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Desserts

Baked pears & apples

1 apple or pear - cored
4 dates - quartered
2 tbsp raisins

2 dried apricots - quartered

2 cups apple juice

Mix the dried fruits together and pack them into apple core. Place in a small ovenproof dish and pour o v e r t h e
apple juice. Cover and bake at gas 5/160 C for 30 minutes, checking after 15 mins (apples sometimes take
longer).

Apricot fool

2 cups dried apricots (soaked)
½ vanilla pod

1 apple

½ cup soya milk

Cover fruit with water, add vanilla pod and bring to the boil. Simmer until all the liquid has gone, remove vanilla
pod and add milk. Liquidise until smooth. Serve.

Mango dream

3 very ripe mangos 100 mls coconut milk

De-stone the mango and place in a blender with the coconut milk. Blend until smooth.

Mango & pawpaw

1 pawpaw
6 red grapes

1 mango

Liquidise the grapes and pawpaw. Place in serving dish. Liquidise mango and pour over pawpaw/grapes.

Almond delight

1 tsp honey
1 cup almonds (soaked overnight)

2 tsp yoghurt

Dry the almonds and place in a grinder - grind into small pieces. Mix with the honey and yoghurt. Top with a
sprig of mint.

Strawberry delight

6 strawberries
1 tsp maple syrup

1 tbsp Udo’s oil

1 tsp coconut milk

Liquidise all the ingredients and use as a fruit topping.