No-Bake Strawberry Couscous Cake
This recipe was featured in our February/March 2010 newsletter. It was submitted by guest author Mary Olivar, Healthy Eating Specialist for the Whole Foods Market flagship store. She says that this appealing easy no-bake cake rivals strawberry shortcake.
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INGREDIENTS
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- 1cup couscous
- 1 1⁄2
- 1⁄2cup water
- 1⁄4cup apple juice
- 1pinch sea salt
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1cup halved strawberry
- 2⁄3cup apple juice
- 1
- 1⁄2teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1⁄2teaspoon vanilla extract
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DIRECTIONS
- Cake:.
- In a saucepan, combine couscous, amasake, water, juice, and salt. Heat and stir for 10 minutes, or until couscous swells and becomes soft. Add vanilla. Pour into cake pan, smooth the surface, and add topping.
- Topping:.
- Arrange strawberries on top of cake artfully. Dissolve kudzu in juice, add lemon peel, heat and stir until it thickens. Add vanilla. Pour over strawberries and cake. Let cool for an hour in the refrigerator before serving.
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