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Cashew Cookies

1 cup raw cashew butter or
2 cups raw cashews
1 cup oats
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 cup date sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla
Unsweetened strawberry jam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend oats (and raw cashews if you are using them) in a food processor or VitaMix until they have the consistency of flour. Pour blended ingredients into a large bowl and stir in all the remaining ingredients except the jam. Mix thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet. With your fingertip, form a small well in the center of each cookie. Place a small amount of jam in each well. Bake for 15 minutes. Makes approximately 2 dozen.

Peach Apricot Cover-Up Pie

1/2 cup oats (oatmeal)
4 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
5 Tbsp. raw almond butter
1/2 cup date sugar
1/2 lb. apricots, pitted and sliced
1 lb. peaches, pitted and sliced
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg

Toss peaches and apricots with the cinnamon, nutmeg, and half the date sugar, and spread evenly in a glass pie plate. Prepare the topping by mixing the oats, flour, nut butter, and remaining sugar, and kneed until smooth. Crumble the topping over the fruit and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cantaloupe Slush

1 Cantaloupe
2 Cups ice
6-8 dates

Blend the ingredients together in a Vita-Mix or other high-powered blender or food processor until smooth. The same drink can be made with peaches or nectarines. Date sugar can be used instead of the dates.