We’re headed off to Anaheim today to get ready for the Expo West…
Today, Annmarie wanted to make some treats for the girls in the office.
This raw food recipe for Hazelnut candies is from Solla! (An incredible raw food chef from Iceland)
Take a look…
Your question of the day: What is your favorite sweetener?
Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments now!
If you need to stock up on Lucuma powder, click here: www.renegadehealth.com/lucuma
Here’s the raw food dessert recipe…
Hazelnut Candies
1 cup hazelnuts, soaked for 20 mins
2 tbsp coconut water, or just filtered water
2 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsp lucuma powder
1/2 tsp stevia powder
1/4 tsp vanilla powder
1/2 cup coconut, shredded
Put all in the food processor except for the shredded coconut. Process until well combined. Roll into balls and coat with shredded coconut. Enjoy 
Live Awesome!
Kev
6:36 pm on March 10th, 2010
My favorite sweetener is fruit!
6:39 pm on March 10th, 2010
Wow! Those look so tasty!
6:46 pm on March 10th, 2010
For taste Honey made from bees which pollinate cloves or agave with vanilla But I usually use Stevia because it is the healthiest sweetner that I know of.
6:47 pm on March 10th, 2010
oh I forgot about raisons
6:47 pm on March 10th, 2010
….mine is stevia, honey and of course sweet ripped fruits..
Thanks for sharing this great recipe. I would like to try it soon.
6:50 pm on March 10th, 2010
That looks delicious and I will try them. Too bad that I can’t give that as a snack for my daughter at school since so many kids have nut allergies. My favorite sweetener: Lets see… lately I hardly use sweeteners except for stevia and some fruit but I always have a bottle of organic maple syrup in my fridge. Great on pancakes and a little bit on Bircher-Brenner muesli tastes great as well when I feel like it. I tossed out the agave. I think I would like to find out more about Lucuma powder.
6:57 pm on March 10th, 2010
I am sure you are already aware of this, but maybe you could do a show on sweeteners and some of the dangers. ASPARTAME has changed it’s name to AMINOSWEET and has been re-branded as a natural sweetener. Of course, it sounds good, all sweet and full of amino acids? Or something like that… but it’s the same old poison that eats holes in the brain and causes cancer.
Please help people become aware of this change.
http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/blog/2010/02/15/aspartame-has-been-renamed-and-is-now-being-marketed-as-a-natural-sweetener/
6:59 pm on March 10th, 2010
hi kevin and annemarie
stevia, also fruit
sometimes dates
see u in anaheim
chef mindy aka ageless raw beauty
7:14 pm on March 10th, 2010
Tahiti coconut juice (raw) with figs and dry dates,pistachios,cashews unsalted and persimmons.Makes my day sweeter.
7:15 pm on March 10th, 2010
Stevia is the safest for not affecting my reactive hypoglycemia.
Thanks for this delicious looking dessert. I am eager to try it. I love you folks!
7:19 pm on March 10th, 2010
Where’s the cat, Johnny???
7:42 pm on March 10th, 2010
I never have had a ‘sweet tooth’ but on that rare ocassion I have made a raw cocoa bar using Matt Amsden ‘RAW voulution book. It was sweetened with agave nectar and really a bit too rich for me. I was only able to eat a small inch square at a time. I agree that the transitional foods are helpful to going raw. I am juicing and actually sipping on my juice as I type. I used a few small beets to sweeten it and the rest are greens. I am juicing once a day for now and am surprised how addicting it is. I also add one fresh coconut water to it.
As for sweeteners; I used to use the white stevia, but am getting away from that. As Kevin mentions, I also am not interested in processed white things. I just have my tea plain.
So. I guess my favorite sweetener are fruits when I have them in my green juices. Papayas, Mangoes,Pineapple,Kiwi,Apple,Pear,Bannana, Coconut.
NIce to see Ann Marie again!
Thanks for another great show.
J~
7:44 pm on March 10th, 2010
I LIKE RAW,ORGANIC AGAVE!!
7:48 pm on March 10th, 2010
honey
7:53 pm on March 10th, 2010
Hey Keven and Annmarie,
I have a question unrelated to this post, but thought I would ask. This topic is slightly embarrassing but I know you have done a post before addressing constipation, but I had a question more in depth. What do you recommend eating/taking/drinking to make elimination more frequent. I am 100% raw and already consume high soluble fiber foods, warm water with lemon in the morning, I get plenty of greens, nuts and seeds, no dehydrated foods, I eat Chia seeds daily, raw fruits, and drink almost a gallon of water per day + exercise. I feel like I am doing all I can!
What can I do more than this to achieve a normal elimination cycle? Any sources of insoluble fiber that you recommend to add bulk?
Thank you so much!
Dawn
7:58 pm on March 10th, 2010
Hi Guys and Dolls,
I am enjoying Mesquite these days. I hope to give lucumba Powder a run soon.
Dawni
8:07 pm on March 10th, 2010
Maple syrup is my favorite treat. It may not be raw but it’s tasty and has minerals. On the rare occasions I make chocolate I use agave since it’s the only thing that I’ve used that creates a good texture. I don’t like stevia. I buy local organic honey too. The darkest I can get which is delicious. Fresh fruit is always the best though!
8:25 pm on March 10th, 2010
Hey, you forgot the cinnamon in the ingredients… see your recipe! Thanks!
8:25 pm on March 10th, 2010
Dawn,
You need Magnesium ( Pure essence labs, Ionic-Fizz) is good.
How much cinnamon did you use?
They sound good, will give them a try!
Stevia is the sweetener I choose.
8:35 pm on March 10th, 2010
Hmm…mine are honey. maple syrup, sugar, raisins, dried/fresh fruit…I will watch the video later!
9:05 pm on March 10th, 2010
Hi Guys!
I really like raw, unfiltered honey. my kids of course perfer wildflower, but I try to buy gallberry due to the fact that it is darker. I love to sweeten with fruit, dates, and I do use organic grade B maple syrup. I haven’t used green stevia or lucuma powder. I’d like to try the lucuma powder for sure.
Thanks!
9:18 pm on March 10th, 2010
Our favorite sweeteners are maple syrup and raw honey. Hey, do you know anything about how agave syrup is processed? I have read that it is processed the same as high fructose corn syrup. According to what I have read , many agave syrups are high fructose agave syrup. What do you know about this?
Elizabeth
10:36 pm on March 10th, 2010
I use honey, dates, Lucuma to sweeten thing up.
10:55 pm on March 10th, 2010
I actually grew stevia and tried a leaf- it tasted good!! I am excited to try out the stevia powder.
11:27 pm on March 10th, 2010
My #1 choice is fresh fruit, but that doesn’t work in most “sweet-tooth” recipes, so I usually use dates.
However for flavor, it’s definitely a tie between raw honey and maple syrup. I like raw honey because it’s unprocessed, and it good when you need a mellower flavor (though it’s still distinct) – but what I love about maple syrup is that it adds the most AMAZING flavor that creates a synergy with the food. I haven’t figured out how to use a different sweetner and still get the wonderful bouquet of maple flavor. I rarely make candy-type food, but when I do I like to use maple syrup.
I very much DISLIKE agave. Gives me the jitters, doesn’t taste good, and it doesn’t add anything special to the recipe.
I haven’t bought a dry raw sweetner before, but I think I’ll try lacuma powder if I end up needing it in a recipe. For these hazelnut balls, I think dates are a good alternative instead of lacuma + water.
11:43 pm on March 10th, 2010
I use different ones for different things, the usual ones, raw honey (especially the AZ pecan), agave, dates, fruit and sometimes one or two drops of liquid stevia, but the longer I am raw the more I don’t need extra sweeteners. I don’t use the lacuma or vanilla powders since I can’t find them at the store, don’t like to order things online.
11:52 pm on March 10th, 2010
Hey Dawn,
Try psyllium husks. Dr. Mercola recommends and sells the Organic India brand (www.mercola.com). Also, my chiropractor recomments Ultimate Fiber…you can get it in tablet or powder form from Vitamin Shoppe and other places. They both work. Good luck.
P.S. Loved the show today!!
12:11 am on March 11th, 2010
may i ask why i don’t see any mention of lo han quo? isn’t that a good sweetener?
12:32 am on March 11th, 2010
Speaking of sweet things-Where is Johnny 5 ?
Bring that cool cat down to the EXPO !
12:51 am on March 11th, 2010
Watermelon. Years ago it was sweeter than hell. Plain old watermelon…eaten with a big ol’ spoon. Real food is the best. Whatever happened to the old “Watermelon Seed Spitting” contests. Woe is me. The new hybrid seedless watermelons are spookier than a cemetery, with those “Casper Ghost-like” seeds that disolve with the touch of a spoon or the bite of a dentured tooth.
I must say this…I just got done eating 1/2 box of Girl Scout cookies…I am feeling like Wendy the Witch!
Maybe Girl Scouts could sell Heirloom Watermelon Seeds next year. I’ll buy those for sure…cuz I’m firing my Girl Scout denatured cookie salesperson next year.:)
1:31 am on March 11th, 2010
Hope you have a great time and do well with your skin care line!
Your recipe looks great, and thanks for recommending your favorite products, because the lucuma I tried tasted like faintly sweet dust, and the vanilla powder I have is okay but not like I’d hoped it would be.
Oooh, when you do a cooked food recipe could you do something with lentils, buckwheat, or quinoa? Other than cooking them and dumping them on top of a salad I don’t make much else with them:-)
1:47 am on March 11th, 2010
Hi Dawn,
The best thing I’ve ever found for getting and staying regular is fermented vegetables. Try a small amount before every meal.
I use the culture starter from BodyEcology – nothing else I’ve tried is as effective in maintaining a healthy digestive tract.
Blessings
Ps. Wheat sprouts have a very sweet taste – I love to add them to my green smoothies; a little fresh fruit is nice too.
2:31 am on March 11th, 2010
hi Dawn
fermented veggies yes very good, enzymes before eating as you may not be digesting the food easily, and a series of colon cleanses, or a colon cleanse with a product like ejuva, arise and shine or from blessed herbs, all this have helped me and i have now at least 3 or 4 bm per day, good luck.
4:15 am on March 11th, 2010
psyllium husks are amazing for keeping you regular but you MUST DRINK LOADS OF WATER with it and after. You need to take a couple of heaped teaspoons of the husks in a glassful of water.
6:10 am on March 11th, 2010
Dawn,
Try liquid Bentonite with 1-2 teaspoons of psyllium, mixed in 8 oz. of water or freshly squeezed juice. Start taking once a day and gradually build up to 3 times a day if necessary. This is a very gentle was to start your system working. Another more natural way is to grind an avocado seed in 2 cups of water, then proceed to add the ingredients for a green smoothie and enjoy. Avocado seeds contain both soluble and insoluble fiber and are very effective. Video # 7 at my site http://rawfoodrene.com is a demo for making a green smoothie, just add the avocado pit to the water first.
Enjoy!
6:13 am on March 11th, 2010
Great video Annmarie! Have fun at the Expo! Missing you both!
6:38 am on March 11th, 2010
Liquid Bentonite is usually sold in health food stores under the name “Sonnes” and comes in a dark brown glass quart bottle.
8:48 am on March 11th, 2010
Raw local honey!
11:30 am on March 11th, 2010
My favorite sweetener… well I used to love agave, but no longer take that stuff. Now I’ve switched to raw honey, Pretty darn good !
QUESTION for you, Kevin:
Your opinion, please, on the Raw Water debunked feud between Daniel Vitalis and Frederic Patenaude…?
Love your shows, as always, I love how you do not get into arguments in a angry, defensive way!
11:41 am on March 11th, 2010
Favorite sweetener??… stevia or raw honey
Also, I tried to order lucuma from your website and it is saying that it is out of stock. Do you know when you will be getting more in??
Thanks
12:05 pm on March 11th, 2010
My favourite sweetner is either Lucuma powder or dates.
Looks easy & delicious
1:14 pm on March 11th, 2010
I like stevia best because it doen’t throw off my blood sugar. Also, when do you plan to get back to the people who submitted applications for the 30 day makeover?
Thanks for the show.
2:23 pm on March 11th, 2010
agave nectar is my favorite sweetener & being in austin I can get it locally!
you don’t have to have three, the rule is actually that odd numbers of items look better than even numbers, no matter the quantity.
201 would look better than 200 it’s some weird thing with the way we perceive groupings.
2:54 pm on March 11th, 2010
I love how annamarie presents her recipes! very sweet and positive energy! I wish everyone could behave that way, what a world it would be. thanks!
5:16 pm on March 11th, 2010
Off topic question about blood tests:
I went and got some blood tests done, as recommended.
I’ve been ill with Crohn’s disease for years – lately I’ve only been able to stomach white bread and saltines. All the while, I am losing a lot of hair and a lot of blood, etc.
Today I saw my doctor and he said I’m not deficient in iron or B12 or anything really – except for slightly deficient in Vitamin D.
Is this even possible???
Thank you so much for reading this,
Sara
5:51 pm on March 11th, 2010
Favourite sweetener? Why, my Sweetie, of course. Awwwwwwww…..
As well, raw honey, maple syrup, dates,powedered coconut, bananas, stevia that I grow and dry myself (easy to make into powder).
6:02 pm on March 11th, 2010
My favorite sweeteners are: Dates, Bananas, Raw Honey, Maple Syrup, and Raw Agave!! Am wanting to try the Lucuma too!
7:26 pm on March 11th, 2010
What can I use if I do not have a food processor.
You put in cinnamon and that is not in your list. You also said something right before the cinnamon and I could not understand what you said and I did not recognize it on the list. Cumon?
7:34 pm on March 11th, 2010
I know you’re not a fan of agave, Kevin, but it works a treat for me. Also love raisins, dates occasionally, but not too much, fruit…
12:04 am on March 12th, 2010
Ooohh, I would add in some chopped dried cherries to those
12:16 pm on March 12th, 2010
Agave Syrup!
Just kidding…
I like stevia, dates, or raw honey, in that order.
4:02 pm on March 12th, 2010
My favourite sweetener is usually dates, but more recently I have been getting into honey more as I have a friend who has bees and has been giving me lots of it for free.
The frugal in me then chooses free honey over paying for dates!
7:53 pm on March 12th, 2010
Hi Kevin/AnnMarie:
My favourite thing to use is cinnamon, though technically it’s not really a sweetener, but it smoothes out flavour.
In response to Dawn’s question about constipation, I would suggest a herbal cleanse may help, as that would detox the major elimination organs (liver, colon, kidneys).
She might also wish to try using Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) every day – flax seed, hemp seed, olive oil, etc.
Drinking cholorphyll is also great for a gentle daily detox. Hope this helps!
6:15 pm on March 13th, 2010
My favorite sweetener is raw honey.
2:00 pm on March 16th, 2010
I am also puzzled, like Cherie, as to what AnnMarie added before the cinnamon. Was it Cumin – in a very American accent? ( I’m Scottish! )
As to my favourite sweeteners – probably dates , but I’m getting into stevia and lucuma
2:58 pm on March 17th, 2010
Raw honey, no wait, dates, no wait, lucuma, no, mesquite. Oh it’s so hard to choose, I love them all.
5:43 pm on March 17th, 2010
How come no one has ever mentioned brown rice syrup as a sweetener? I love it, plus dates, raisins, honey and fruit.
5:44 pm on March 17th, 2010
Raw mesquite powder, Yacon syrup, lucuma, dried dates or apricots! Dawn, try Oxy-Mag or liquid salt (1/2 tsp. salt in enough water to dissolve it).
Health and peace!
1:13 am on March 18th, 2010
Good morning, what do we do if we cannot get lucuma powder? We live in Africa and most of the American products used in the recipes are just not available here, substitutes will help greatly! Thank you!
2:18 pm on March 18th, 2010
My favorite sweeteners are dates, lucuma powder, green stevia powder and alcohol free vanilla. I have not tried vanilla powder yet but would love to as I am sure it could easily become a favorite.