Raw Food Diet – Free recipes and tips by The Rawtarian

This is my first raw Christmas.
One of the most important Christmas food traditions in my household is eggnog, so I knew I had to find a suitable SAD eggnog substitute.
Here is a wonderful raw food eggnog recipe.
Note: This recipe does NOT keep well! It should be consumed right away. If you refrigerate it, it becomes [...]

These are the best raw chocolate cookies that I’ve ever had.
This recipe does require a number of ingredients and overnight soaking, unlike this simple lemon cookie recipe. But I think it’s worth it, because sometimes you just need that chocolatey fix.
I especially recommend dipping into the dehydrator while they’re still drying. The insides are [...]

Raw lemon cookie recipes were on the top of my list of recipes to make when I recently received my new dehydrator.
Once again, this is a delightfully simple recipe that only contains four ingredients: cashews,  unsweetened coconut, a lemon, and a sweetener like honey or agave nectar.
These cookies have a sweet, simple, creamy flavour and [...]

As you can tell by now, I just love simple recipes with very few ingredients. You can’t get much simpler than this raw, sesame seed dessert recipe for halvah.
It’s right up there with my raw chocolate shake recipe for easy, fast raw desserts.
To give you some background, halvah is a dense, sweet confection common [...]

Raw chocolate shake recipes have saved the day once again. Over the past few days I’ve had some sweet-tooth cravings, I’m not afraid to admit it. In order to quell the sweet tooth, I’ve been making more desserts than normal.
The following raw chocolate shake recipe is so simple but so divine. Served chilled in a [...]

Raw chocolate cake recipes are a dime a dozen. But this raw chocolate cake recipe is a perfect base for a simple, chocolate cake.
I think of this recipe as my base for being creative. I’ll make up a batch of this raw chocolate cake recipe and then get creative by layering it with fruit, making [...]

One of my favourite foods right now are chia seeds.
What is their claim to fame (besides being known for sprouting those famous “chia pets”)?
1. They become gelatinous, like tapioca, which makes them fun to use!
2. They are very filling.
3. They have an interesting texture which is a nice addition to the raw food lifestyle.
4. Chia [...]

Raw chocolate truffles were the very first raw food that made me certain that I could become a raw vegan for an extended period of time.
This recipe just requires a food processor and a few ingredients.
You can make these in a blender, but it won’t blend properly and the truffles won’t be as smooth as [...]