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Title: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: ruth on August 25, 2010, 05:28:54 am
I have been making this as desert lately for my kids as we are trying to reduce wheat and dairy a little (my husband and i have been eating the rest too!).  Its meant to be a yoghurt type treat.

Adapted from: Baby Greens (Lynn/Chrisemer)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (220g) fresh strawberries (or frozen, thawed) 
1 cup (120g) avocado ie one medium avo
1/2 cup dates pitted and soaked in 1/2 cup water for 6-8 hours (keep soak water)

Blend all ingredients - adding extra water, soak water or nut milk to thin.  I used sp 5 for 30-50 secs and didn't add any extra liquid.

You can mix through some finely diced strawberry at the end.  I just did it by hand with the spatula before serving it up.

My 3yo thought it was chocolate ;-)
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: cathy79 on August 25, 2010, 09:43:58 am
My 3yo thought it was chocolate ;-)
A woman after my own heart!  Will have to try this when I can get hold of some avocados.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: zebraa on August 25, 2010, 02:57:46 pm
wow. thankyou. Looks great
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: judydawn on August 25, 2010, 03:28:00 pm
Certainly sounds interesting ruth
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: ruth on August 25, 2010, 04:08:52 pm
I was hesitant but it tastes surprisingly nice  :)
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: judydawn on August 26, 2010, 05:37:37 am
Ruth, I have just bought the ingredients to make this (not for the kids, for me :-))) and when I weighed 1/2 cup of dates it only weighs 75g.  Do you mean 1 cup perhaps?
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: ruth on August 26, 2010, 03:23:20 pm
Hi judydawn

sorry about that.  Its definitely half a cup.   My sons first bday today so only just saw your message.

I weighed them as I was putting them into the thermomix, ie after they were pitted and soaked.  However that still sounds a lot more than your weight so sorry if its wrong, I will check again next time.   it was a waste of time probably putting a weight on it in this case, I was just trying to do the proper thing but in this case has made it more confusing.  I think I will just change it to half a cup as the soaking needs to be done in advance anyway.

It will be interesting to see what you think.  I also mixed in some finely diced strawberries at the end, just by hand with the spatula before serving.  It makes it a bit more "adult" ;-0
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: judydawn on August 26, 2010, 03:25:44 pm
Thanks for getting back to me tonight Ruth, I can now get them soaking overnight.  Will let you know what I think tomorrow.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: judydawn on August 27, 2010, 10:35:06 am
Ruth, we cannot do this recipe just for the kids as it is too delicious.  Loved it and the flavour of the strawberries is the predominant flavour.  Thanks for posting this one, it's a little beauty.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: CreamPuff63 on August 27, 2010, 02:48:15 pm
wow! thanks for posting that pic JD it looks very different to what I envisaged  ;D yummo  :)
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: judydawn on August 27, 2010, 03:18:19 pm
My pictures are not very professional CP63 but glad to help out.  Must pay more attention to tidying up my plate/dish before taking a picture  :-)) :-))
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: Tebasile on August 28, 2010, 07:50:18 am
My kids, including me, are going to try this soon. Thank you Ruth
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: quirkycooking on August 28, 2010, 12:21:03 pm
YUM!  Thanks for this one, Ruth!  It's perfect for us too, since we avoid dairy and sugar.  Can't wait to try it!!!   :)
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: zebraa on August 29, 2010, 02:13:13 pm
It's great. Really nice.

Next time I am going to soak the dates in orange juice - I think that will work really well with the flavours.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: ruth on August 30, 2010, 08:19:52 am
I am so glad you liked it judydawn, and others too. I loved your pic, looked much better than mine, and a lot lighter too but maybe thats just the flash.  I will see if there is anything else good in the book. 
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: cookie1 on August 30, 2010, 10:06:56 am
Judy your photo is great.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: judydawn on August 30, 2010, 10:49:20 am
Thanks Cookie.  Mine is darker too Ruth so obviously the flash does affect the colour.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: quirkycooking on September 03, 2010, 03:07:12 am
Oh, yum - this is sooooo delicious!!!  I froze the strawberries so it would be thick and cold, and we LOVED it!  Thanks Ruth!  ;D
Hope you don't mind if I put this on my blog - I'll link it back to here.  I think everyone should know about this!!!
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: Thermomixer on September 03, 2010, 09:36:28 am
Thanks ruth.  It is amazing how well avocados do in desserts.  I didn't see all of Masterchef but recall  Skye? doing a chocolate and avo dessert (hopefully I am not making it up!)

There is an avocado and ginger ice-cream here somewhere
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: ruth on September 03, 2010, 02:33:29 pm
I would think it would be great on your blog Jo. Great idea about the freezing. I am so not creative, hence why I come here ;-)

I never watched masterchef (yes perhaps the only person in the world not to see an episode) but I will check out the icecream.  The raw book has a chocolate avocado desert but I have not tried it yet.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: Thermomixer on September 04, 2010, 02:33:38 am
Ooops - maybe it wasn't on Masterchef - maybe I read it in the Raw booklet  :-[
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: cathy79 on September 05, 2010, 11:15:25 pm
Ooops - maybe it wasn't on Masterchef - maybe I read it in the Raw booklet  :-[
I'm sure you're right Thermomixer - it was Skye, and quite early on in the competition from memory.  Avocado, agave, cocoa and coconut oil???

Here's a fancy version from Skye's Wild Sugar (http://wildsugar.com.au/?page_id=259) site.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: cathy79 on September 09, 2010, 10:11:34 am
This is super yummy!  I cheated and didn't soak the dates and just mixed together on a higher speed for a little longer.  I liked the little nuggets of date throughout.  Certainly not as smooth as intended, but absolutely delicious.

This would be great in kids lunch boxes for morning tea.  I guess the avocado would go brown so the colour might be off a bit.  I'll have to try and keep some aside for a few hours next time to see if it still looks nice.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: cathy79 on September 12, 2010, 11:11:13 pm
Made a version of this last night with 2 small avocadoes, 1 banana, 1 punnet of strawberries.  Result was amazing!  The texture was a beautiful, fluffy, airy mousse and I loved the flavour.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: cathy79 on September 13, 2010, 04:10:42 am
Made a version of this last night with 2 small avocadoes, 1 banana, 1 punnet of strawberries.  Result was amazing!  The texture was a beautiful, fluffy, airy mousse and I loved the flavour.
I managed to save some last night, and by morning tea this morning, the colour was still really nice, and still tasted great.  DD gobbled it up.  So yes, I think this would be great in a school lunchbox.  Perhaps frozen to keep contents cool, and by morning tea it should be defrosted just nicely.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: zebraa on September 14, 2010, 05:37:01 am
Fabulous - thanks for this idea.
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: Caroline J on September 14, 2010, 06:12:46 am
Soaking my dates for this now, review later!
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: Thermomixer on September 16, 2010, 09:41:24 am
Thanks CB79 - it is very fancy !!!! but does sound great.  :-* :-* :-*  Thanks for finding the link
Title: Re: Raw Creamy Strawberry Pudding - for kids
Post by: Coops on May 01, 2011, 06:38:40 am
Soaking my dates now for this, but my kids ate my strawberries lol. Would blueberries work instead do you think?