Chocolate Pudding
Category: Raw Foods

This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian/vegan/raw diet


Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4


Ingredients:
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2 cups coconut meat (young thai coconuts)
3/4 cup coconut water, at room temp
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup agave nectar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 table spoons vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. sea salt


Instructions:
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Puree all ingredients in a blender until completely smooth, stopping to scrap the sides as necessary. Pour into a bowl or large wine glasses (for serving later) and allow to chill (will firm) Can top with raspberries and fresh mint or nuts.


Additional comments:
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First of all, this is the most spectacular thing you will ever put into your mouth. Seriously :) It is incredibly rich & creamy and healthy to boot. The odd thing is, you would think it would have an overpowering coconut taste, but not at all. It tastes like a rich, dairy pudding.

The only complaint is that it takes MANY coconuts to come up with 2 cups. At least the ones i used had a very thin layer of meat. But it is so worth the hassle. In fact, every time i make this i double the ingredients b/c it doesn't last long..

oooo. this sounds good.

i wonder how this would taste with avocado instead of the coconut. avocado is pretty popular with raw puddings and such.

yeah, the book where i got this recipe has many where they add a scoop of avocado to shakes & things to make them creamy, but i think 2 cups of avocado would be a lil overpowering. if you give it a try, let me know how it turns out tho. but you should at least try it once with the coconut. you won't regret it :lick:

btw, this (http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Food-Real-World-Recipes/dp/0060793554/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214943524&sr=8-5) is the book i got it from. the pictures in this book are nothing short of seductive and the authors own the restaurant Pure Food & Wine (http://www.purefoodandwine.com/) in NYC.

oh i'm definitely going the coconut route for the first time in making this.

i can't find raw cocoa powder around here, at least the last i looked. i'll have to check the health food store again.

yeah, the book admits that the cocoa isn't exactly raw, but they recommend either substituting carob or using partial cocoa and adding some raw cocoa beans to the blender for a higher percentage of raw.