CONTENTS PREFACE PART 1: THE PROCESS 1 How to Milk a Nut ................................................................................................. 13 2 How to Make Your Own Nut Butters .................................................................. 23 3 Making Nut and Seed Flours ............................................................................... 30 4 What EVERYONE Needs to Know When Selecting Nuts, Seeds, and Dried Fruit ......................................................................................... 32 5 Pre-Soaking Nuts Basics ...................................................................................... 43 6 Working with Coconut Oil .................................................................................... 47 7 Coconut Products ................................................................................................. 51 8 The Low-Down on “Refined Sugar-Free” in My Recipes ................................... 55 9 Unconventional Treats Kitchen Must Haves (+ Hacks for Those Working on a Budget) ....................................................... 57 10 How to Work with Cacao Butter ........................................................................ 63 11 Cocoa Powder vs. Cacao Powder ..................................................................... 65 12 Mastering Raw Cakes ......................................................................................... 67 13 Putting It All Together (Unleashing Your Inner Unconventional Baker) ............................................ 72 PART 2: RECIPES Cheesecakes Fresh Berry Cheesecake ........................................................................................... 94 Caramel Swirl Cheesecake ....................................................................................... 96 Pear Mesquite Cheesecake ...................................................................................... 98 Strawberry Lime Macadamia Cheesecake ............................................................. 100 Black Mission Fig & Hazelnut Cheesecake ............................................................. 102 Candy Corn Cheesecake ........................................................................................... 104 Tangerine Mesquite Cheesecake ............................................................................ 106 Golden Cheesecake ................................................................................................... 108 Peach Cheesecake ..................................................................................................... 110 Chocolate Earl Grey Cheesecake ............................................................................. 112 Guava Passion Fruit Cheesecake ............................................................................. 114 Persimmon Cheesecake ........................................................................................... 116 Mango Cheesecake ................................................................................................... 118 Apricot Jam Cheesecake ........................................................................................... 120 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 5 Pistachio Rose Cheesecake ..................................................................................... 122 Cherry Sunflower Seed Cheesecake ...................................................................... 124 Strawberry Tahini Cheesecake Jars ........................................................................ 126 Creamy Strawberry Cheesecake ............................................................................. 128 Cakes Matcha Vanilla Cake .................................................................................................. 132 Raw Chocolate Hemp Cake ...................................................................................... 134 Chocolate Plum Cake ................................................................................................ 136 Chocolate Torte and Apricot Layer Cake ............................................................... 138 Easy Raw Flourless Chocolate Cake ........................................................................ 140 Raw Lemon Matcha Cake ......................................................................................... 142 Raw Macadamia Cake ............................................................................................... 144 Nut-Free Flourless Chocolate Cake ........................................................................ 146 Nutty Pumpkin Pecan Cake ...................................................................................... 148 Raw Pistachio Orange Blossom Cake .................................................................... 150 Raw Black and White Chocolate Cake ................................................................... 152 Raw Carrot Cake ........................................................................................................ 154 No-Bake Peanut Butter Cake .................................................................................. 156 Pies & Tarts German Chocolate Pie ............................................................................................. 160 Melk Tert (or South African Milk Tart) .................................................................... 162 Rustic Almond Peach Pie ......................................................................................... 164 Pistachio & Kiwi Cheesecake Tart .......................................................................... 166 Mango Carob Tart ..................................................................................................... 168 Caramelized Peanut and Chocolate Pie ................................................................. 170 Raw Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie ............................................................................. 172 Creamy Key Lime Pie ................................................................................................. 174 Raspberry Almond Tarts ........................................................................................... 176 Raw Strawberry Papaya Ice Cream Tart ................................................................. 178 Raw Mini Banoffee Pie .............................................................................................. 180 Rustic Apple Pie ......................................................................................................... 182 Tahini Caramel Tart ................................................................................................... 184 Fruity Caramelized Mango Tart ............................................................................... 186 Candy & Fudge Cashew Maple Fudge ................................................................................................ 190 2 Ingredient Truffles ................................................................................................. 192 Raw Brownie Fudge ................................................................................................... 194 UNCONVENTIONAL TREATS CONTENTS - 6 Carob Pomegranate Bark ......................................................................................... 196 Raspberry and White Chocolate Bark ..................................................................... 198 Carob Truffles ............................................................................................................. 200 Mexican Chili Chocolate ............................................................................................ 202 Lady Grey Chocolates ............................................................................................... 204 Chaga Superfood Chocolate .................................................................................... 206 Spirulina Chocolate ................................................................................................... 208 Orange Blossom Chocolates .................................................................................... 210 Mulberry Chocolates ................................................................................................. 212 Cherry Almond Bites ................................................................................................. 214 Chocolate Covered Walnut Dates ........................................................................... 216 Raw Coconut Snowballs ............................................................................................ 218 Decadent & Spicy Carob Hemp Bites ...................................................................... 220 German Chocolate Macaroons ................................................................................ 222 Tahini, Pistachio, and Fig Bites ................................................................................. 224 Walnut Molasses Bites .............................................................................................. 226 Chocolate Coated Coconut Squares ....................................................................... 228 Cookie Bars & Brownies Sesame Tahini Bars ................................................................................................... 232 Raw Goji Berry Brownies ........................................................................................... 234 Sunflower Seed Peach Crumb Squares .................................................................