. Strain the mixture through a nut milk bag and store the pulp for another recipe.
  •  Blend 1 cup of the almond milk with the Irish Moss until very smooth.
  • Add the remainder of ingredients and blend until smooth.
  • Pour into a freezable container and let freeze overnight.
  • Let thaw about 5 minutes before serving.
  • Variations: Replace water for nut milk with any flavored teas such as peppermint, orange, berry, etc. You can also blend in 1/4 cup raw cacao powder or 1/2 cup fruit.
Almond Chia Maca Shake

2 Cups Almond Milk (if you don't have one already, order our Amazing Nut Milk Bag and get free recipes for Almond Milk, Juices and Almond Meal Bread!) 1 Tbs. Soaked chia or flax seeds 1 Tbs ground flax seeds 1 Tbs. Maca powder (available in our store) 1/4 tsp. Pro-Biotic Powder 1 Tbs Non GMO Soy Lecithin (available in our store) 1 tsp. Vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. Liquid Stevia or 2 tsp. Agave Nectar (optional) ice cubes for a colder shake Place All ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Stored in a sealed jar, the Almond Chia Maca Shake will last up to 2 days in the fridge.....that is if you don't drink it in one sitting....
   
Fresh Apple-Cinnamon Granola

3 medium sized organic apples, cored and chopped (use a combination of sweet and sour apples) 1 cup soaked almonds (1/2+ cup before soaking overnight) 4-6 medium sized pitted dates 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup goji berries or more raisins Optional: 1/2-1 cup dried, shredded coconut. Pulse the almonds and dates until coarse in a food processor. Add the chopped apples and spices and pulse again until a coarse granola texture is achieved. Stir in the remaining ingredients and eat with fresh almond milk. To Make your own almond milk, order The Amazing Nut Milk Bag in the Pure Joy Store.
Chocolate-Cherry Truffles

  • 1/2 cup pitted, packed dates
  • 1/4 cup dried cherries coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup raw cacao nibs ground into a powder (more for richer flavor)
  • 1 tsp. cherry extract (frontier herbs) or 2 tsp. Eden Cherry Concentrate
  •  1/8 cup raw cacao powder for rolling truffles in

Grind the cacao nibs in a coffee grinder until powdered.

Puree all the ingredients in a food processor until the batter becomes emulsified.

Refrigerate the batter until chilled.

Form the batter into round balls or desired shapes (you can use candy molds with a variety of shapes or shape into a block and make thin slices).

These are best refrigerated and will last for up to 6 months.

 

For a more milk chocolaty flavor puree in:

1 cup soaked and dehydrated walnuts or 1/2 cup almond butter.

For variety:

Add 2 tsp fresh ginger and replace cherries with dates.

Mix in a few un-ground cacao nibs for texture

 

   
Marinated Collard Leaf Wraps

  • 5 medium to large collard leaves
  • 3 Tbs. lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
  • 1/2 tsp. Himalayan salt crystals or Celtic sea salt

 

Prepare the collard leaves by cutting off the stems at the base of the leaf, then take a small paring knife and carefully cut the thick bump of stem off the back of the leaf making it flusher to the leaf. This is to make the leaf flatter and easier to roll.

 

Mix the lemon and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Take one leaf at a time and coat it in the mixture. As you coat each leaf, place it in a covered lasagna pan to marinade overnight in the refrigerator or for several hours at room temperature until they are soft and tender. They can continue to marinade for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

 

Dry the leaves well and use them to wrap all kinds of yummy pate¢s, mayo with avocado and tomato, etc….. Use your imagination!

 

Macadamia Whip Dip

  • 2 cups raw macadamia nuts
  • 1 clove raw garlic
  • 1 Tbs. lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 Tbs. mellow white miso paste
  • 1/4 cup water or more
  • 1 tsp. onion powder

 

Blend until smooth and creamy. You may need to add more water to get it to blend.

For best distribution, place in a quart sized storage bag and cut a small hole in one corner. Remove all air and seal the top. Squeeze out the corner onto your crackers or into a roll or romaine leaf.

Enjoy in nori rolls, Winter Wraps, with salads or as a dip for crackers.

   
Pear-Parsley Smoothie

  • 2 ripe pears, cored and chopped
  • 1/2 bunch or 1 packed cup fresh parsley, chopped

Blend with enough water to make a smoothie consistency.
Store in glass jars and drink on an empty stomach.
Bavarian Custard

Recipe by Elaina Love
Serves 4

 

2 cups young coconut milk
1/2 c. coconut water
2 Tbs. orange juice (1/2 orange)
1/8 tsp. Himalayan Crystal Salt
1 pinch-1/8 tsp. turmeric for color
1 vanilla bean, chopped or scraped
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/4 cup agave nectar or more to taste
1 Tbs. soy lecithin
1 Tbs. coconut oil or coconut butter

Blend on high until the mixture is creamy. Refrigerate until cool and serve.

   
Cool Cucumber-Spinach Soup

This is a well balanced soup because of the fat, fruit and chlorophyll content. It will easily serve as a light meal by itself.

1 cup purified water
2 medium-large cucumber
3 cups spinach (or other leafy greens like kale or mixed greens)
1 handful of basil leaves (about 15 leaves)
1 Tbl. fresh ginger with skin
1 1/2 lemons (5 tsp.) or 3 tsp. raw apple cider vinegar
1/2 apple or try another sweet fruit
1/2 tsp. Himalayan Salt Crystals
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 small avocado
1 tsp. dried dill or 2 Tbl. fresh

Place everything except the avocado and dill in a blender and puree. Add the avocado and continue to blend on high until creamy. Put in a bowl and mix in dill. Top with crunchy dehydrated sunflower seeds or freeze dried peas.

Cucumber Tomato Surprise

 1 medium tomato, chopped
 1 small cucumber peeled in stripes and chopped (seeds removed if big)
 1 large avocado cut into cubes
 1 half of a lemon or lime squeezed
 1 half to 1 tsp. Himalayan Salt Crystals
 1 Tbs. of olive oil (optional for a richer flavor)

Mix everything together and enjoy!

   
Fruit Sorbet

2 cups frozen fruit of choice… (cantelope, honeydew, bananas, mangoes, pineapples…anything sweet).

Using a champion Juicer:
1. Place the blank plate in the juicer.
2. Push the fruit through until the soft serve comes out the end of the juicer.
3. Enjoy!

Using a food processor:
1. Cut the fruit into small chunks or shred using the shredding blade on your food processor.
2. Place the fruit in the food processor bowl with the S blade in place.
3. Puree until soft and smooth like a soft serve.
4. Add a tiny bit of water if necessary to get the blade to move properly.



   

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