On a midsummer night that calls for a light, magical dessert, forego the traditional fruit salad for this bewitchingly beautiful treat. All it takes is a crisp watermelon cut into a lovely moon, topped with superfood-infused yogurt, a handful of berries, and walnuts for some added crunch! On top of being simply swoon-worthy, this luscious pie is also abundant in antioxidants, probiotics, and omega-3s...which means that summer dreams should definitely be made of watermelon pizza.

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Next week during the Nourish Your Soul Retreat in Tulum, Mexico, we’ll be healing our bodies with delicious, wholesome meals, so that we’ll be ready to take on all that 2016 has in store. Even if you're miles away from Mexico, join us on this cleansing, restorative journey by whipping up a Mac Attack Smoothie, a Dijon Kale Salad, and Chocomole in your own kitchen! 

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Whenever I post pictures of my smoothie bowls, I always get comments from people asking how I make them. Well, I’ve broken down my secrets to making the most divinely nourishing smoothie bowls right here! Check it out!

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1. Combine the following dry ingredients:

• 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
• 1 T Green Dream powder
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 C almond meal (or coconut flour)
• 1/2 C unsweetened applesauce
• 2 egg whites OR equivalent of chia seed "egg" (if vegan)

2. Mix together.

3. Bake at 350 in a coconut oil sprayed bread pan or even a muffin tray for individual servings. 

4. Set timer for 10 minutes.

5. While this is baking, combine crumble ingredients in a bowl:

• 3 T GF oats
• 2 T cinnamon
• 2 T almond meal (or coconut flour)
• 2 T maple syrup in a bowl

6. once the timer has gone off, top the semi baked mixture with the crumble stopping. Bake an additional 10 min.

7. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 T Green Dream powder + enough almond milk to make a paste. Spread on top as a frosting. If you have our cacao magic or green dream honey, this would also be AWESOME on top! (I was out, but next time I'm totally adding vegan ice cream on top! mmm!) Enjoy! 

This DELICIOUS recipe was adapted from the beautiful recipe sharer, Pea Hugger. We love this recipe and supercharged it a bit by adding our Cacao Magic superfood powder! Give it a try and let us know how much you LOVE it by commenting below or taking a pic and tagging us @philosophiemama! 

For the caramel you will need:

• 5 soft dates
• 1 tbsp water or plant milk
• A pinch of vanilla
• A pinch of cinnamon
• A pinch of salt

• ½ cup Cacao Magic powder
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• 2 tbsp syrup
• ½ teasp vanilla
• A pinch of salt 
• 4 tbsp peanut butter

And all you need to do is:

1. Blend the chocolate ingredients
2. Put a layer of the chocolate in small cupcake forms and freeze for 2 minutes
3. Blend all the caramel ingredients
4. In the forms: add 1 teasp of caramel, 1 teasp peanut butter and top with a layer of chocolate – freeze.
5. Take photo, share on Instagram and enjoy! :-)

We're going to a friends birthday party tonight. He is a gourmet chef to the stars and *he requested* I bring him a cacao magic cake! He is in LOVE with my superfoods which is such a complement (and accomplishment!). I get really excited when I can help someone who is the extreme opposite in terms of nutrition and health (he cooks with a lot of butter/cream etc) be inspired to get more nutrient dense foods into their daily life! I hope he loves this cake as much as I do... I tasted it as I was making it and it was absolutely Divine!

Here's what I created: 

Cacao Magic Crust

-1 3/4 C dry raw almonds

-5 T Cacao Magic powder

-3 1/2 ounces date paste

-1 t liquid vanilla

1/8 t pink sea salt

Mocha Filling

-3 C soaked raw cashews (only need to soak 2 hours)

-1 1/4 C espresso (use decaf if you don't wanna be WIRED!)

-3/4 C almond milk

-1/2 C agave nectar

-1/2 C cacao magic honey

-2 oz cacao magic powder

1/4 C liquid vanilla

1/4 t sea salt

1 1/4 C coconut butter (cheap on vitacost.com)

blend ingredients in a food processor or high speed blender until smooth and creamy. Pour filling into springform pan with prepared crust. Put into freezer for 1-2 hours or until middle of cheesecake is firm to the touch.

Decorate with Raw Cacao Sauce!

Raw Cacao Magic Sauce

-1 C almond mylk

-2 oz Cacao Magic powder

-1.4 C agave or Cacao Magic honey

-1/4 C liquid vanilla

1/4 t pink sea salt

blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy! will last up to 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container. dip strawberries into for a healthy treat or use as a superfood sauce on vegan ice cream!

other fun recipes using Cacao Magic:

-Black bean healthy truffles 

-Healthy breakfast cookies

-Chocolate chia seed pudding

-Cacao Magic grawnola 

Have a grateful day! ♥

Fiber breakfast cookies with Cacao Magic

You know how you’ve heard people say “eat dark chocolate” for antioxidants and abundant health? Yeah, that’s because of UNPROCESSED, RAW, VEGAN Chocolate… CACAO! Cacao powder is chocolate in it’s most raw and nutritious form. The Philosophie Cacao Magic has Cacao nibs, Cacao powder, Tocos (Vitamin E- good for skin and nails), Mesquite (high in iron & protein), Maca (good for energy & balancing mood) and 3 medicinal mushrooms that are excellent for anti-aging, preventing cancer* and healing the body.

WET INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup chopped prunes or prune puree*
• 1/4 cup sweetener (such as maple, brown rice or agave syrups)
• 1/4 cup apple sauce
• 1/4 cup nut butter (such as almond, pumpkin seed or tahini)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 egg or 1/2 ripe banana
• 1 tsp vanilla

DRY INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup whole grain flour (or gluten-free flour)
• 1/2 cup psyllium
• 1/2 cup ground flax
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup or more of nuts, seeds, trail mix, or chopped dried fruit
• 2 TBL or more of Philosophie Cacao Magic

*to give them a sweeter taste, you could add chocolate chips!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Place chopped prunes in a blender and just cover with boiling water. Let soak while you prepare the dry ingredients. Also, lightly oil a large baking sheet and preheat oven to 350.
2. Measure all dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well. Measure all wet ingredients into the blender with the soaked prunes (do not drain), then liquify and stir into dry ingredients, combining well. Drop batter by the heaping tablespoon onto the greased cookie sheet and flatten just a bit with wet fingers or the back of a wet spoon. Bake for 15 minutes. Make sure you have a glass of water or cup of tea with each cookie. Makes about 20 cookies.

This recipe makes the cookies slightly crunchy on the outside. For a softer cookie double the amount of prune puree and apple sauce. This will make them almost muffin-like.

Enjoy!

This amazing recipe was contributed and created by Julie Collier–THANK YOU, JULIE! Please keep sharing your delicious, creative recipes, Philosophie lovahs! I’ll keep posting them as you send them in!

I stared at my fruit bowl today and felt sad. My pears and apples were going to go bad any minute and I knew we wouldn't eat them in time. There were just too mnay. What to do??  Make a raw pie crumble of course!! This  dessert can obviously be made of just apples and use as man different varieties as you like.

Ingredients for Crust:

* 2 cups almonds (soaked 12-24 hours)

*2 cups pitted dates

*1 tsp orange or lemon zest

Ingredients for filling:

*5-6 organic apples

*3-4 organic pears

*1 cup raisins (soaked several hours in just enough water to cover them)

*2 tbsp ground flax seeds or psyllium powder

*2 tsp cinnamon powder

*1/2 tsp allspice powder

*1/2 tsp nutmeg powder

*1 pinch Garam masala

To make crust:

place all crust ingredients in a food processor and process with the S blade until it resembles dough. It will form a ball in the processor, then you know it's ready! Press into a pie plate or 9x12 pan.

To make filling:

*Core and chop the apples and pears into medium sized pieces. Place half the apples into a food processor along with the rest of the ingredients, including the water from the soaking raisin's, and process until smooth. Set aside the mixture in a mixing bowl.

Place the rest of the apples in food processor and pulse until a chunky texture is achieved. Mix the batches together. Pour into the pie shell or pan and enjoy!

Letting the pie settle in the refrigerator for a few hours will stiffen up the filling. Or place in the oven on low for a few minutes with vegan ice cream on top! yum! 

Garnish with apple slices and sprinkle spices on top!