Passionately Raw!

  This simple but incredibly delicious recipe was inspired by the Greek dessert made of Greek yogurt and honey. There is no substitute for honey so if you are a vegan or are allergic to honey, this recipe is not for you.  To make my ricotta cheese I used raw macadamia nuts but you can make it using cashews or almonds.  Unless you already have some raw ricotta in your fridge, this recipe requires a little planning since it will take at least two days to culture the cheese. If you plan to serve this dessert for your Sunday branch, you may want to start by soaking the nuts today.   Ingredients:  for the ricotta cheese 2 cups raw macadamia nuts, soaked in filtered water over night  1 cup filtered water  1 tsp powdered probiotics  1/2 Tbsp maple syrup for the probiotics to thrive  2 Tbsp freshly pressed lemon juice  for the garnish fresh figs cut into wedges raw honey with honeycomb fennel pollen or cinnamon  Method:  Place the nu...