CONTENTS Preface PART 1: THE PROCESS 1 How to Milk a Nut... 2 How to Make Your Own Nut Butters... 3 Making Nut and Seed Flours... 4 What EVERYONE Needs to Know When Selecting Nuts, Seeds, and Dried Fruit... 5 Pre-Soaking Nuts Basics... 6 Working with Coconut Oil... 7 Coconut Products... 8 The Low-Down on Refined Sugar-Free in My Recipes... 9 Unconventional Treats Kitchen Must Haves (+ Hacks for Those Working on a Budget)... 10 How to Work with Cacao Butter... 11 Cocoa Powder vs. Cacao Powder... 12 Mastering Raw Cakes... 13 Putting It All Together (Unleashing Your Inner Unconventional Baker)... 13 23 30 32 43 47 51 55 57 63 65 67 72 PART 2: RECIPES Cheesecakes Fresh Berry Cheesecake... Caramel Swirl Cheesecake... Pear Mesquite Cheesecake... Strawberry Lime Macadamia Cheesecake... Black Mission Fig & Hazelnut Cheesecake... Candy Corn Cheesecake... Tangerine Mesquite Cheesecake... Golden Cheesecake... Peach Cheesecake... Chocolate Earl Grey Cheesecake... Guava Passion Fruit Cheesecake... Persimmon Cheesecake... Mango Cheesecake... Apricot Jam Cheesecake... 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 110 112 114 116 118 120 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 5
Pistachio Rose Cheesecake... Cherry Sunflower Seed Cheesecake... Strawberry Tahini Cheesecake Jars... Creamy Strawberry Cheesecake... Cakes Matcha Vanilla Cake... Raw Chocolate Hemp Cake... Chocolate Plum Cake... Chocolate Torte and Apricot Layer Cake... Easy Raw Flourless Chocolate Cake... Raw Lemon Matcha Cake... Raw Macadamia Cake... Nut-Free Flourless Chocolate Cake... Nutty Pumpkin Pecan Cake... Raw Pistachio Orange Blossom Cake... Raw Black and White Chocolate Cake... Raw Carrot Cake... No-Bake Peanut Butter Cake... Pies & Tarts German Chocolate Pie... Melk Tert (or South African Milk Tart)... Rustic Almond Peach Pie... Pistachio & Kiwi Cheesecake Tart... Mango Carob Tart... Caramelized Peanut and Chocolate Pie... Raw Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie... Creamy Key Lime Pie... Raspberry Almond Tarts... Raw Strawberry Papaya Ice Cream Tart... Raw Mini Banoffee Pie... Rustic Apple Pie... Tahini Caramel Tart... Fruity Caramelized Mango Tart... Candy & Fudge Cashew Maple Fudge... 2 Ingredient Truffles... Raw Brownie Fudge... 122 124 126 128 132 134 136 138 140 142 144 146 148 150 152 154 156 160 162 164 166 168 170 172 174 176 178 180 182 184 186 190 192 194 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 6
Carob Pomegranate Bark... Raspberry and White Chocolate Bark... Carob Truffles... Mexican Chili Chocolate... Lady Grey Chocolates... Chaga Superfood Chocolate... Spirulina Chocolate... Orange Blossom Chocolates... Mulberry Chocolates... Cherry Almond Bites... Chocolate Covered Walnut Dates... Raw Coconut Snowballs... Decadent & Spicy Carob Hemp Bites... German Chocolate Macaroons... Tahini, Pistachio, and Fig Bites... Walnut Molasses Bites... Chocolate Coated Coconut Squares... 196 198 200 202 204 206 208 210 212 214 216 218 220 222 224 226 228 Cookie Bars & Brownies Sesame Tahini Bars... Raw Goji Berry Brownies... Sunflower Seed Peach Crumb Squares... Caramelized Apple Nut Squares... Almond Apricot Jammies... Apple Butter Walnut Bars... Cashew Apple Butter Cups... Guava Brownies... Raw Lemon Maqui Slice... Lemon Poppy Seed Slice... Lime & Sea Salt Chocolate Squares... Peanut Nougat Bars... Peppermint Nanaimo Bars... Pomegranate Rose Slice... Raspberry Almond Squares... Raw Cashew Caramel Slice... Raw Lucuma Brownies... Raw Chocolate Cheesecake Bites... Fluffy Blender Pancakes... 232 234 236 238 240 242 244 246 248 250 252 254 256 258 260 262 264 266 268 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 7
Cookies Alfajores... Cashew Cookies... Acorn Cookies... Chocolate, Tahini, Molasses Cookies... Crispy Speculaas Cookies... Soft and Chewy Almond Cookies... Coconut Cream Sandwich Cookies... Cherry Almond Biscotti... Chocolate Covered Maqui-Roons... Raw Maqui-Roons... Cranberry Walnut Cookies... Spiced Caramel Raw Wagon Wheels... Ginger Pecan Cookies... Lemon Lavender Macaroons... PB & J Wagon Wheels... Raspberry-Filled Almond Cookies... Pistachio Anise Cookies... Pistachio Rose Macaroons... Puddings Cherry Pine Nut Chocolate Pudding... Decadent Caramel Chia Pod... Caramel Pudding... Carrot Cake Chia... Decadent Chocolate Hazelnut Tapioca Pudding... Coconut Mango Tapioca Pudding... Dragonfruit Chia Pudding... Hazelnut Espresso Chocolate Chia Pudding... Healthy Pistachio Pudding... Pomegranate Chia Pod... Secret Ingredient Chocolate Pudding... Ice Cream Almond Butter Ice Cream... Balsamic Pineapple and Basil Sorbet... Banoffee Ice Cream... Cashew Caramel Swirl Ice Cream... Chocolate Tahini Nice Cream... Maqui Berry Nice Cream... 272 274 276 278 280 282 284 286 288 290 292 294 296 298 300 302 304 306 310 312 314 316 318 320 322 324 326 328 330 334 336 338 340 342 344 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 8
Carob Hemp Ice Cream... Gingerbread Nice Cream... Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream... Mocha Molasses Nice Cream... Nice Cream Cups... Coconut Maqui Rose Ice Cream... Plum Nice Cream... Strawberry Tahini Nice Cream... Turkish Delight Nice Cream... Spreads, Frostings, & Sauces Sweetened Condensed Milk Alternative... Raw Dulce de Leche... Tahini Caramel Sauce... Caramelized Mango Spread... Espresso Chocolate Hazelnut Cake Frosting or Spread... Raw Apricot Jam... Raw Orange and Fig Spread... Easy Berry Jam... Apple Butter... Cinnamon Maple Pumpkin Seed Butter... Sweet Chili & Cinnamon Cashew Butter... Cashew Apricot Frosting... Whipped Cream Frosting... Magic Shell... Drinks Pumpkin Spice Thai Iced Coffee... Dulce de Leche Iced Coffee... Mango Lassi... Fig Hazelnut Milk... DIY Coconut Milk... Super Light & Filling Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie... Pistachio Milk with Rose Water... Simple Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Eggnog... Spiced Pumpkin Seed Milk... 346 348 350 352 354 356 358 360 362 366 368 370 372 374 376 378 380 382 384 386 388 390 392 396 398 400 402 404 406 408 410 412 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 9