Raw Strawberry Banana Crepes!
Before I started eating a raw food diet, my girls and I had a Sunday tradition. We made Swedish pancakes. Butter, cream, whipped cream, white flour, and lots of sugar. Maybe a little dollop of Strawberries. They tasted great but guaranteed a food coma plus a day of feeling heavy and bloated. I traded a energized, productive day for a few minutes of culinary gluttony. I needed a raw food recipe to replace this!
As time has passed, my body will not tolerate white flour, sugar, and cream. Not to mention, the potential for damage caused from eating that way! Still, I missed that Sunday tradition. So, I decided to create a raw version of that special Sunday breakfast and I am thrilled by the results. These are quite easy to make, so give them a try! Be sure to start the crepes the night before.
Raw Strawberry Banana Crepes
MAKES 4-6 CREPES
Crepes
- 4 bananas
- 1 lemon, juice from
- Place bananas in food processor. Add lemon juice and process until liquid.
- Pour into 5″ round circles. These should only be about 1/8″ thick so spread mixture if necessary.
- Dehydrate overnight at 115. Do not over dry these. I start them just before I go to bed. You want them to be flexible.
Cashew Vanilla Cream
- pulp from two young coconuts*
- 1 cup cashews, soaked overnight
- splash of Madagascar vanilla
- 1 tablespoon agave (if desired)
- Place the cashews in high-speed blender. Blend on high speed.
- Add the coconut meat and vanilla. Process until well blended. Refrigerate to thicken if needed.
Assembly
- Spoon the Cashew Vanilla Cream into half the crepe.
- Top with berries and add more cream.
- Fold over and experience joy!
stephanie wrote on December 20, 2009
do you NEED the lemon juice? i want to make this but i dont have lemons right now!
Susan wrote on December 20, 2009
You don’t need it but it helps keep the color and also tastes better.
Shelby wrote on December 9, 2009
Wow! this recipe is amazing- I followed it exactly as shown, but doubled the agave in the cream and added some water to it. Even my meat eating husband thought these were amazing! thanks a bunch!
Carole Hicks wrote on December 1, 2009
A note to Nati and anyone else who hasn’t yet coughed up the big bucks for a “real” dehydrator: I spent LESS than $100 on a dehydrator from Kohl’s and it works great! I decided that I would try the raw food lifestyle for a while first before investing in the big dollar equipment. So far, I feel so much better when I eat raw so I know that eventually I will invest in the proper equipment.
nati wrote on November 1, 2009
if idont have Dehydrate… what can i do? can i put in in the oven at 40 celsius for how long?? 6 hours?
Susan wrote on November 1, 2009
I honestly don’t know, as I always use the dehydrator. I would just check it as you go. You want it to be dry, but pliable. Not hard.
Evelyn wrote on August 29, 2009
Wow! It looks amazing and I know the taste is incredible. I’ll have to give this a try. 🙂
Tim wrote on March 24, 2009
They where good but if you are feeding to children that are not used to raw food you might want to sweeten the cream up.
Beatrice wrote on March 22, 2009
These are amazing! I had them yesterday and with blackberries and they were fantastic!
Claudia wrote on March 17, 2009
Mmmm those look delicious, I will definately be trying them out.