Oh, man are you all in for a treat, literally, today! I practically did a cartwheel when Emily Von Euw of This Rawsome Vegan Life asked me to review her new cookbook, “Rawsome Vegan Baking”. She is basically a raw food goddess. While, I love to bake cakes and cookies, I have really fallen in love with raw recipes this year. They tend to be healthier, without processed ingredients and just taste so fresh. When you get a hold of one of Emily’s recipes, or have tried one, you will see what I mean. Her food is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but her recipes are easy and healthy! You all know I am about easy recipes.
Many of her recipes in this gorgeous book are with minimal ingredients. Truly, anybody can make them with ease. They are all so incredibly simple, whole food ingredients and most of them only take a few minutes to put together. Take this recipe for example…..Rawdical Raisin Cacao Cookies With Oats….
Emily gives you the option of eating these raw, just like glorious cookie dough, or……
….you can “cook” them in your dehydrator. I loved them both ways, but quite honestly, think I preferred them as cookie dough because they were super sweet that way. I happen to have a HUGE sweet tooth! If you want this awesome recipe, then you’ll need to order her book here or enter the giveaway below. 🙂
Don’t cry though, I am going to share one of her wonderful, easy recipes today with all of you….peanut butter cookies. SO good and addicting. I kept poking my face back in the fridge and grabbing one. Only 4 ingredients (plus salt)!! Bam!
“Who didn’t love peanut butter cookies while growing up? They are a favorite of mine due to my love of peanut butter, and so I figured I’d better create a raw version to satisfy my childhood treat–based cravings. This recipe hits the spot! You can use whatever nut butter you like; cashew butter is delicious, for example. The salt sprinkled on top is optional but adds another texture and enhances the flavor. Eat these the day after you make them—they taste better!” -Emily
Peanut Butter Cookies Makes 9-12 cookies (released with permission from the author)
- 1 cup raw almonds (145 g)
- ⅓ cup raw peanut butter (87 g)
- 1 cup pitted Medjool dates (175 g)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- Salt to sprinkle on the tops
Directions:
- Add the almonds to a food processor and pulse until a flour forms. Add the remaining ingredients, except for the salt and blend until a dough forms.
- Using your hands, shape the dough into balls and place them on some parchment paper. Press each ball down flat and indent with a fork going each direction. Place in the fridge to chill overnight. Eat!
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You can enter the giveaway below for a chance to win Emily’s cookbook. Or, if you are dying with anticipation to have it now, understandably, then you can order it here.
To qualify, you must be a verified follower of this blog and a US resident and enter the giveaway below. I will notify the winner by email April 23rd, so make sure you have subscribed. Good luck!
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I would make anything with pistachio cream cheese because it just sounds so delicious!
I would make a raw ice-cream cookie cake. That sounds amazing right now!
the cookies!
This is a wonderful cookie, Brandi, but, then again, I’m rather biased. I love all peanut butter cookies! Though this sounds like a great cookbook, I don’t wish to participate in the giveaway. Good luck to all who do!
Can’t wait to try all of the recipes!
Wow, these all look amazing! I can’t wait to try the peanut butter cookies!
I’m supposed to be on a cookbook buying ban but I’m pretty sure I’ll end up succumbing to this one! 😉 Love Emily’s blog, recipes and attitude to life. These cookies look pretty fantastic.
I do too…I just LOVE her and her recipes!
I’ll make ice cream first! I’ve recently discovered the joys of homemade vegan ice cream and look forward to your recipes!
Thank you so much Melinda!
These peanut butter cookies were the first thing that I tried from Emily’s book, they lasted about half a day, kept sneaking them from the fridge like you 😉 I love how simple they are. I’ve left them as just balls before too, sprinkled with salt, and they’re great for traveling snacks.
Great pics as usual Brandi! ♥
Thank you so much Angela! yes, I preferred the balls raw, they were much sweeter that way 🙂
Cookies, to satisfy my inner Cookie Monster!
Those PB cookies! Right away!
I’d make an ice cream sundae. 🙂
The cookbook looks amazing! I’ve made similar peanut butter cookies and I love them so much, but those other cookie dough ball things look fantastic!
Thank you Melanie!
I would for sure make cookies first! 🙂
CAKE! I figure, if I won the cookbook, it would arrive right around the corner from my birthday (which is in June), so it’d be the PERFECT opportunity to test ‘er out!
Ah what am I saying, I’d be cracking that book open way before then. I’d have to see what’s in it first to make my final decision, but I’ve always wanted to try my hand at raw baking.
Oooh good luck! That would be a happy birthday! 🙂
OH MY GOSH I am so loving raw desserts right now, I would make ALL THE THINGS IN this book, and I NEVER use cookbooks. Also, I am TOTALLY ashamed that I didn’t know you were in Instagram..just followed you. AH! Thank goodness.
*on Instagram.
Oh my gosh I am SO EXCITED for this giveaway!!!!!! I would LOVE to win this–I remember visiting Emily’s blog for the first time and being absolutely STUNNED by a beautiful raw layer cake with banana ice cream. So clearly I would go for the cake first!! But you know me, can’t ever turn down cake 🙂 Those cookies look AMAZING!!
Cookies for sure!
Great review Brandi, it sounds like a really great cookbook. I have always been fascinated with the raw lifestyle, and wondered how you could satisfy a sweet tooth, well it sure looks like you can and then some.
Oh yes, definitely…raw is definitely sweeter! But when I bake, it needs more sugar since the baking downplays the flavor profile.
Nice! I’d definitely start with these peanut butter cookies! 🙂
These look so easy and peanut butter is a weakness for me. I may have to re-blog this post! 😉
Please do! thanks Cindy!
Wow! Those cookies look amazing! Makes me want to leave work and go home to bake! Thanks for sharing
COOKIES !!! I am a cookie monster! YUM
haha me too!
I can’t wait to make the s’mores cupcakes! Hubba hubba!
The peanut butter cookies look amazing…can’t wait to try this one! ♥
Those I’m making next!