Raw Apple Pie for Thanksgiving!

I wrote about a company called Living Tree Community Foods a while ago because I was impressed with their nut butter. I have recently spent more time on their website and have decided they need to move to Hawaii! Their website is full of fabulous products and lots of great information and articles. I am in the process of trying to get more of their awesome raw and "alive" foods in more stores by me. If you can't find them at a store near you just check out their website. They make organic raw alive cashew butter that is superior in taste and quality. However, it is my daughter's favorite so we don't get much of it. She eats it as a dip on cucumbers, carrots, and sandwiches (see her happy face recipe).
Another Living Tree Community Foods that I like is Pistachio Pesto. It is raw pistachios, sun dried black olives, sun dried tomatoes, herbs, spices and alive unheated, unpressed, unfiltered olive oil. I have to admit, I liked it so much that I ate the whole jar in a matter of days... with a spoon.

My new favorite is Organic Coconut Mango Persimmon Butter. It contains organic mango, persimmon, pineapple, coconut, mango, raw cacao, sesame, sun dried raisins, agave nectar, organic carob and a dash of Royal Himalayan pink crystal salt. It is VERY delicious, raw, and a super food.

Jesse Schwartz, Ph.d., President of Living Tree Community Foods, believes "that vibrant good health is a combination of many subtle elements including alive food, fasting, vigorous exercise, restful sleep, organic gardening, fulfilling creative activity and loving relationships based on appreciation and respect."
For more of their raw and unprocessed products visit their website.

This is one of their raw recipes (I'm going to try it out for Thanksgiving!):

Apple Pie Recipe

Crust:

1 cup almonds, soaked 12-48 hours and blanched

1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked 6-8 hours

1/2 cup mission figs

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Process all ingredients in a food processor using the "s" blade until dough forms into a ball. Press dough into a 9''pie plate.

Filling:

4-6 apples

1-3 tablespoon psyllium

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Process apples, psyllium, vanilla, and cinnamon in a blender. Add more psyllium to adjust the consistency of the filling. Pour into crust and refrigerate until serving. Decorate top of pie with a few slices of thinly sliced apples in the form of a wheel. Add a few sprigs of mint to decorate.

With our society eating so much packaged, processed, dead food; it's refreshing to find delicious raw alive alternatives to boost your health and well being!