Sweet Treat to Wrap up HerbDay celebration

Honey-Basil Sorbet with Chocolate-covered Basil

This week has been all about basil in celebration of HerbDay this Saturday. The Daily Raw Cafe has posted raw food recipes for a beverage, appetizer, soup, a main dish, so I guess that leaves....dessert!

This is a scrumptious sorbet and so very simple to make. The chocolate-covered basil leaf adds a bit of the "WOW" factor to this dessert.

Viva Raw Foods!

Honey Basil Sorbet
1½ cups honey
1 cup water
juice of one lime
1 cup basil leaves, chopped coarsely

1 In a blender, puree chopped basil leaves, lime juice, honey and water.

2 Transfer mixture to a stainless steel bowl, cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, 3-4 hours.

3 Remove the sorbet from freezer, puree again, cover and freeze an addition 3 hours.

4 With an ice cream scooper, place sorbet balls in a serving dish and garnish with chocolate-covered basil leaves.

Chocolate covered basil leaves

6 basil leaves, washed and dried
½ cup chocolate sauce (recipe below)

1 Dip each leaf in the chocolate and place on waxed paper to harden. Hardening occurs best by placing in the freezer.

Chocolate Sauce
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup maple syrup*
½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup water

In a large bowl, whisk cocoa powder, maple syrup, coconut butter and water together until smooth and creamy.

*Note: not a raw product

Viva The Daily Raw Cafe! Viva Raw Foods!

You might have noticed the name change. The Daily Raw is now The Daily Raw Cafe.

Fun, right? The reason? The Daily Raw Cafe is going (dot)commer. How cool is that?

I'll keep you posted on when it's time to type in thedailyrawcafe.com.

The Daily Raw Cafe will continue the tradition of providing tasty raw food dishes with a relaxed vibe.

October 13th is HerbDay and to celebrate The Daily Raw Cafe will post recipes featuring a very popular herb.

Even though it originated in India, this warm, clove-like flavored herb takes center stage in Italian cuisine, especially pesto.

Did you guess, yet? Drum roll please......the herb is basil!

Not only is it one of my favorite herbs, it's starting to flower in my garden, so I have to use it, ASAP. ;)

Viva raw foods!

Terilynn

Basil Limeade
1 bunch sweet basil leaves (about a handful)
3 cups water
1 cup agave nectar
5 limes, juiced

1 In a pitcher, combine water, agave nectar, basil leaves and lime juice. Cover the top of the pitcher with plastic wrap.

2 Place the pitcher outside in the sun for at least an hour.

3 Remove basil before drinking.

Tip #1: Fill an ice cube tray with chopped basil, and then cover with water and freeze. Use the basil ice cubes in your drink.

Tip #2: Instead of sweet basil, try lemon or lime basil.