Foodie Friday - Sandra Makes Russell's Tropical Fruit Trifle

[Penni]

Earlier this year, Sandra Lambert was one of our winners of Russell James' Raw Desserts Home Study Course. In today's episode of Foodie Friday, Sandra has put together a very thorough, beautifully presented hands on lesson for us on how to make the deliciously, decadent Tropical Fruit Trifle. Russell's Raw Dessert Home Study Course is truly amazing and is now available to order either as an online version or as a deliverable DVD collection & hard copy study guide. Click here to learn the details.

Big Thanks to Sandra for sharing this amazing video presentation with us!

Tropical Fruit Trifle
1 cup diced mango
1 cup diced pineapple
1 cup custard
Whipped cream in a piping bag
Candied nuts

Mix the pineapple and mango together in a bowl, transfer to a glass.
Top with some custard, then pipe the cream on top.
Finish with candied nuts.

For the Candied Nuts:
1 cup nuts, chopped
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons maple syrup

*if you soak the nuts, they should ideally be dehydrated before mixing with the other ingredients. If you use wet nuts for this recipe, the sugar will stop the water from evaporating, and so the nuts will not be as crunchy.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, so that all the nuts are well-coated.
Arrange on a non-stick dehydrator sheet and dehydrate for 12+ hours on 115 degrees F, or until they are completely dry.
Store in a container in the fridge so the sugar crystallizes and they become really crunchy.

For the Custard:
1 cup fresh mango
1/2 cup almond milk
3 teaspoons Xylitol
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod (bean)
Pinch sea salt

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender
Refrigerate until ready to use.

For the Whipping Cream:
1 cup cashews, soaked 20 minutes
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons Irish moss paste
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons coconut butter or 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Pinch sea salt

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.
Refrigerate until ready to use.

[Ayn]

Those kind of comments are why I cant wait for my kids to grow up! LOL. LOVE IT!!  :)

Chris said:

I love it "I'm going to live right?"  " It tastes normal"  Sounds exactly like my teenager!!

 

Thanks Sandra for posting it sounds absolutely delicious. Definitely a Foodie Friday to come back to time and again!

[Robin]

Wow Sandra!  Thanks :)  Great instructions and beautiful video!  Hope you'll make more.

[Robin]

LOL You're doing a better job with your creations than I am!  Well, my sons like most of my creations actually because they'll eat anything, but stepdaughters curl their noses most of the time.

Christine Thomson said:

LOL!  I love your daughter's reaction: "This is REALLY GOOD!  It tastes NORMAL!"  Gotta love our kids... (I have 3 boys that say the same thing about my raw food creations).

[darlene knight]

Fantabulous job Sandra...Hope all is well and life is good!!!!  Have fun making goodies and enticing the family with your gorgeous presentations of incredible yumminess!!!  XO

[Denise White]

I like and will try!  Thanks

[Jacki]

Did you create that recipe or did you follow one (I'd like the amounts)? Sounds intriguing - can't wait to try it!

thanks,

Jacki

Sandra Lambert said:

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you are enjoying the video.  I had a fun time making it!  I hope to make another one for Penni in the future.  

 

The dessert pictured at the end of the video used bananas, strawberries, and the custard, whipping cream and candied nuts left over from the Tropical Fruit Triffle and then a 'batter' was made from zucchini, pecans, walnuts, flax meal, coconut flour and almond milk.  You pipe it on a dehydrator tray in a 'zig zag' pattern and let it dehydrate for 12 hours. 

Jacki said:

I'm curious about the desert pictured at the end. It looks like you piped something onto a dehydrator tray and made some sort of waffle that was stacked with the fruit, cream and custard. What was it???

[Jodi is Purely Nourished]

Sandra- That was excellent!  I love how your daughter was so hesitant to try it, was surprised that it tasted good and said it even tasted "normal." Funny! It looked amazing!

[kathleen]

Sandra...great, well-executed video!!!!!!! You should do more of these!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mae Jardine]

Excellent video, Sandra. I’m glad you won the course and shared a recipe with us for Foodie Friday. You look very pretty and have a pleasant teaching voice. It was fun viewing the empty bowls and knowing they were a welcomed treat by your family. Your taste tester is a cutie : )

[Cindy Geib]

Thanks Sandra, great video! looking forward to trying this recipe out!

[Sophie Klenner]

That was a really great video, you should do more Sandra your very good at it!  Thank you

[Cindi Dodson]

What a wonderful presentation, Sandra! You RAWK! Thank you so much Penni for making this possible. I have purchased the Russell James Raw Chef Academy home study and am really enjoying all the great tips, recipes, talent and experience he shares.