Practically Raw Desserts by Amber Shea Crawley is filled with easy recipes for scrumptious cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, puddings, candies, pastries, frozen treats, and more. Chef Amber Shea’s raw treats are totally free of dairy, eggs, gluten, wheat, soy, corn, refined grains, refined sugars, yeast, starch, and other nutrient-poor ingredients. Many recipes are also free of oils, nuts, and added sugars.
The title “Practically Raw” is a play on words, as Amber’s recipes are practical because they’re easy to make and don’t require fancy equipment or weird ingredients, and they’re practically raw because directions for using an oven are included where applicable for those who don’t have dehydrators. Most recipes also list ingredient substations, recipe various and chef’s tips. The recipes are easy to follow and don’t require to much time to make, so they’re great for raw food newbies and people who say they’re not good at baking, but they’re interesting and creative enough for kitchen veterans to enjoy.
If you think raw “baking” is just for hot summer months, think again! There are plenty of drool worthy fall treats in Practically Raw Desserts, such as Deep-Dish Caramel Apple Pie, Pecan Chai Spice Bars, Austrian Sacher Torte, Dark Chocolate Truffle Tart with Macaroon Crust, German Chocolate Cake, Maple Streusel Coffee Cake Squares and Pecan Shortbread Cookies. There are even recipes for cookies, candies and bars that could fill holiday treat boxes for gift giving such as Marzipan Buckeye Bars, Salted Tahini Caramels, Sugar Cookie Cutouts, Russian Tea Cakes, Turtle Bites and Classic Cacao Truffles.
The contest is over. Congratulations to Camille!
We’re giving away a copy of Practically Raw Desserts this week. To enter to win, leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite dessert is. To increase your chances of winning, in addition to leaving your initial comment, you can do any or all of the following, and leave a separate comment here for each that you do:
Follow Chic Vegan on FacebookFollow Chic Vegan on TwitterFollow Chic Vegan on PinterestFollow Amber’s publisher Vegan Heritage Press on FacebookFollow Vegan Heritage Press on TwitterFollow Vegan Heritage Press on Pinterest
A winners will be chosen at random. Contest ends on Sunday, October 13th at midnight, EST. US residents only please. Good luck!
Dawn R. says
I liked vegan heritage press on Facebook!
Dawn R. says
I follow vegan heritage press on Pinterest!
Dawn R. says
I also follow Chef Ambers page on Facebook! She is awesome 🙂
LauraC says
I now follow Chic Vegan on Facebook 🙂
LauraC says
Caramel Apple pie is the perfect recipe to use my abundant apples!
mollie says
Although there is no bad dessert, my favorite (today) is gooey dark chocolate cookies with dark chocolate sorbet and sliced banana.
mollie says
And I am a hungry facebook follower!
jess says
Love Apple pie, pumpkin pie and I crave donuts and cup cakes from time to time!
jess says
I follow chic vegan on Facebook.
Maryanne says
My favorite raw dessert is slicing strawberries and sprinkle raw cacao nibs on top.
Beth says
I love anything with chocolate!!
Beth says
I follow Chic Vegan on Facebook!
Beth says
I follow Chic Vegan on Twitter!
Beth says
I follow Chic Vegan on Pinterest!
Beth says
I follow Heritage Press on Facebook.
Beth says
I follow Vegan Heritage Press on Twitter!
Amy Bielawski says
Zabaglione with berries and or a dark chocolate ganache…
Beth says
I follow Vegan Heritage Press on Pinterest!
Sheila Chaffins says
Cheesecake!
Gloria says
I’d love to win! My oldest son is 34 and has been vegan for about 15 years. He was the example for my 18 year old daughter to follow in his vegan footsteps. I’m the most recent vegan in the family but am coming up on 1 year now :-). We love desserts but brownies and banana cookies (my recipe) are family and friend favorites! I follow on FB
Sheila Chaffins says
I follow Chic Vegan on Facebook!
Sheila Chaffins says
I follow Amber’s publisher Vegan Heritage Press on Facebook!
Cynthia Hever says
I love vegan chocolate coffee crumb cake.
crystal Jeffrey-Plott says
I follow both on Facebook.
bitt says
brownies!
bitt says
Followed Chic Vegan on Facebook
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I Follow Chic Vegan on Twitter
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Followed Chic Vegan on Pinterest
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I Follow Vegan Heritage Press on Facebook
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I Follow Vegan Heritage Press on Twitter
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Leslie says
I followed all the pages and twitter and pinterest!!
Janine says
Tofu Chocolate Mousse is amazing!
Janine says
I follow on Facebook.
Janine says
Besides facebook, I also follow Chic Vegan on Pinterest,
Janine says
Besides Facebook, I also follow Chic Vegan on Pinterest.
Mira says
I love German chocolate or anything with coconut!
shea says
would love to win.
shea says
I follow you on Pinterest.
Alexis says
Big fan of chocolate and cheesecake
Alexis says
I follow chic vegan on twitter!
Alexis says
I follow chic vegan on pinterest and facebook!
Alexis says
I also follow vegan heritage press on twitter and pinterest!
Melissa says
I love a brownie that’s decadent, moist, and chewy. Bonus points if it has fixin’s like chocolate chips, nuts, or chocolate drizzle!
Melissa says
I already follow Chic Vegan on Facebook 🙂
Melissa says
I already follow Chic Vegan on Twitter too 🙂
Melisssa says
I really love cheesecake & am wanting to experiment with a raw vegan version! I really want to try Amber’s Salted Tahini Caramels! OMG!
Melisssa says
I follow Chic Vegan on Facebook
Melisssa says
I follow Chic Vegan on Twitter
Melisssa says
I follow Chic Vegan on Pinterest
Melisssa says
I follow Vegan Hertiage Press on Facebook